Across
Transfer over a million pounds at first for 17/6 (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘over’) of ‘a’ plus M (‘million’) plus P (‘ P ounds at first’) in VIRE (verb, ‘transfer’ – funds, to where they are more needed, or to erase a debit).
Last lines of sonnet recalled trapping end of penis in flies (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘trapping’) of S (the first in the answer, ‘end of peni S ‘) in TETSES, a reversal (‘recalled’) of SESTET, the second half, six lines, of an Italian ‘sonnet’, following an octave, eight lines. Shades of There’s Something about Mary – well, too close for comfort.
Bonkers attempt to make a comeback (4)
Marx brothers finally check out star of 19 (3,7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘out’) of ‘Marx’ plus S (‘brother S finally’) plus ‘check’, for the star, not of the 2024 film, but the 1922 film directed by F W Murnau (full title Nosferatu: a Symphony of Horror – or in the original German Nosftratu – Eine Symphonie des Grauens , but often referred to just as Nosferatu ).
Bird mum keeps at home (4)
Are Converse stocked by dispenser of style at Covent Garden? (8)
English footballers entertained by Rolling Stone’s version of Don’t Stop Believin’ (4,5)
Digger regularly on motorway is a nuisance in Scotland (5)
Kids swapping sides to make descent (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
B[r]OOD (‘kids’) with the R replaced by L (right by left, ‘swapping sides’)
17/6 for Austen novel (9)
Hack maybe with Times tucking into top-notch biscuits (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘tucking into’) of MARE (‘hack maybe’ – not all horses are hacks, and not all are mares) plus (‘with’) TT (‘times’) in AI (given the recent attempt, reported here, to use AI to solve a crossword clue, probably not Artificial Intelligence, but A1, ‘top notch’)
Walker is one with no answer for parasites (4)
Republican heavyweight following game show on Netflix (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of BRIDGE (‘game’) plus R (‘Republican’) plus TON (‘heavyweight’).
Slice from return of Kyle Edmund is like 18 (4)
Writer of Lady In Red ultimately inspired by pop duo (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘inspired by’) of NDH (‘lad Y i N re D ultimately’) in WHAM (‘pop duo’), probably for Max Wyndham.
Noel Gallagher on vacation abroad eating hot chicken (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘eating’) of H (‘hot’) in LEGORN, an anagram (‘abroad’) of ‘noel’ plu GR (‘ G allaghe R on vacation’).
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Greed of girl going both ways with 1 author (7)
Dad consuming endless wine and food (5)
Traveller collecting a stamp in country (7)
Shoot gull (6)
Deeper level supporting cast in audition (9)
Female leaving attractive impression (7)
Retired people bending over backwards perhaps to expel Tory 17/6s (13)
Stuck out reminder about pastry’s filling (9)
Sea creature picked up young victim (7)
Doctor can feel Banquo’s issue (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘doctor’ as imperative) of ‘can feel’, for Banquo’s son in Macbeth .
Heart is broken by Brockwell’s latest puzzle (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘broken by’) of L (‘Brockwel L ‘s latest’) in TICKER (‘heart’).
Attributes of Gaia, the nature goddess (6)
Old doctor from General Hospital snorting cocaine (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘snorting’) of C (‘cocaine’) in LEE (Robert E, ‘General’) plus H (‘hospital’).
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