Across
Force charged with protecting bird’s favourite perch (7,6)
Walkway twisting across road in inelegant fashion (9)
A dog takes a turn round small wood (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
S in reverse of A LAB[rador]
Follow it out of the bathroom? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
EN SUITE (type of bathroom) less IT
Very bad manager runs to get fit (9)
Our neighbour’s quiet, not loud, frolics (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
FRANCE (the UK’s geographical neighbour) with F (loud) replaced by P (quiet)
Random mixture from artist taken by partner to Wells (7)
Barrier’s a source of annoyance? (7)
A book to do crosswords, free (7)
Preferring food additive left out (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
FLAVOURING less L
Some Americans are jerks (5)
In group of musicians nobody is on time (5)
Maker of figures perhaps carrying out trick with ease (3-6)
Making aggressive threats sent Gibraltar wild (5-8)
Down
Fish with rod – it’s comparatively plain (9)
Desperately want to be less than wholly cowardly (5)
Speak to a daughter over clothes (7)
Herb damaged by a flea (3,4)
Yellowish fat said to be ingredient of perfume (9)
Is one’s fame brief? (5)
Perhaps polyurethane demonstration interrupting work in garden (13)
Forced to check size of such clothes? (4-2-7)
For example, copper’s behaviour regularly poor (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CONDUCT (behaviour) + alternate letters of pOoR; copper is a good conductor of electricity
From Northern town, heading off for cemetery (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A beheaded DARLINGTON, giving the US military cemetery in Virginia
With instruction I improve a little more if I decide to turn up (7)
A nutmeg prepared to grow larger (7)
Plant initially valued by old Peruvian (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
V[alued] + INCA – an easy clue for a word I didn’t know: it’s the periwinkle genus
Burden borne by large countryman (5)
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