Across
Reform or Richard Tice’s getting a seat (9,5)
Fit soldiers with uniform after altering size (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of SEIZ, an anagram (‘altering’) of ‘size’; plus U (‘uniform’) plus RE (Royal Engineers, ‘soldiers’).
Film-maker to capture clip about American (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of COP (‘capture’) plus POL, a reversal (‘about’) of LOP ( ‘ cut’ ‘clip’ ) plus A (‘American’). The definition could refer to Francis Ford Coppola, his wife Eleanor, or their daughter Sofia.
Clear trees for building (5)
Remarkable bird popping back to nest (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘popping’) of T (‘back to nes T ‘) in STARLING (‘bird’).
They seduce with long hair: sweet things ditching fellow (3-6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of MANE (‘long hair’) plus A[f]TERS (‘sweet things’) minus the F (‘ditching fellow’); with an extended definition.
Perhaps ticks answer close to right one (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of A (‘answer’) plus CA ( circa , ‘close to’) plus R (‘right’) plus I (‘one’). Acari was an old taxonomic subclass including mites and ticks, but recent genetic studies have shown that they fall into two orders not as closely related as had been thought, so the term acari has been dropped..
Appointed journalist to follow war (5)
Best to drink with me during break (9)
Handy feature to capture image (9)
Stroke from American on Number 1 court (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of I (‘number one’ – oneself) plus CT (‘court’) plus US (‘American’).
Weak résumé (3-4)
Conservative success curtailed against a red (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of C (‘Conservative’) plus HI[t] (‘success’) minus its last letter (‘curtailed’) plus ANTI (‘against’). A red wine, that is.
Time to relax in living room (9,5)
Down
Detectives mostly bent, politician is loaded (14)
Checks on son moving into stylish home (5,2)
Jack perhaps to go out with caution during match? (5,4)
Look after extra on picture (7)
Primarily, sugar-free Cola is drunk in parties (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘drunk’) of S (‘primarily S ugar-free’) plus ‘cola is’.
Get out of house – mine? (3,2)
Battle of WWII: a major shot having lost war (3,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘shot’) of ‘WWII a major’ minus the letters of ‘war’ (‘having lost war’); with an extended definition. If ‘major’ is not taken as a specific rank, the clue might refer to General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, commander of the Japanese garrison at the time of the battle, who is beleived to have been killed during it.
Resetting a line for anagram: it includes colon (5,9)
Provision of services is welcoming couple after conclusion of prayers (9)
One at funeral more upset around holder of ashes (7)
Loyal group of teachers standing to receive top grade in school (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A double envelope (‘to receive’ and ‘in’) of A (‘top grade’) in TUN, a reversal (‘standing’ in a down light) of NUT (National Union of Teachers, former ‘group of teachers’) in SCH (‘school’).
Bird with inside of bill turned up to crack nut (7)
State of Señorita going out having dumped Romeo (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘going out’) of ‘seno[r]ita’ minus the R (‘having dumped Romeo’).
British scrap with local animals in this? (5)
Type letters or click words in the clue