Across
Couples go around it, vegetation covering the lot (8)
Business’s crushing bloody beliefs! (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘crushing’) of RED (‘bloody’) in CO’S (‘business’s’).
Colleague (clot!) dumps wife (4)
Variant of ‘Mao flu’ carried by US composer in disguise (10)
How to end a verbal communication problem (4-2)
Enterprise, say, of burglars finally breaking into celebrity joint (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘breaking into’) of S (‘burglar S finally’) in STAR (‘celebrity’) plus HIP (‘joint’), for the craft in Star Trek .
Pan’s range of talents (not sex primarily!) (7)
Ecstasy ring encouraged to carry injector (7)
Organisation with criminal department initially open to access (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of UN (‘organisation’) plus FENCE (‘criminal’) plus D (‘ D epartment initially’).
Insect might escape (6)
Player isn’t playing with broom? End of concert! (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘playing’) of ‘isnt’ plus ‘broom’ plus T (‘end of concer T ‘).
Musical refrain led by Henry (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of H (‘Henry’) plus AIR (‘refrain’).
Short period before southern agency turns over decorative piece (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of MO (‘short period’) plus S (‘southern’) plus AIC, a reversal (‘turns over’) of CIA (‘agency’).
One of the Krays, possibly Reg, retired full of dread (8)
Down
Distinctive feature of hot finale from Diana Krall improvised around Miles (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of H (‘hot’) plus A (‘finale from Dian A ‘) plus LLAMRK, an envlope (‘around’) of M (‘miles’) in LLARK, an anagram (‘improvised’) of ‘Krall’.
24d
Compere’s toy army (4,4)
Criminal group takes cover – that’s old hat! (3,3)
True quality of a cold copper blue (8)
Schoolkids in worship – remove from security list? (10)
Trim foreign girl, not right for wild boy (6)
Bush maligned Maoism (6)
Lemonade drunk in gallon containers, the moderate way! (6,4)
The lead on Eddie Cochran’s arrangement for Trespass (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘arrangement’) of E (‘the lead from E ddie’) plus ‘Cochran’.
Traveller wants to carry back organ (8)
Creating a border, don’t start being non-committal (6)
Mean to get slimmer (6)
Greek character leading pocket uprising (6)
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