Across
During supper, for a terrible bore (9)
Coach artists with metal plating (5)
Composer of silence’s leading drummer shut up (5)
Los Angeles Times reading in the endless place of intricate passages (9)
Small insect going around light becomes confused (7)
Charges a levy, reportedly (7)
Females with ordinary males (5)
Unwrapped manuscript volume reveals poem (3)
Ancient Britons, 11 admit centre of Birmingham ‘revolting’ (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
II (eleven) round a reversal (revolting) of NEC (Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre)
Permitted no German retreating to be captured? That’s merciful (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LET (permitted) round a reversal (retreating) of NEIN (‘no’ in German)
Discovery of former chess champion: French opening popular at the start (7)
Raleigh left out another explorer for sport (5,4)
Dismayed by arrangement when parts swapped (5)
Supercharged swimmer missing tail (5)
King Edward assumes burden to take off (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
K ED (King Edward) in SADDLE (burden) – lovely word
Down
Two constants combined with speed of light – impressive (4)
Fabulous being doctor taking edge off extreme pain (6)
Corruption of D.C. once Elon gets sympathy (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (corruption) of D C ONCE ELON
Fortified wine after conflict exchanging hands (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
WAr (conflict) + rED (wine) with the r (right hand) exchanged for L (left)
Film’s viral content: eating fibre (8)
Celebrity seen in the Sun, say (4)
Salt taken aboard without clothing – one stuck on vessel? (8)
Crawl a short distance (4)
Cleaning assistant backing great deal to buy the Guardian (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (backing) of LOT (a great deal) round WE (the Guardian
Giant rural building with three sides (10)
On reflection, it’s no good being smart (5)
Fervent sermons involving cross demons, perhaps (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (fervent) of SERMONS round T (cross – a Volkswagen car?) a senior moment: it’s T = tau – thanks, Tim C @10 )
Dismissed union leader wearing wrong shoe in toilet (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
OUT (dismissed, in cricket) + U[nion] in an anagram (wrong) of SHOE – those were the days!
Stiff, old Buddhist supports Father? (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
O ZEN (old Buddhist) after (supporting, in a down clue) FR (Father)
Doing porridge first then dines out (6)
Delivered pardon to unit (4)
Public disturbance right outside Number 10 (4)
Dainty issue of Yorkshire peer? (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Whimsically, T’ WEE, issue of a ‘peer’ for a Yorkshireman
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