Across
Cat rough in the stomach, being taken for a ride? (6)
‘Nobel Prize winner!’ editor screamed (8)
Ring again to cancel (6)
Smoking area I sound hesitant to install in work room (5,3)
Cut up into fragments, had jolly time collecting them (11)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
anagram/”fragments” of (into)*, with PARTIED=”had jolly time” going around anagram indicator: ‘fragment’ as a verb, so “into” fragments means “into” is fragmenting
Carrying papa colt moved easily, but noisily? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: a colt (horse) might have moved noisily if it CLOPPED P (Papa, NATO alphabet), carried inside: C (colt) + LOPED=”moved easily”
Confrontation between gangs over some grass? (4,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
wordplay suggests ‘turf’ could refer to “grass” rather than ‘[a gang’s] territory’ for the surface, “grass” could also be read in other ways e.g. as slang for cannabis, or as slang for an informant
Vain monarch made out as a virtuoso pianist (11)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition refers to the Russian composer and pianist [wiki] anagram/”made out” of (Vain monarch)*
One PM, short bloke, EU citizen (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
I=”One” + RISH-[i]=”PM, short” + MAN=”bloke” reference to Rishi Sunak, former UK Prime Minister [wiki]
It’s doubly dotty to write in German (6)
Capital’s sweetheart, old Scottish singer (8)
Force’s uniform concealed by gown (6)
Down
Arab puts question to video game pioneer (6)
Sexually perverted cat? (7,3)
Struggle and sink, going over lake (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
FOUNDER=to “sink”, going around L (lake)
Hard top vehicle, fast (8)
Spurn one comic, a victim of cancel culture? (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: someone whose existence is denied or ignored anagram/”comic” of (Spurn one)*
Notice among those making jam it doesn’t always flow (4)
Poet recited and finished (4)
Popular national hero back injecting portion of drug, liable to be charged (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
IN=”Popular” + reversal/”back” of EL CID=”national hero” [wiki] ; around TAB (tablet, “portion of drug”)
Strut around the Parisian stage at last, dancing in this (4,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: Swan Lake is a ballet SWANK=”Strut” around LA=”the [in French, i.e.] Parisian”, plus the “last” of [stag]-E
Weight of cereal nearly filled with half of essential nutrients (8)
Caver moving right into opening for light (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
POTHOLER=”Caver”, moving the letter R (right) to a different place
Herald of rain coming up in under a minute (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: a rain cloud vertical reversal/”coming up” of: SUB- (below, “under”) + MIN (minute)
Reporter’s hunt for Punjabi perhaps (4)
Cross, I say no every so often in ancient capital (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: the city of Xi’an is one of China’s historical capitals X=”Cross”; plus regular letters (take every so often) from I [s]-A-[y] N-[o]
Type letters or click words in the clue