Across
Singer’s strong emotion in costume (8)
Do not apply for ring (5)
Bargain I secured in party (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
I contained in ( secured in ) SNP(abbrev. for the Scottish National Party, a political party in Scotland).
Steps in dog mess clearly marked (10)
Fraud involving press ticket (6)
Yankee dropping in moving near jam pot (4,4)
Excuse me: shut away poison (7)
David, say, has not succeeded as fortune-teller (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
“psalmist”(a writer of sacred songs or hymns, in this case/say, King David of the biblical Book of Psalms) minus ( has not ) “s”(abbrev. for “succeeded”). Defn: … who reads palms.
Extremely happy in financial district, not going anywhere (8)
Rock band’s half season (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
1st 2 of 4 letters of ( …’s half ) “ band ” + SALT(season/to add ingredients that add to the taste of food, in this case, to add salt). Defn: Volcanic ….
Stamp coin on reverse, incising line (5,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
PENNY(a coin in UK currency equal to one-hundredth of a pound) plus ( on ) BACK(to reverse/go in the opposite of forward direction) containing ( incising ) L(abbrev. for “line”).
Scottish island? Objection: English (4)
Join together, but it turns loose (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
UNITE(to join together/combine) with reversal of ( but … turns ) “IT”.
Ill-educated, go in for rambling tirade (8)
Down
Excelled protecting one note well: it may be hacked (8)
Charge covering mass swindle (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
RAP(a criminal charge for a specific offence) containing ( covering ) M(abbrev. for “mass” in physics).
Concerned about a youngster’s sanity (6)
Birth almost taking a month, but this shouldn’t end in tears (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
“origin”(birth/the beginning) minus its last letter ( almost ) containing ( taking ) [ A + M(abbrev. for “month”) ]. Defn: The “this” in the definition that involves only folding and no tearing.
Buzzer didn’t make much noise? (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[ WAS P(abbrev. for “piano”, musical direction to play softly) ](did not make much noise).
Two judges see a mess, after torturing outlaw (5,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram of ( …, after torturing ) [ J,J(2 x abbrev. for “judge”) + SEE A MESS ]. Defn: American ….
As a precaution putting in last protein (6)
A classical language has spread outside old German province (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[ A + LATIN(a classical language) ] contained in ( has … outside ) PÂTÉ(a rich savoury paste/spread). Defn: …, ruled by a palatine.
Memorial needs much slimming down for narrow inlet (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
“ Memorial ” minus all but 3 letters ( needs much slimming down ).
Pretend not to see prune (3)
Hairy bit of damage in small place I look after (5,3)
Scuffle that is a problem for flock (7)
Butcher has no time to train darling child (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram of ( … to train ) [ “Butcher” minus ( has no ) “t”(abbrev. for “time”) ].
No good cycling on island, not much cover (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
“g”(abbrev. for “good”) deleted from ( No … ) “biking”(cycling/riding a bike) placed above ( on , in a down clue) I(abbrev. for “island”). Defn: A two-piece swimming costume with …. Named after the island in the Bikini Atoll, where nuclear bombs were once tested.
In speech, Oxbridge representative breathed hard (4)
Difficulty over bit of ribbon that may stick to one’s coat (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Reversal of ( … over ) RUB(a difficulty/problem in a situation) + 1st letter of ( bit of ) “ ribbon ”.
Type letters or click words in the clue