Across
21d
8’s more likely to break – some might say bust – a US server (6,5)
Companion to Donner und Blitzen can upset in the German (6)
Oxford don who likes a post-coital cuddle (7)
8’s eggs and fibre in batter (3,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Spoonerism of ( 8’s /Rev. Spooner’s) [ “roe”(fish eggs) “jute”(fibre from the jute plant) ]. Defn: …/batsman in the English cricket team.
Thousands and thousands initially inside place where 1/21, 9, 10, 12/20 and 24/26 might be seen (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[ GRANDS(plural of a £1000 or $1000) + AND ] containing ( … inside ) 1st letter of ( … initially ) “ thousands ”. Defn: …/stand from where one might watch the aforementioned sportswomen and sportsmen playing their matches.
20a
Scorer seen in 8’s crystal ball (4,4)
Note reverberated within? (5)
Conquered lands and advanced with old leaders of resistance losing dogfight (3,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
NEW(advanced/modern) + W(abbrev. for “with”) + O(abbrev. for “old”) + 1st letters, respectively, of ( leaders of ) “ resistance losing dogfight ”.
Condensed e.g. copyright’s length first, and reduced credit (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
IP(abbrev. for “intellectual property”, a type of which/e.g. is “copyright”) placed after ( … first ) ELL(a former measure of length) plus ( and ) last letter deleted from ( reduced ) “tick”(from the term “on tick”/”on credit”). Defn: …/concise, in, say, speech.
‘Principle’ is anyway alien to X (5)
See 12
Smoked, having first of rations cut, made ready for winter (3-7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
FUMED(smoked/emitted fumes) containing ( having ) [ 1st letter of ( first of ) “ rations ” + TRIM(to cut away irregular or unwanted parts of a piece of something) ].
Announce withdrawal of lawsuit? (7)
26a
Skipper below her best, according to 8 (7,6)
Conduct unbecoming when Carlisle gets together with a zealot (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Hidden in ( when ) [ “ Carlisle ” attached to ( gets together with ) “ a zealot ” ].
See 24
Down
Post-operative bottles one drinks? (5)
You end a riot? Capital! (7)
Missed alarm as a result of those faced by 9 and 24/26 – permit to include its first (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
OVERS(balls bowled to/faced by the cricketers named in solutions to 9 and 24/26) + LET(to permit/allow) containing ( to include ) 1st letter of ( … its first ) “ permit ”. Defn: … meant to wake one up from sleep.
Have nothing to do with nothing in returning prima donna (5)
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O(letter representing 0/nothing) contained in ( in ) reversal of ( returning ) DIVA(a prima donna/a famous singer in opera or pop music).
Buffalo Bill back before a boar shot (7)
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Reversal of ( … back ) AC(abbrev. for “account”/a bill/statement showing how much is owed) plus ( before ) anagram of ( … shot ) A BOAR . Defn: …/a water buffalo.
Crowd’s customary welcome for 9 includes seedy motel vacancy (4,2,3)
8’s judicious bet on England 9 (5,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Spoonerism of ( 8’s /Rev. Spooner’s) [ “canny”(judicious/showing good judgement) “dare”(to bet on/to take a risk). Defn: Rugby player for England who wears jersey No. 9.
The faithful repudiate abridged Bible extract (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
BELIE(to repudiate/to disprove) + last letter deleted from ( abridged ) “verse”(a passage/extract from the Bible).
Plant’s advice on how to make Britton grow? (5,4)
Baby eluding changing (7)
Worry about Facebook owner’s identity tracker (4,3)
See 1 Across
A special occasion for an online rant? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
E-(prefix denoting something that can be accessed online/is in electronic form) + VENT(to rant/to bring into the open by speaking angrily and passionately).
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