Across
Root powerless to stop runs – gets spinner (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
for the surface, Joe Root [wiki] plays cricket and has captained England – the surface suggests a situation where the opposing team is scoring runs and the captain chooses a spinner to bowl the next over [P]- OTATO ="Root", without P for 'power' i.e. "powerless", and inside (to stop) R and R (abbreviation for 'run' in cricket)
24 – entertaining TV show returning with Bauer essentially really old (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
for the surface, 24 [wiki] is the name of a TV show with Jack Bauer as the central character ANTE (solution to clue "24" down), around (entertaining): QI ="TV show" [wiki] reversed (returning), plus [Ba-] U [-er] ("essentially" indicating central letter)
Second eleven shows spirit (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: STEAM as in motivation or energy S (second, unit of time) + TEAM ="eleven" e.g. a football eleven
Carry On Up The Khyber re-release ultimately must accept cut (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
final/ultimate letters from [u]- P [th]- E [Khybe]- R [re-releas]- E , around/accepting SEVER ="cut"
Bore ought to finish off the wine (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: "Bore" as past tense of 'to bear' SHOULD ="ought to", plus the last letter from (i.e. the finish off of) [th]- E , plus RED ="wine
Church on sex and desire (4)
Court studies motion before new award for loser (6,5)
Reform elected assuming one right-winger mostly means to reveal truth (3,8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
for the surface, "Reform" is the name of a political party in the UK anagram/"Reform" of (elected)*, around/assuming I ="one", plus TOR -[y]="right winger mostly"
Approach hospital following stroke (4)
Busy wine bar admitting fifty students destroyed partition (6,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
anagram/"Busy" of (wine bar), around/admitting L =Roman numeral for "fifty", then plus L and L (each L for learner, so "students")
Trouble before navy crew start on the decking (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ADO ="Trouble" + RN (Royal Navy) + MEN ="crew" + first letter of ("start on") T -[he]
Lime tree’s length (5)
Most insensitive firm is in Paris (7)
Calls for more space with 20 cycling (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
EN =a "space" in typography, plus SCORE ="20", with the letters "cycling" with the S moved to the end while the letters stay otherwise in the same order
Down
Stand up to get dress, having taken coat off first (6)
17d
Orthodox teen maybe trained by orthodox teen (3,3,4,4)
Plant corporation ran with little investment (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
TUM ="corporation" meaning a belly, plus BLED ="ran" (both can refer to a flow of liquid) with WEE ="little" invested inside
Number one sport to initiate change in India? (5)
A politician ring-fencing me time achieves harmony (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A GREEN ("A politician" of the Green party), around (ring-fencing) ME , plus T (time)
Row about computers etc being on the counter (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
RE =concerning="about" plus IT (Information Technology, "computers etc"), all reversed (on the counter)
19d
Lee Mack sometimes having problem with teacher (8,6)
Jumbo jet taking off first, overtaking plane travelling with husband on board (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[j]- ET with the "first" letter taken off, around/"overtaking" anagram/"travel" of (plane) with H (husband) inside (on board)
To do with fine dining, wanting starter to be huge (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[g]- ASTRONOMIC ="To do with fine dining", missing/"wanting" its starting letter
Public holding River Exe back, work too hard (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
OVERT ="Public", around R (River) + EXE (from surface) both reversed/"back"
Friends turned up – in a hasty, careless way (8)
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Taking seconds to spend all his Euros – oddly getting tool (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
taking the second letters from [s]- P -[end] [a]- L -[l] [h]- I -[s], plus odd letters from E -[u]- R -[o]- S
Loose-limbed and ‘drunk’ on helium (5)
Climbing volcano – produces stake (4)
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