Across
This can treat low vitality and a persistent shaking (14)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘shaking’) of ‘and a persistent’.
What off-break does: cuts back (5)
Defector runs away from a section of male body (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A subtraction: A P[r]OSTATE (‘a section of male body’) minus the R (‘runs away’).
Sleuths turn out most attractive (7)
Suggested little devil spun a tale (7)
Try to follow beat in dance (5)
Leave part of fishing tackle in fish (6,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of CONGÉ (‘leave’, most often in the sense of permission to leave) plus REEL (‘part of fishing tackle’).
Prophet put back a tiny amount of weight on very hot day (9)
Towards the end, almost getting coffee (5)
African managed to confine sickly-looking daughter (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘to confine’) of WAN (‘sickly-looking’) plus D (‘daughter’) in RAN (‘managed’).
Make a gesture or answer Italian woman (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of SIGN (‘make a gesture’) plus ‘or’ plus A (‘answer’).
Metal cruet prepared for drug solution (8)
Fountain: priest thrown into it backwards (5)
Rich food – complaint gets the boot (4,10)
Down
To be sure, Zola shivered in a measure of cold (8,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘shivered’) of ‘to be sure Zola’.
Follows a possible fall of the pound? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
I suppose the reference is to the heads or tails result of a tossed pound coin. Not my favourite clue.
Wronged wife hides demon admirer, but not completely (9)
Possible pollutant finally wrapped in film (7)
Men surrounded by clamour turning up and eating away (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (‘turning up’ in a down light) of an envelope (‘surrounded by’) of OR (other ranks, ‘men’) in NOISE (‘clamour’).
Postpone bedtime for physical exercise (3-2)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Definition and literal interpretation.
It’s nourishing, with or without a little mustard (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Both NUTRIMENT and NUTRIENT (‘without a little M ustard’) can be food.
Watering down of grown-up portion, with drug introduced (12)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘introduced’) of E (‘drug’) in ADULT (‘grown-up’) plus RATION (‘portion’).
Make regular opera with pronounced deceit (9)
Make aware of pain at the back after shot in the leg (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of ENLIGHTE, an anagram (‘shot’) of ‘in the leg’; plus N (‘pai N at the back’)
Brother may have this nurse to fancy (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘fancy’) of ‘nurse to’; the ‘brother’ being in a religious order.
Philosopher’s whisper is audible (7)
Not prepared to hear about cold drink (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘about’) of C (‘cold’) in DEAF (‘not prepared to hear’).
Finished on time, that’s plain (5)
Type letters or click words in the clue