Across
Praise? It follows Dua Lipa regularly around (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Reverse of DUA L[i]P[a] + IT
Original artist getting call to entertain clubs (7)
Singer at front to shake booty (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
S[inger] + WAG
Fly Emirates, mainly when touring historical record (6,4)
Age creeps up for retirement, one admitted (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A (one) in reverse of NOSES (creeps up)
Cheer as Best is substituted for United (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
OPTIMUM (best) with IS replacing U
Artists make these dance beats for audience (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
TRIP (dance, as in “trip the light fantastic”) + homophone of “ticks” (beats, e.g. from a clock)
Store remains on street (5)
Mark on back of James Bond (5)
Jack after Oscar competes with leading male actor (5,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
M[ale] + O[scar] + VIES + TAR (sailor, jack)
Showering after time working out (8)
Walls to restrain chef’s bad language (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram of the “walls” of RestraiN + CHEF
Reduced drink meeting desirable partners: they might smoke when taking out honey (10)
Leave vote to break up European appeal (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
X (symbol for a vote) in E[uropean] IT (sex appeal)
To escape, he picked hotel in Italy: couple turned up (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
H[otel] + reverse of IN I[taly] DUO. Houdini picked locks to do some of his escapology tricks
Loving song and dance fronting band (7)
Down
Perhaps first out of cheap dress (3,4)
Pushes stream with song’s intro at the end (5)
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SURGE (stream) with S[ong] moved to the end
Opening stage surrounded by desire (7)
Surgically remove fat, essentially bit of belly to fill out behind (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[f]A[t] + B[elly] + LATE (behind) – I’m not sure how “fill out” works: it seems to imply something like ALBATE
Secret society forming friends (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
INTIMATE (secret) + S[ociety]
They don’t like people getting on stage performing with mics oddly off (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram of STAGE + mIcS minus its odd letters
Flattering song mouthed to dancing (6-7)
Photo taken: filled up outside? (9)
Sink port wine, finally getting drunk at party (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram of PORT + [win]E, + DO (party)
Filled in top of form to get employed (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
IN + F[orm] + USED
Here, trade union stops conflict (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
U[nion] in ACTION
West Indies, perhaps getting over just after duck (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
W.I. + reverse of EG (perhaps) + ON (just after). I thought “widgeon” was the more common spelling of this bird, but Chambers it (the spelling, not the bird) is “now rare[…]”
Not all disagreements upset Arab leader (5)
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