Across
House Gale's men (7)
Racing management (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Double defn: 2nd: …/the overseeing of, say, an organisation.
Rock band right to return payment (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
R(abbrev. for “right”) + reversal of ( to return ) FEE(a payment for services).
It's used for cleaning the bottom of fabric and dirty poster (6,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
TOILE(a translucent linen or cotton fabric) plus ( and ) TROLL(a dirty poster/an online poster with the intention of stirring trouble).
Player gets second note about love (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
S(abbrev. for “second” in time notation) + TE(note in the sol-fa musical scale) + RE(about/in reference to) + O(letter signifying 0/love in tennis scores).
Bad dates first eaten producing disgust (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram of ( Bad ) DATES containing ( … eaten ) IST(first/1st with the Roman numeral substitution).
Man complains not exposing at first those covering for rackets (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
HAND(man/a manual worker) + “gripes”(complains/grumbles) minus ( not ) 1st letter of ( … at first ) “ exposing “.
Buffet at church presents difficulty (5)
Charlie perhaps acquires independent group of restaurants (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CHAN(an example of which/perhaps, is Charlie Chan, fictional police detective) containing ( acquires ) I(abbrev. for “Independent”, a politician with no affiliation any political party).
Trendy length uniform adopted by guard to show authority (9)
Firm butt delivered (8)
Notes poet describing mature woman (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
N,N(2 x abbrev. for “note”) contained in ( … describing ) GRAY(Thomas, English poet who wrote “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”).
Trip won't half divide? (5,2,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Can’t find a reasonable parsing, only speculations. Eg. Anagram of ( Trip ) “ won’t “=”town”, an example of which is SPLIT in Croatia + [IN TWO](half).
Kink in pot – sent back (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Reversal of ( … – sent back ) POOL(pot/the collective amount of players’ stakes as the prize in gambling).
No Parisian soldier takes Holy Communion having come back to get haircut (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Reversal of ( … having come back ) [NON(“no” in the language of a Parisian) + GI(a soldier in the US Army) plus ( takes ) HC(abbrev. for “Holy Communion”)].
New net I twist ... again (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram of ( … twist ) NEW NET I .
Down
Popular queen meeting Spanish aunt resulting in inactivity (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
IN(popular/trendy + ER(abbrev. for “Elizabeth Regina”, Queen Elizabeth) plus ( meeting ) TIA(“aunt” in Spanish).
Strip the dog? Some might say: hold off (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Homophone of ( …? Some might say ) “de-fur”(whimsically, to remove/strip off the coat/fur of a dog).
Cross over by university theatre's entrance in the fresh air (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Reversal of ( … over ) ROOD(a cross/crucifix) placed below ( by , in a down clue) [OU(abbrev. for the Open University) + 1st letter of ( …’s entrance ) “ theatre “].
Upset Teresa enunciates showing anxiety (6)
Rate VAR in broadcast report (9)
Loves Mo ignoring back of runner (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
NIL & O(“nothing” & letter representing 0: 2 x “love” in tennis scores) + “tick”(a moment, “mo” in short form) minus its last letter ( ignoring back ).
Confused deity not ultimately limited by speed? (4,2,2,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Reversal of ( … UP ) TIED = “ deity ” minus its last letter ( not ultimately ) + IN (limited by/within) + KNOTS(speed in terms of sea-miles).
Doctor, one born British, meets Heather running slowly (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
DR(abbrev. for “doctor”) + I(Roman numeral for “one”) + B(abbrev. for “born”) + B(abbrev. for “British”) + LING(the common heather plant).
Cheek expressing disgust after dwelling on the last character (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
PAH!(expression of disgust) placed below ( after , in a down clue) [HUT(a modest dwelling/residence) plus ( on ) Z(last character in the English alphabet)].
Hat's on instrument (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LEG(on, one side of the cricket pitch) + HORN(a wind musical instrument).
Associate giving prisoner unfinished spliff (7)
Piece seen seldom in opera houses (6)
Permit unused but not at the beginning (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
“fallow”(unused, in reference to land left uncultivated to let it recover its fertility) minus its 1st letter ( but not at the beginning ).
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