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Hollywood director left bigger screens (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envlope (‘screens’) of L (‘left’) in WIDER (‘bigger’), for Billy Wilder, the diretor of Sunset Boulevard, Some Like it Hot and many other films.
Lush exterior of diaphanous resins (6)
Accessories – boring items put on that woman shortened (6)
Assistant returning in a flash if you’re prepared to fork out (2,1,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘in’) of AP, a reversal (‘returning’) of PA (personal ‘assistant’) in A TRICE (‘a flash’).
Motown star is good? Indeed! (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of G (‘good’) plus AYE (‘indeed’), for Marvin Gaye.
Has a craving to eat 1501 peaches (10)
Wary jockeys in difficulties – a dozen of them are in this grid (11)
I wasted coins engaging agent to show some attractions of chemistry (5,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘engaging’) of BOND (‘agent’ 007) in ‘I’ plus ONICS, an anagram (‘wasted’) of ‘coins’.
Buff host with no clothing is what could alarm Sky viewer (4)
Erotic quality in caress that’s out of control (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘that’s out of control’) of ‘in caress’.
Steer car? One may go on foot (6)
Back from hols – bit of a laugh and wine in Split (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of S (‘back from hol S ‘) plus HA (‘bit of a laugh’) plus RED (‘wine’).
Cooks a kind of bread in fires, now and again (6)
Down
Pilot, with excited cry, getting large bit of machinery (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of FLY (verb, ‘pilot’ a plane) plus WHEE (‘excited cry’) plus L (‘large’).
Son, breaking pieces, taps good egg (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘breaking’) of S (‘son’) in MEN (‘pieces’ eg in chess) plus CH (cold and hot ‘taps’).
Appealing face of police chief (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of P (‘face of P olice’) plus LEADING (‘chief’).
Knocked over Scottish port and syrup – it’s on a Swede’s floor (3,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (‘knocked over’) of AYR (‘Scottish port’) plus GUR (‘syrup’? gur is a name for jaggery, a sugar product, but it is solidified, and I have not been able to find a rference which might identify it with the syrup from which it derives).
Musical sound effect radio collaborator brought up (3-3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (‘brought up’ in a down light) of [Lord] HAW-HAW, the nickname of broadcasters of Nazi propaganda, principally William Joyce, in the Second World War (‘radio collaborator’).
Safe spot to catch dog (6)
Reasonable to protect soldiers from small country (3,8)
What chatterbox did ruined Baby Reindeer’s second half (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘ruined’) of ‘baby’ plus ‘[rein]deer’ (‘second half’).
Chocolates or last portion of fruit ripples (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of T (‘last bit of frui T ‘) plus RUFFLES (‘ripples’).
Model catching painter in confused situation (6)
Tough lioness ultimately keeping old squirrels away (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘keeping’) of O (‘old’) in HARD (‘tough’) plus S (‘liones S ultimately’).
During 11/05, fellow makes polite request (2,1,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘during’) of F (‘fellow’) in I I (’11’) MAY (‘5’).
Awful, boring cover of Smiths tracks (6)
Type letters or click words in the clue
