Across
Crumbling bone found in barrow (8)
Bombast of husband provoked a riot (3,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of H (‘husband’) plus OTAIR, an anagram (‘provoked’) of ‘a riot’.
Some assume owls sound like cats (4)
Grasp twisted hempen cord (10)
Wish father to follow leads of distinguished elite (6)
Caution ex-PM, cycling on motorway in front of Tesla (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of MI (i.e. M1, ‘motorway’) plus STRUS, which is TRUSS (Liz, ‘ex-PM’ If you blinked, you may have missed her) ‘cycling’ plus T (‘Tesla’, unit of magnetic flux density). “Treat any Special Offer on the internet with caution. If it seems too good to be true, it probably is”
Head of Anatomy Department eviscerated lamprey with skill (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of A (‘head of A natomy’) plus DEPT (‘department’) plus FY (‘eviscerated L ampre Y ‘).
Singing and strip poker after strong drink knocked back (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of KARA, a reversal (‘knocked back’) of ARAK (an anise-flavoured spirit, ‘strong drink’); plus'[p]oke[r]’ minus its outer letters (‘strip’ as an imperative)
Rubber blanket reused interminably (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of MASS (‘blanket’ as in “blanket pardon”) plus ‘[r]euse[d]’ minus its outer letters (‘interminably’).
Poet in squalid room without alcohol (6)
Result of shaving beard off a furry animal (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of CHIN CHILL (‘result of shaving beard off’) plus ‘a’.
Retrospective benefit for apprentice (4)
Bears almost killed badger (6)
Dismantled esoteric cabals (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘dismantled’) of ‘esoteric’.
Down
Idiot born with a certain effervescence (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of B (‘born’) plus ONE (‘a certain’) plus HEAD (‘effervescence’).
Struggle with belief (4)
Strength of mollusc escaping trap (6)
European lady taking mum’s pulse (7)
Allure of pharmacist dancing naked (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An amagram (‘dancing’) of ‘[p]harmacis[t]’ minus its outer letters (‘naked’).
Ignoring pressure, Pat Cash prepared for action (2,3,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of ‘[P]at’ minus the P (‘ignoring pressure’) plus THE READY (‘cash’).
Aims to support motor racing addicts (6)
Filling one’s head with nonsense and mischief (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘filling … with’) of PISH (‘nonsense’ as an interjection) in I’M (‘one’s’ – that is, one is) plus NESS (‘head’).
Hilarity left child with face flushed (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of L (‘left’) plus [d]AUGHTER (‘child’) minus the first letter (‘with face flushed’).
Hearing vital flame is faint (4,4)
Gentle, quivering embraces start to compensate for inattention (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (’embraces’) of C (‘start to C ompensate’) in NEGLET, an anagram (‘quivering’) of ‘gentle’.
Retreat in silence, following alpha male on farm (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of A (‘alpha’) plus SH (‘silence’ as an interjection’) plus RAM (‘male on farm’).
Want touch of romance in the end (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘in’) of R (‘touch of R omance’) in DEATH (‘the end’).
Emperor amid Eddystone Rocks (4)
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