Across
Comical descent of creatures that fly around house (6)
Defiant, having capsized off England’s south coast? (8)
People who fall for footwear (8)
Beggar can expose housing secret (6)
Carrot and thyme salad with round fruit? (6,6)
Part of blind alley, perhaps, outside city (4)
‘Funny business’ as sad colleagues of sacked police commissioner are heard to say? (8)
Way one’s stricken with primarily genetic cause of disease (8)
Bananas turning bowl over (4)
As usual, ice cracks and splits vessel – not a tragedy (6,6)
Passage from A Meeting Place (6)
Engrave council official’s initials on mountain top device (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of INTER (‘engrave’, in the antique meaning of bury) plus C o (‘ C ouncil O fficial’s initials’) plus M (‘ M ountain top’).
Famous person’s not finished wearing kid’s jewellery (8)
Sea-monster, Komodo dragon outwardly, swallowing playboy (6)
Down
Cross borne by bitter Rod? (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘borne by’) of X (‘cross’) in ALE (‘bitter’).
Child’s play, so bound to be on the booze (9)
Spike senior snatching week off (6)
Player’s agent having celebrity status (15)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of INSTRUMENT (‘agent’) plus A-LIST (‘celebrity status’).
Pain getting dimwit to be a wiseacre (8)
Almost mad Greek character stood up for deputy (5)
22d
Clubhouse extension of course? (10,4)
Everyone needs a means of holding flights when quite trembly (3,7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charae of ALL (‘everyone’) plus ‘a’ plus QUIVER (‘means of holding flights’ – flights as arrows)
Voluntary fees from ‘Little Darling’ (gold vocal number) (9)
Say Green Sapphire tops Fire and Brimstone as a paint option (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of E.G. (‘say’) plus G S (‘ G reen S apphire tops’) plus HELL (‘fire and brimstone’).
Two jobs and one’s left both – dearie, dearie me! (3,3)
In desperation I curse like the Greeks of old (5)
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