Across
Foolish investors quit without pounds? Their partners are dummies (14)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘without’) of L (‘pounds’) in VENTRIOQUISTS, an anagram (‘foolish’) of ‘investors quit’.
President Macron's rejection holds team back (5)
One on board red ship by isle (8)
Mo Salah's header caught by home team's no. 1, a six-footer (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘caught by’) of S (‘ S alah’s heading’) in IN (‘home’) plus T (‘ T eam’s no. 1′) plus ANT (an insect, ‘a six-footer’).
One might fix a guy's target in game, over time (4,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘over’) of T (‘time’) in TEN PIN (‘target in game’). I would call it a tent peg.
I appreciate that setter regularly showing discernment (5)
Raw bananas eaten by Indian running after a naturalist (9)
Give up tackling problem? Hum and haw (9)
Greens periodically seen around desert region (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (‘around’) of VEG (vegetables, ‘greens’) plus EN (‘periodically s E e N ‘).
General area for sufferers heading for shelter (7)
Model soldier left without energy (7)
Hero apt to struggle grasping Latin Mass (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘grasping’) of L (‘Latin’) in PETHORA, an anagram (‘to struggle’) of ‘hero apt’.
Irritating complaint in German written out twice? (5)
Excite a single scoundrel, taking Sierra for spin (4,2,4,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of TURN ON (‘excite’) plus ONE (‘a’) plus S (‘single’) plus HEEL (‘scoundrel’). It works better when I read the whole clue. The S is NATO alphabet ‘Sierra’, of course; thanks to Tim C @4, the first to point this out.
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Very suggestively dumping American out of spite (12)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of V (‘very’) plus INDIC[a]TIVELY (‘suggestively’) minus the A (‘dumping A merican’).
Bond star turns up, engaging lover once (5)
Vacuous, niggling Liberal parties seem familiar (4,1,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘parties’) of NG (‘vacuous N igglin G ‘) plus ‘liberal’.
See director with Ms Blanchett on set (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘on’?) of CATE (‘Ms Blanchett’) in LO (‘see’) plus D (‘director’).
Virtuous person in funny clothing, maybe a knight (7)
Playwright lives around top of Scottish mountain (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A wonky envelope: BEN (‘Scottish mountain’) with IS (‘lives’) around B, its top.
Stepping on slope in front of Ted Heath (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘in’) of RAMP (‘slope’) in T (‘front of T ed’) plus LING (‘heath’ – which may refer, perhaps loosely, to heather or ling)
Two Old Testament reprobates kneel trembling in stable (2,2,4,4)
Frenchman's cry as Bruce Lee almost stumbles (5,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘stumbles’) of ‘as Bruce Le[e]’ minus the last letter (‘almost’).
Topless Roman gent? A total flipping idiot (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of [s]IGNOR (‘Roman gent’ – modern Rome) minus the first letter (‘topless’); plus ‘A’ plus MUS, a reversal (‘flipping’) of SUM (‘total’).
What follows Dombey, touring round etc. (3,2,2)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘touring’) of O (’round’) in AND SON (‘what follows Dombey’, the novel by Dickens).
Account for Essex's banks not attractive (7)
Don't stop performing somewhere in west London? (5)
Fabulous contents of bottle that is opened by dope (5)
Type letters or click words in the clue
