Across
Love games helping with theatre work (9)
Poet’s successful hit in America, not #1 in France (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
“home run”(a successful hit, scoring a run, in American baseball) minus ( not ) “un”(the cardinal number 1/#1, in French). Defn: Ancient Greek ….
Suggestion: return online shopping basket? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Reversal of ( return ) [E-(prefix denoting something in electronic form/online) CART(a shopping basket/in online shopping, a facility on a website that records items to be purchased before completion of the transaction)]. Defn: A …/a hint of something.
Foolishness as Archer caught out blocking – it’s spinning today at both ends (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
“Cupid”(the ancient Roman god of love, whom you might call an archer as he shoots arrows at people to make them fall in love) minus ( … out ) “c”(abbrev. for “caught” in cricket scores) contained in ( blocking ) IT’S with its last letter moved to the front ( spinning ) + 1st and last letters of ( … at both ends ) “ today ”.
Goon loses face dumping 4951 grand fighter (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
“Spike Milligan”(the principal cast member of the radio programme “The Goon Show”) minus its 1st letter ( loses face ) minus ( dumping ) [ IL(Roman numeral for 49) + LI(Roman numeral for 51) + g(abbrev. for “grand”/a thousand dollars or pounds) ]. Defn: …/soldier armed with a pike.
Game over getting wife to wear jewellery (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[ O(abbrev. for “over” in cricket scores) plus ( getting ) W(abbrev. for “wife”) ] contained in ( to wear ) BLING(expensive and flashy jewellery).
Space explorers beginning to launch in a manner of delivery (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
NASA(abbrev. for the National Aeronautical and Space Administration, the US agency responsible for space exploration) + 1st letter of ( beginning to ) “ launch ”. Defn: … of speech, specifically one produced by resonation in the nose as well as mouth.
Don Corleone finally quitting struggle (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
“wear”(to don/put on, say, a piece of clothing) minus last letter of ( … finally quitting ) “ Corleone ”.
Fire maintained by King Lear (5)
Rank 1000, 500, 9/2 and 50? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
C(Roman numeral for 100) + O(letter representing 0) + L(Roman numeral for 50) + O(letter representing 0) + NE ( 2 out of 4 letters of “nine”/9 divided by 2) plus ( and ) L(Roman numeral for 50). Defn: … in the military.
Extremely emotional blackbird flying west a tiny amount? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Reversal of ( … flying west , in an across clue) [ 1st and last letters of ( Extremely ) “ emotional ” +B(abbrev. for “black”) + BIRD ].
Pot only two snooker balls in short holiday (9)
Pull back to tackle United defender (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Reversal of ( … back ) DRAG(to pull/haul someone or something) containing ( to tackle ) U(abbrev. for “United”). Defn: …/one who protects a place or person.
Country’s first chess champion, unknown (5)
Was superior to old tea, drunk stewed (9)
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Negative instruction suggesting you must leave US pastry (4)
Comment on book (6)
Woman’s exciting role meant getting fruit (10)
Prime Minister once in slow dance (6)
Load of fruit 25% off following some brown ends (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
“cucumber”(long green-skinned fruit) minus its 1st 2 letters out of 8 ( 25% off ) placed after ( following ) last letters, respectively, of ( … ends ) “ some brown ”.
Switzerland attached to excellent drink (4)
Messaging me back, forgetting header’s deleted (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Reversal of ( … back ) ME + “failing”(forgetting/neglecting to do something) minus its 1st letter ( header’s deleted ).
Girl hugging Romeo with force (4)
Copper outside in a dreadful state of terror (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
PC(abbrev. for “police constable”/in slang, a copper) containing ( outside ) anagram of ( … dreadful ) IN A .
‘Rubbish Tip’ drawing, perhaps owned by student (7,3)
Birds moving skywards, for example, taking in view (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Reversal of ( moving skywards , in a down clue) [ EG(abbrev. for “exempli gratia”/for example) containing ( taking in ) SEE(to view/look at) ].
Tablet penned by strange alien found between poles of the moon (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[ E(abbrev. for an Ecstasy tablet) contained in ( penned by ) anagram of ( strange ) ALIEN ] contained in ( found between ) S,N(abbrev. for “south” and “north” respectively, the 2 geographical poles on earth).
Individual with a small part, Starmer’s not one to break law (no shock) (6-2)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
“Keir”(Starmer, UK PM) minus ( not ) “I”(Roman numeral for “one”) contained in ( to break ) [ LAW + anagram of ( … shock ) NO ]. Defn: …, namely, a walk-on role in a play or other forms of entertainment.
Old transport aircraft’s information about fine lift-off (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
DATA(raw information) containing ( about ) reversal of ( … lift-off , in a down clue) OK(fine/all right).
Ignores financial institutions stealing pound sterling (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
BANKS(financial institutions) containing ( stealing ) L(£, symbol for the currency unit, pound sterling). Defn: Deliberately … someone.
Sea island housing 28 (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
MAN(Isle of …, island in the Irish Sea) containing ( housing ) I(International Vehicle Registration code for Italy/answer to 28 across). Defn: Literary term for the open ocean/….
Elitist changing negative answer to positive after raising children (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Reversal of ( … after raising , in a down clue) “snob”(an elitist/one demonstrating a superior attitude towards those considered to be of a lower social class) with “n”(abbrev. for “no”/negative answer) replacing ( changing … to ) “y”(abbrev. for “yes”/positive answer).
Fathers and theologians describe introduction to Apocrypha (4)
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