Across
Promotes good new cut mushrooms (9)
Actor lady occasionally aloof (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Alternate letters (‘occasionally’) of’a C t O r L a D y’.
Diary regularly written to illuminate − it’s as clear as this, so they say (8)
Crustacean is given old shell (6)
Maria’s half-cousin at last receives note identifying bird (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘receives’) of TI (‘note’ of the sol-fa) in MAR (‘ MAR ia’s half’-) plus N (-‘cousi N at last’). ‘Identifying’ is connective tissue.
One avoiding a slide – none risk slipping (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A anagram (‘slipping’) of ‘none risk’.
Great price essentially for duck? (6)
Point at which layabout without name becomes rogue (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘without’) of N (‘name’) in SW (‘point’ of the compass) plus IDLER (‘layabout’).
Where deer might have roamed according to an old English geologist (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
I take it that this is a sort of double (‘triple?) definition: there are various places called Buckland in the UK and elsewhere, where bucks (and does) might have roamed; the geologist is William Buckland , who was a theologian, but also an important figure in the early 19th century transition from a Biblical to evidential view of the earth’s history and geology.
Drawing to side (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of ‘to’ plus WING (‘side’ – in football or a building). Clues don’t come much simpler than that.
British channel rower ignored fellow US poet (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of B (‘British’) plus [f]ERRYMAN (‘channel rower’) minus the F (‘ignored fellow’), for ’20th century US poet’ John Berryman.
Hold exercises, resulting in old complaint (6)
Part of backward African country receiving nothing (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘receiving’) of O (‘nothing’) in REGIN, a reversal (‘backward’) of NIGER (‘African country’).
Perhaps Swiss roll, a pure one (8)
Impress leaders of health club’s training ensemble after retirement (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (‘after retirement’) of the first letters (‘leaders’) of ‘ H ealth C lub’s T raining E nsemble’.
Cowboys managed goodbyes ignoring expletives and insults at first (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of RAN (‘managed’) plus CHE[e]R[i]OS (‘goodbyes’) minus an E and I (‘ignoring E xpletives and I nsults at first’).
Down
Schumann originally composed like a romantic artist (5)
Football’s tarzans include outstanding players like this (3-4)
God introducing short break for heathen (5)
Picnics maybe forbidden in empty gardens (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of OUT (‘forbidden’) plus ‘in’ plus GS (’empty G arden S ‘).
Insects, it could be who studies them (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘could be’) of ‘insects it’.
Noticed but left bent cans (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘cans’) of L (‘left’) in COCKED (‘bent’).
Lack of control, run into toilet and appear briefly cool (5,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘into’) of R (‘run’) in LOO (‘toilet’) plus SEE[m] (‘appear’) minus its last letter (‘briefly’); plus IN (‘cool’).
A goddess above people with time for laughter (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of ‘a’ plus MUSE (‘goddess’) plus (‘above’ in a down light) MEN (‘people’) plus (‘with’ in any light) T (‘time’).
Relaxed nice moral person working in gallery (4,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘relaxed’) of ‘nice moral’, with a cryptic definition.
Old city enthralled by king’s meal: tongue (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘enthralled by’) of UR (‘old city’) in K (‘king’) plus DISH (‘meal’).
Horse, for example, going around working prison (7)
Show how his performance gets a sigh (7)
Stomach upset, right? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘upset’) of ‘right’.
Place votes for shows (5)
Type letters or click words in the clue