Across
Ploy contrived by Dr. No that eliminates the competition (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition refers to a business that operates as a monopoly for the theme, Monopoly is a board game for 2+ players anagram/”contrived” of (Ploy)*; after MO (Medical Officer, “Dr.”) + NO (from surface)
Muffed her cue that involves up to three other players (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
a card game often played with four players (for the definition) but can be played with 2 players (for the theme link to 11,23) anagram/”Muffed” of (her cue)*
Shoot and fracture (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
for the theme, Snap is a card game for 2+ players double definition: to take/shoot a photo; or to break or fracture
23a
Retaliatory principle that applies to surrounding solutions (3,3,4,2,4,4)
Be astounded finding trunk filled with goods? (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
for the theme, Boggle is a word game using dice with letters, that can be played with 2 players BOLE=”trunk” of a tree, filled with G (good) and G (good) i.e. “goods”
Swallows in air currents (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
for the theme, draughts is a board game for 2 players double definition: a draught can be an act of drinking or swallowing; or an air current
Place for mate, in more ways than one (2,5)
Location for people holding hands and eating (2,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
people can hold hands of cards when playing games at a table; or people can be at a dining table to eat
Caught in small mob, use claws (8)
A coin’s tossed in gambling scene (6)
See 11
What follows foxtrot on radio brings beat back (4)
Activity in court that makes offence clear? Just the opposite (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition refers to a tennis court for the theme, two can play a game of tennis reversal/”opposite” of SIN=”offence” + NET=”clear” (as in ‘clear profit’ / ‘net profit’)
Copy book ahead of time as popular local activity (8)
Down
Rent, perhaps, around quarter in centre of city (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
DON’T OWN=”Rent, perhaps” (if you don’t own a property, you might rent a place); around W (west, a “quarter”)
Part of ship that’s unaffected by overturning (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: the part of a ship towards the stern POOP is a palindrome, it remains the same if reversed/overturned
Sally’s kind, in other words (6)
Minor ways in which Fourth of July is captured by women in US (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Y is the fourth letter of [Jul]-Y, inside BROADS=US term for “women”
Plenty of power in short book, securing upturn of payment (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
MATT=”short book” (Matt. is short for Matthew, a book of the Bible); around reversal/upturn of WAGE=”payment”
Small points about attack – it’s unfair to blame them (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
S (Small), plus CAPES=promontories, headlands=”points” around GO AT=”attack”
Utter a diatribe, repeating its beginning (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: “Utter” as an adjective meaning ‘complete’, ‘absolute’ A (from surface) + RANT=”diatribe” with a repeated beginning R
Firm, for instance, set up painful new version of hide-and-seek? (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: a game where items are hidden to be found with the use of GPS CO (Company, “Firm”) + EG (e.g. = “for instance”), both reversed/”set up”; plus ACHING=”painful”
Replace workers in advance, putting boot dreadfully in (8)
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RISE=”advance”, with anagram/”dreadfully” of (boot)* inside
Flies part of journey in pants (4-4)
Gag about mother’s chance to get even (7)
Boat in sea – in sound, say (6)
Service provider moved around in circle (6)
Nasty remark greatly upset European (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
BIG as adverb=”greatly”, reversed/”upset”; plus E (European)
Type letters or click words in the clue