Across
5a
New Orleans fury with Londoner (6,6)
See 1
Selfish person remains so after losing heart (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
EGO(T)IST after losing heart becomes EGOIST (the same thing, so "remains so")
Question old style chef, ultimately about cheese (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
(ol) D (styl) E (che) F [ ultimately ] about BRIE ("cheese")
USSR in a mess en route permitted a dangerous game (7,8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
*(ussr in a) [anag: mess ] + LET ("permitted") en (i.e. in) ROUTE
Somewhat disciplinarian regressive state (4)
Do what’s essential to infiltrate old-fashioned right (4,6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
MUST ("what's essential") to infiltrate PASSÉ ("old-fashioned") + R (right) and semi &lit. If the clue is not an &lit., then "what's essential" would be doing double duty as part of the wordplay and part of the solution.
Rioting prisoners free at last to expose feature of harsh regime (10)
Preacher’s type of animism is free of sin (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
*(imam sin) [anag: type of ] = animism, so [ free of ] SIN we're left with IMAM
Bring in stuff with reversed charges, missing one serious issue (9,6)
Giant pig with rear end held back (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
<=(HOG ("pig") with TAIL ("rear end"), held ) [ back ]
Find adult content, say, to return and spoil (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[f) IN (d) (a) DUL (t) [ content ] + <=e.g. ("say", to return )
26a
Boozer clerics to get treated in state-controlled facilities (6,6)
See 25
Down
Hurry up and be smartly dressed (4,5)
Current + current + current divided by current? That’s not basic! (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
AC (alternating "current") + I (symbol for electrical "current" in physics) + I (symbol for electrical "current" in physics) divided by DC (direct "current") I think I is dividing DC, rather than being divided by it, though.
David Cameron and Boris Johnson maybe hosting leader of socialist Europeans (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ETONIANS ("David Cameron and Boris Johnson maybe") hosting [ leader of ] S (ocialist)
Extremely divisive to wear a jumper for horseplay (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[ extremely ] D (ivisiv) E to wear ROO ("a jumper")
Vague and murky blue adopted by us for Christian Dior (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
*(blue) [anag: murky ] adopted by NOUS ("us" in French, so "for Christian Dior")
Be discriminating when going topless (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
(s) EXIST ("discriminating", when going topless ]
Loud bling (3-8)
Rue le Frère: some need relocation (4,7)
Flings should include controversial drinks (9)
Setter is going to get introduced to one fruit or another (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
I'LL ("setter is going to") get introduced to TOMATO ("one fruit")
Change here to enter dance and drink venue … (4,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
*(here) [anag: change ] to enter BALL ("dance")
… and another 3 halved for poets (6)
Rice pudding is lumpy and unsuitable for starters (5)
A medic touring hospital for a reason (2,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A DOC ("medic") touring H (hospital)
Type letters or click words in the clue