Across
The most important thing on our menu is battered (6,3)
American in love with the Spanish winger (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
US (American) in O (love) + EL (the Spanish)
Rwandan travel company welcoming Tories on vacation (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
TUI ( travel company ) round T[orie]S
Fruit crush making an impression (4-5)
Amateur character endlessly in first gear? (7)
Bread and butter opening for tennis player (3,4)
Beef with a bad guy (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
W (with) + A from the clue + an anagram (bad) of GUY
Female in the middle of dirty look (3)
Ruler overturned part of agreement (5)
Oliver Stone ultimately directed work that stands out (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (directed) of OLIVER [ston]E – neat ‘lift and separate’
6d
Vibrations from organ picked up by Bach? (7)
Satellite provider finally screens Playboy film (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
MOON (satellite) + [provide]R round RAKE (playboy)
Scottish council leader in Glasgow canal opening locks (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ANUS (canal opening) round G[lasgow]
Plain refusal to follow everyone in retreat (5)
Copper in Exeter ground with energy to run again (9)
Down
Contract upset Martin Kemp to some extent (4)
Dirty dog arrested by the head of Scotland Yard (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
MUTT (dog) in S[cotland] + Y (yard)
Appalling turd with fur coat is 19ac (10)
Payment owing for 19ac (6)
Tricky to wash up left-handed (8)
See 22
Male lacking in spirit worried to move upstairs (8)
Knocked over beer making escape (4)
Cut 19ac (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A cow is a low-er – one that Paul didn’t have on Wednesday (When I solved this, I saw it as a double definition: cut/lower as with price/cost, then got sidetracked when writing the blog, remembering Paul’s puzzle)
Arteta drew after beating to make no progress (5,5)
Drives 27 crazy over recipe (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (crazy) of SHED (27dn) round R (recipe)
Happy to hold permit for 19ac (8)
Heart of kitchen garden in China (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[kit]C[hen] + ROCKERY (garden) – nice to see china as other than pal/mate
Top marks in audition for musical (6,4)
Extremely entertaining golf hole is part of 19dn (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
E[ntertainin]G + G (golf – NATO alphabet) + CUP (Collins: ‘ golf the hole or metal container in the hole on a green’ – another thing I learned today
Timeless artist served up drink (4)
Space hopper on motorway (4)
Novel date in Slough (4)
Type letters or click words in the clue