Across
Approach a singer in duet to play (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
charade of A + TIT (singer) inserted into (in) (DUET)* anagram indicator (to play) to give A T TIT UDE
Type of green salad (5)
Top current setter (4)
Slow seeing this garden tool used during scourge (5,5)
Hold up basket (6)
From the East, water containing medicine that’s sweet (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
insertion of (containing) of PILL (medicine) in POOL (water) to give PO PILL OL < and the whole lot reversed (from the east)
18a
On his own, Simon somehow secures Pacific nation (7,7)
See 16
23a
Last two to score when roaring started? (8,6)
See 21
The Guardian may be awfully bad, so there! (10)
26d
Your health features (4,4)
Only setting for sculptor’s second bust? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Whimsical clue as definition – wordplay is SOLE (only) around (setting for) C (sCulptor’s second) and the whole means the sort of pillar a bust stands on
Look at ship’s make-up (8)
Down
Toccatas played in a halting style (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
anagram of (TOCCATOS) with anagrind of played – nice surface as all musical terms.
When rising, change current (4)
25d
Star player to be insensitive or see need to change (6,3,4)
Specifications for docks? (7)
Hence turned into a nasty person (4)
Papers in close scare (10)
The conforming kind of music (6)
Part of France without an origin (10)
20d
City is defeated having welcomed financial backer (3,7)
See 3
I need tea break for prisoner (8)
See 15
Sudden mass arrival ruins struggling hospital (6)
Secure? To some extent, quite the reverse! (6)
See 3
See 26 Across
Type letters or click words in the clue