Across
Wine barrel trimmed to make instrument (7)
Daughters interrupted by expression of hesitation I have produced (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (interrupted by’) of ER (‘expression of hesitation’) plus I’V’E (‘I have’) in D D (‘daughters’).
They criticise struggle to fill water containers beside river (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘to fill’) of VIE (‘struggle’) in R (‘river’) plus EWERS (‘water containers’).
Parents accommodate heading for Rome (Italian city) (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘accommodate’) of R (‘heading for R ome’) in PA MA (‘parents’);
Chilled response about source of unusual accent (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘about’) of U (‘source of U nusual’) in BRR (‘chilled response’).
Love – i.e., bums heaving – in these? (4,6)
Prepared to come round to fix instrument (6)
Detective encountering nonsense about one US city (7)
Week One in US series is sentimental (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘in’) of WK (‘week’) plus I (‘one’) in MASH (‘US series’, television).
Nothing new purchased, having missed opening (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of N (‘new’) plus [b]OUGHT (‘purchased’) minus the first letter (‘having missed opening’).
Yorkshire produce an encouragement for Arab? (6,4)
Much-favoured bridge team where lawyers gather (4)
Short story identifying detective, in brief? (5)
Little space to be engrossed in accommodating a venture (9)
Dictionary is holding up returning name of complex (7)
List best type of desks? (4-3)
Down
Cancel membership fee after receiving credit (5)
Conceal part of innings in tournament (5,2)
Runs after people gathering for a drink (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of BEE (‘people gathering’) plus R (‘runs’).
Somehow pitches tent OK, securing height and length? Things become more complex (3,4,8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘somehow’) of ‘pitches tent OK’ plus H (‘height’) and L (‘length’).
Monks heading for Hell, largest first? (10,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Definition and literal interpretation.
Left in charge over European committee appointment (10)
Check I leave after taking in conclusion of another Hitchcock film (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of VERT, an envelope (‘taking in’) of R (‘conclusion of anothe R ‘) in VET (‘check’); plus I GO (‘I leave’), with ‘after’ indicating the order of the particles.
Determined a Duke should be borne by galloping steed (4,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘should be borne by’) of ‘a’ plus D (‘Duke’) in DESET, an anagram (‘galloping’) of ‘steed’.
Source of drugs, I note, given to male politician (6,4)
Leather companies taking different directions after excess trimmed (7)
Welsh papers stop including English spread (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘including’) of E ‘English’) in W (‘Welsh’) plus ID (‘papers’) plus END (‘stop’).
Display hospital article on inflammatory disease (4,3)
Second year completed? Sweet (5)
College had reduced students (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of ‘ha[d]’ minus its last letter (‘reduced’) plus L L (‘students’).
Type letters or click words in the clue
