Across
Brummie’s view of football club’s getting international prestige finally? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CITY'S ("football club's") getting CAP ("international", in sport) + (prestig) E [ finally ] The City in question could be any of several football clubs, but in the context of this clue is probably Birmingham City.
The point of putting sulphur in container (4)
9a
Putting up with enduring British group, aged rock symbols (8,6)
See 8
Remuneration down under initially lacking for poor (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
FEE ("remuneration") + BL (u) E ("down" with U(nder) [ initially ] lacking )
Enduring, so it seems to jaded scholars? (4-4)
Cast encasing top of leg for protection (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SHIED ("cast") encasing [ top of ] L (eg)
Issue’s chapter 1: ‘Leader’s short measure’ (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Ch (chapter) + I (one) + ldr. (leader) + EN ("short measure" in printing) ldr. is in Collins and is indicated as an American abbreviation, but isn't in Chambers.
Shades of old book’s remedies (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
O (old) + B'S (book's) + CURES ("remedies")
A dear daughter and a Greek character (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LAMB ("a dear") + D (daughter) and A
Decline to go this way (8)
One pound tucked into crack headwear (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
I (one) + lb (pound) tucked into TRY ("crack")
25a
Cathedral supporter is nevertheless into very short hair (6,8)
See 24
Old King Cole’s chief fan (4)
Characteristic of a puffed joint? (9)
Down
Wound one’s seen on butt of snake charmer (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CUT ("wound") + I (one) seen on [ butt of ] (snak) E
Figure getting fit can be supported (7)
Beat time, frantically following soprano (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
*(time) [anag: frantically ] following S (soprano)
Very good name in Gaelic rum (7)
Key Republicans’ focus after senate is disrupted (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
(repub) L (icans) [ focus ] after *(senate is) [anag: disrupted ]
As Cream might be producing record including set by The Void (7)
Lead soldier’s cap put with fruit and nut (9)
Spirit produced by tramp dropping round – proceed to get drunk almost (9)
Cardinal possibly turns up with replica gun (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
<=RED ("cardinal, possibly", turns up ) with RINGER ("replica")
One who’s in the nick of time after politician Vera, investigating corruption, starts (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
T (time) after Con. (Conservative, so "politician") + V (era) I (nvestigating) C (orruption) [ starts ]
As this should be very large, blue novel (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SO ('very") + L (large) + *(blue) [anag: novel ]
Police force hosting broadcast about Glasgow’s top detective (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
MET ("police force") hosting AIR ("broadcast") about G (lasgow) [ 's top ] The detective in question is Inspector Maigret, who appeared in many novels written by Georges Simenon.
It’s symbolic of male bear taking precedence (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
TOTE ("bear") taking precedence over M (male)
Spartan language, technically (5)
Type letters or click words in the clue
