Across
Showing foresight, stay busy to get rid of a cold (9)
22d
Drunk as well as teetotal, so abandoned (4,3,3)
Dance passion, sergeant? (8)
Visual colour mixing ring replaced by one (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘mixing’) of ‘colour’ with one O replaced by A (‘ring replaced by one’).
Very cold – about forty seconds to get inside (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘to get inside’) of S (‘seconds’) in FROTY, an anagram (‘about’) of ‘forty’.
Out-of-date date? Take care (2,6)
Given a lift, Australian is hugged by Ruby? (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘hugged by’) of A (‘Australian’) plus ‘is’ in RED (‘ruby’).
Lime, say, ornamental button for tiny jumper (4,4)
Space programme at first offers venue for prospective buyers (8)
CRAFT CAPSIZED BY COUGAR – POWER LOST SHOCK! (6)
Mince pies still not tempting at first … (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘mince’) of ‘pies s[t]ill’ minus the T (‘not T empting at first’), with the punctuation as definition.
Richard’s coastal features? (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reference to the pop singer Cliff Richard, but the necessity to include the possessive ‘s steers me away from the Double Definition description of the clue.
See 6
Hospital quota for oxygen supply? (8)
See 1 Down
Satire – grr, awful, that’s official! (9)
Down
26a
Panda, originally arboreal, sadly an endangered species (5,4)
Boundless universe with short relative assimilation process (7)
Scottish woman attached to railway unit (5)
Considered unfinished article nothing unusual (7)
North American people’s plates showing signs of ageing (5-4)
Precarious organisation has, of course, new department introduced (5,2,5)
Shield fell over – offending soldier placed here (9)
Nobles had to be trained for fair (3-6)
One acting without love – male for instance, a pessimist (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘without’) of O (‘love’) plus M (‘male’) plus SAY (‘for instance’) in DOER (‘one acting’).
Stranger’s bust wired (about to get uplift) (7)
Essential to have one good horse (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of MUST (‘essential’ as a noun) plus (‘to have’) AN (‘one’) plus G (‘good’).
Star American pioneering scientist (1-6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charace of A (‘American’) plus LISTER (Joseph, who revolutionised surgery by his insistance on antiseptics, ‘pioneering scientist’).
See 6
On-air bloomer often seen on Bake Off (5)
Type letters or click words in the clue
