Across
Off and on, Angus cattle close to Midlands town (8)
Depart in extremely enticing topless garment (6)
Wings of airplane or back of aircraft (4)
Wind from backside after beer, also when drinking unknown port (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘when drinking’) of X (mathematical ‘unknown’) in ALE (‘beer’) plus AND (‘also’) plus RIA, a reversal (‘from backside’) of AIR (‘wind’)..
Unfortunate bloke missing first trick (6)
Way-out questions? (4,4)
Siren in collieries barely active after loss of current (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘active’) of ‘[c]oll[i]erie[s]’ minus its outer letters CS (‘barely’) and minus an I (‘after loss of current’). Lorelei is a rocky outcrop on the banks of the Rhine, the site of many shipwrecks; it has been associated with a siren Lorelei, who by her beauty and singing has distracted sailors, thereby causing the wrecks.
Old coins aired in works (7)
Case of medicine clears up tissue-hardening (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘up’) of ME (‘case of M edicin E ‘) plus ‘clears’.
Fly from two identical places after cycling (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SET (‘place’) with the T rotated to the front (‘after cycling’) and repeated (‘two identical’).
Hybrid ash tree not brown or green? (5-5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘hybrid’) of ‘ash tree not’.
Smuggled bottles over bay (4)
Uproar caused by corporation in the last month (6)
Plant disease Kelvin found in Toronto ground (4-4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘found in’) of K (temperature, ‘Kelvin’) in ROOTNOT, an aangram (‘ground’) of ‘Toronto’. Root-knot is a debilitating gall on the roots of plants, caused by a parasitic root-knot nematode.
Down
Pure breaks in Oslo, possibly luxurious place to go (8)
I will be found underneath large bricks etc? (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of L (‘large’) plus EGO (‘I’), with ‘will be found underneath’ indicating the order of the particles in the down light.
Adult badger relaxed (2,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of A (‘adult’) plus TEASE (‘badger’).
Bury hosts grand European number (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘hosts’) of G (‘grand’) plus E (‘European’) in INTER (‘bury’).
Natural to welcome oddly edgy opposite (8)
Pat alerted about temporary addition to new estate? (5,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘about’) of ‘pat alerted’, for the dealer’s temporary licence plate for a new car (‘estate?’).
Observation using psychic powers in all likelihood seen up-front (6)
Rough time, 50% of team being run-of-the-mill (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of UNEVEN (‘rough’) plus T (‘time’) plus FUL[ham] (‘team’), first half only (‘50% of’).
Mammals in lair bitten by English terriers repeatedly (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘bitten by’) of DEN (‘lair’) in E (‘English’) plus TA (Territorial Army, ‘terriers’) twice (‘repeatedly’).
Available where subs may be working (2,6)
Social deportment of a princess married lady entertains (7)
Answer question skirted by this group of sycophants (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘skirted by’) of A (‘answer’) plus Q U (‘question’) in CLUE (‘this’).
Arguably become startled with lush artist (6)
Eastern spirit, Egyptian god and heartless Hindu goddess (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of RA (‘Egyptian god’ of the sun) plus K[al]I (‘Hindu goddess’) with interior letters removed (‘heartless’).
Type letters or click words in the clue
