Across
Beetle to raise the spirit of driver ultimately (6)
Dog given drink after broadcast (8)
Walk unsteadily with somewhat odd legs (6)
Opposition of French chap preparing for the match? (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of DE (‘of French’) plus FIANCÉ (‘chap preparing for the match’).
Concept coming from intellectual, one getting on (11)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of ABSTRACT (adjective, ‘intellectual’) plus I (‘one’) plus ‘on’.
Marsupial depositing droppings round old pile of rocks (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘depositing … round’) of O (‘old’) plus TOR (‘pile of rocks’) in POO (‘droppings’). POO might possibly be a verb, but does not match ‘depositing’. The definition is, I think, rather loose; the potoroo is a genus of Australian animals resembling rodents, but not belonging to the order of rodents.
Rush around and celebrate health professional’s job (7)
Hospital patients such as Rob Edwards and Phoebe Davis? (11)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
The definition, describing people, often elderly, who remain in hospital because of the lack of alternative care, is also rendered as two words or hyphenated. The wordplay comes from hidden ‘Ro B ED wards’ and ‘Phoe BE D avis’.
Like dissenter, quarrelsome right away (8)
Pass by please in proper order (6)
South American writers beginning to exploit what readers of thrillers want? (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of S (‘south’) plus US (‘American’) plus PENS (‘writers’) plus E (‘beginning to E xploit’).
Type of cake made with lemon but no egg is unusual (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘unusual’) of ‘lem[o]n’ minus the O (‘no egg’) plus ‘is’, for the fruit cake associated with Mothering Sunday.
Down
Man dropped to ground meeting monarch once (6)
Alert – ligament is torn! (4,6)
One starting to ask for money, wicked type heading off (8)
Certain amount of energy? Then play around (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘around’) of ‘then play’.
Rock and rubble finally dumped on specified place (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of ‘and’ plus E (‘rubbl E finally’) plus (‘dumped on’) SITE (‘specified place’).
Old people in Australia in uniform (4)
Financial allowances for dumped lovers? (4)
It could get you drenched? Could possibly! (10)
Being very delicate, punishes attempt to provide humour? (8)
Bombs descending on horrible place, making one pale of hue? (8)
Jewish teacher and Irish father talked a lot (8)
Reformer finding murderer full of love oddly (6)
Amphibians with little energy – feet start to stumble (4)
Information female set out in book (4)
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