Across
Sort of stop exchanging rook for bishop: what's left for you? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: a bequest is a legacy or inheritance left to someone R EQUEST=”Sort of stop”, exchanging R for B (rook and bishop in chess annotation) a ‘request stop’ is a train station where the train will only stop on request (it will continue past if there is no one coming on or off)
Being on duty, stop light reflecting through airport (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: “Being” as in a ‘human being’ who is on duty RED=”stop light” reversed/”reflecting”, inside ORLY=”airport” in Paris
Millions offered in exchange are overwhelming (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition as in ‘foreign imports swamp [are overwhelming] the domestic market’ M (Millions), inside SWAP=”exchange”
Long to have maiden on rug shortly? Seize the chance! (5,4)
Study arousing the body by mutual agreement (10)
Paid less, content to be shirking (4)
Sounder of body? Keep it firm with pressure, squeezed into tights (11)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
STET=”Keep it”, with: CO (company, “firm”) + P (pressure) both inside HOSE=”tights” stet is an instruction left by a proof-reader that the original wording should be kept
Appear to have cried piteously for so long (11)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: ‘so long!’ meaning something like goodbye ARRIVE=”Appear” + anagram/”piteously” of (cried)*
Eleven? You have two (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
wordplay/first definition: ‘legs eleven’ is a bingo call for the number 11
Considers turbulent times a pointer (5-5)
Wasn't that a great fight! Have you forgotten? (4,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: e.g. ‘What about us’ or ‘Have you forgotten us?’ ‘what a bout?’ could mean “Wasn’t that a great fight?”
Cathedral men returning to follow the faith? No way (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
OR (other ranks, “men”) reversed/”returning”; following TRU-[ st ]=”faith” with no ST (street, “way”)
Dare one to blow up school (7)
Glass, one taken after mate in one (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: opaline as a noun meaning a kind of glass material I=”one” after PAL=”mate”; all inside ONE (from the surface) “taken after” to be read as ‘placed after’
Down
What are essential pens like being gripped? (6)
One of several children holds a tango old-fashioned (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
QUIN (short for quintuplet, “One of several children”), around A (from surface); then plus T (tango, NATO alphabet)
Mark on score, one very obscured by coffee (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: an instruction marked on a musical score I=”one” + V (very); all inside ESPRESSO=”coffee”
Changes course, not a time for assaults (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: to tack is to change course on a boat [ at ]-TACKS=”assaults”, without the first letters A T (“a” and “time”)
Petition the family's obese woman (3,6)
Act certainly in this (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
“certainly” = in + this = IN + DEED = ‘indeed’
Soldiers doing parachuting, a bit of a shower (8)
Married before, after a month was up daughter sounded off loudly (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
M (Married) + ERE=”before”; both after MAY=”month” reversed/”up”; and then D (daughter)
Killer I sidetrack, caught leaving plant (10)
One to take to bed, I wondered idly? (9)
Small letter, more yellowy (8)
Cricketing medic accepting a test of acceleration (4,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
DR GRACE=”Cricketing medic”, around A (from the surface) W.G. Grace [wiki] was one of the greats of cricket, and was qualified as a doctor
Oriental sort of bean these days unknown to British Isles (6)
In the cold, abandon trade fair, having seen half (6)
Fight over old earth (3-2)
I agree, German police not content it's a prank (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
JA=”I agree [in] German” + P-[olic]-E without inner letters/contents (“not content”)
Type letters or click words in the clue