Across
Fall of assassin that’s central to Ides (7)
Casper travels a long way (6)
Dance nut beginning to dance a dance without an introduction (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
FAN=enthusiast=”nut” + beginning of D-[ance] + [t]-ANGO=”a dance without an introduction”
‘You’re awful! You’re terrible! Stupid mistake!’ (3-3)
A singing brother by hotel, drowning in expenses in fancy area (7,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
EVERLY=”A singing brother” + H (hotel); both drowning inside BILLS=”expenses” The Everly Brothers were a singing duo [wiki]
Revolutionary diarist with peak wine (6,5)
Besmirch quisling in retreat (3)
Barrie heroine stripped off, showing rear (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[w]-END-[y] stripped of the outer letters J. M. Barrie wrote the story of Peter Pan and Wendy Darling [wiki]
Marie’s singing brother Mel in wild brawls (11)
Rap sheet torn apart with glee in terse language (12)
Pick up one teacher (6)
Later, he’s active close to outskirts of Whitehall (5,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
NIGH TO=”close to” + outer letters of W-[hitehal]-L
Tip reduced by 1/3? Crikey! (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[bak]-SHEESH reduced by 1/3 (3 out of 9) of its letters baksheesh is a term for money given as a tip [or a gift, or a bribe]
Great position, any way you look at it (3,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Note: I think the enumeration online was previously (7), but this has been changed to (3,4) a palindrome, reading the same “any way you look at it”
Down
Hit hard and take into custody (4)
Founder of NSYNC vocalised after Justin finally left (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: founder as a verb e.g. a ship might founder/sink sounds like (“vocalised”): [ n ]SYNC, with the final letter of [Justi]- n removed for the surface, Justin Timberlake was a part of the boyband NSYNC [wiki]
Around start of G7, America seceded? Nonsense, B.S. and more (8,7)
Animal on which Darwin rode, starting out (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[B]-EAGLE with the starting letter taken out Charles Darwin travelled on the HMS Beagle [wiki]
Insane psychopath arose where chemist’s seen (11,4)
Stinking initials B.O. elicit sound of disapproval (10)
A ‘queen’ may do this with snappy ornamentation (5-5)
Unclear that king covered in Times (6)
Yank, engrossed by clue for bloodhound, sits nervously for investigators (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
I=the setter of this puzzle=”Yank”, inside SCENT=”clue for bloodhound”; plus anagram/”nervously” of (sits)*
Freed in error, Pierce is a spewer of venom (3-2-5)
Prohibition on headgear for fowl (6)
Theft of cuckoo shite (5)
Bear’s shown up in circus apparatus (4)
Stick together with fool (4)
Type letters or click words in the clue
