Across
Adroit absorbing of former chemical giant’s loss (7)
Maybe Lily’s inner circle or local ground (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: the petals of a flower (e.g. a lily flower) anagram/"ground" of (or local)*
Be inclined to follow good harvest (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LEAN="Be inclined", following G (good)
Archaic instrument of one performing in red (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
I="one" + ON="performing"; both in CLARET="red" wine
27a
Big parade for feted person covered by countless papers (6-4,7)
Fashionable clubs behind expulsion of drunkard (4)
Gent’s principal form of ‘hello’ in London street, that has you breathless? (12)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
first letter (principal) of G-[ent], plus anagram/"form" of (hello)*; all inside STRAND="London street" [wiki]
Not taxing working capital attraction? Lovely! (4,2,3,3)
Pence takes line that’s not stern (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: the PROW is at the front of a boat, unlike the stern at the back P (pence, pennies) + ROW="line"
Part for Destiny (10)
Panicky state playing chess – try to capture one (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
anagram/"playing" of (chess try)*, around/capturing I="one"
Cruise round Tenerife – empty symbol? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
TOM [the actor, Tom Cruise], around T-[enerif]-E emptied of its inner letters
See 11
Yes extremely protective of other older singers (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
extreme/outer letters from Y-[e]-S, around/protecting an anagram/"other" of (older)*
Down
Handy features of accommodation storing computing stuff (6)
Fellow Yank, missing with Europeans (6)
Jam scam – it’s gone off on the inside (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CO N ="scam", with anagram/"off" of (it's gone)* on the inside (the N in CO N becomes the second N in CONGESTIO N)
Silent despised person catches a cold (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
TIT="despised person", around A (from surface) + C (cold)
Fake Sting reportedly drunk at a celebration? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: [a drink that is] drunk at a celebration sounds like (reportedly) 'sham pain'="Fake Sting"
Typical Irish weather rule called out (4)
NASA event lacks a one-off formal meal (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
L-[ a ]-UNCH="NASA event", lacking a ; plus anagram/"off" of (one)*
Gold-coated customised transport for leader’s entourage? (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
AU (chemical symbol for "Gold"), plus anagram/"customised" of (coated)*
Dried out pond creature, tense in action (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
HYDRA=genus of freshwater animals [wiki] ="pond creature", plus T (tense); both inside DEED="action"
A fire left neglected and this is what awaits? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
anagram/"neglected" of (A fire left)*
Silly people question old fairground entertainment (8)
Slippery slope, skirting America’s defence (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
anagram/"Slippery" of (slope)*, around/skirting USA="America"
Hardly turned on by these lacy elasticated tops (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LIT="turned on", plus top/first letters of T-[hese] L-[acy] E-[lasticated]
In Italian, ‘I must hate’ (6)
Trying exercise? Heavens! (5)
Love’s about to break Australia up (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: love as a in a score of zero in tennis RE=concerning="about", breaking into OZ="Australia"; all reversed/"up"
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