Across
Fail this manoeuvring, causing skid (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘manoeuvring’) of ‘fail this’.
Summons late in the day succeeded securing approval (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘securing’) of OK (‘approval’) in EVE (‘late in the day’) plus S (‘succeeded’).
Such milk for your health (4-4)
In hearing, one safely securing capital (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A pun (‘in hearing’) of ANCHORER (‘one safely securing’), for the capital city of Turkey.
One following round for each amateur (8)
Chanced to get fine gospel record eventually (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of F (‘fine’) plus LUKE (‘gospel’) plus D (‘recor D eventually’). Perhaps ‘to get’ may be included in the definition.
Train tickets found when darkness lifts? (3,7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Definition and literal interpretation.
Rare animal fur I flaunted (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘flaunted’) of ‘animal fur I’.
Fungal disease coats small English apple (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘coats’) of S (‘small’) plus E (‘English’) in RUST (‘fungal disease’).
Horror film must occasionally intimidate (5,3)
God Michelangelo himself captures (6)
One sharing a spine with me? (8)
For whom Imogen compiles, ensconced here? (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A double nearly definition: a SETTEE is whimsically at the receiving end of a setter, and perhaps Imogen compiles while sitting on a sofa (with a sister or two), as I do with this blog (without the sister).
Very boring in hospital department recently (2,2,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘in’) of SO FLAT (‘very boring’) in AE (Accident and Emergency, ‘hospital department’, better known as ER this side of the pond).
Down
Join parade and collapse (4,2)
Insect trapper upset married students (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (‘upset’) of WED (‘married’) plus NUS (National Union of ‘Students’), for an insect-trapping plant .
In plants uranium has leaked across – it’s all over! (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (‘its all over’) of SPILUT, an envelope (‘has … across’) of U (‘chemical symbol, ‘uranium’) in SPILT (‘leaked’).
Conclude New York is full? Like hell (10)
I let navy collapse into sleaze (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘collapse’) of ‘I let navy’
Extremely keen on money for workers in yard (8)
Truss at last out of mind playing a blinder (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Tricky. An anagram (‘playing) of ‘truss at’ plus D (‘last out of min D ‘), for a magic powder that is supposed to blind one to faults.
Parts of Norfolk and Beds may not understand this speech? (5,5)
Systematically searches for coins abroad (8)
Branch kills American comic (8)
Suffragette and me twice going head to head over policy (8)
An unkempt person, namely Trump (6)
Judges predecessor a heavyweight (6)
Run into bar but eat nothing (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘into’) of R (‘run’) in STAVE (‘bar’ – not quite the same musically, but OK eg. as a rung of a ladder).
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