Across
Snail shell found in wood in valley alongside river (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
The “shell”of WooD in DALE + R
First in steeplechase, barring grey (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
S[teeplechase] + UNLESS (barring)
Five bedded in group, and assassin shoots lover? (5)
Hence, a time for commercial music programme (4,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SO A POP ERA
See 4 Down
Pachyderm’s head found buried in ice: that’s woolly mammoth! (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
P[achyderm] in ICE*
26a
After initial, should I be able to add her partner? (11,5)
Where link sought for chain on new cycle, not broken by friction ultimately (4,7)
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[frictio]N in (NEW CYCLE)*. Only Connect is a game show where contestants have to find links in a chain of clues
Network where I must learn to keep my mouth shut! (4)
Limit of growth capital invested in magazine (6,4)
City in Europe’s mid-Northwest, mid-Northeast proving inaccurate? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
It’s an anagram of MID NORTH E, and I suppose it’s in mid-NW Eirope
See 14
2d
Fortune, for lucky fellow always at the end, one in the money? (7,6)
Victory on back of horse, record for jockey (7)
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[hors]E + V + ENTER (to record)
Down
Second assignment with upcoming exercise penned (6)
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Reverse of PE (exercise) in DUTY
See 27 Across
Camouflaged creature, appendage on branch covered by something green (4,6)
11a
One number I have in work schedule for hard-working poster girl (5,3,7)
Poison to drink? Drunk’s a bit keen! (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram of (S A BIT KEEN), with the S lifted-and-separated
Gas one’s lit under bottom of saucepan (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[saucepa]N + ONE* – “lit”in the sense of drunk
Cross on temple discovered in possession of listener, ideal (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
X (cross) + [t]EMPL[e] in EAR (listener)
Famine in southern Detroit? (8)
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S[outh] + CAR CITY. Detroit is famous for car manufacture, giving its nickname Motown (Motor Town)
With minimum of warmth, plant grew – did it? (6,4)
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W[armth] + INTER (plant) + ROSE (grew)
Dope attending university in Cambridgeshire city, as a matter of fact (9)
Type left disheartened at home, sadly (3,5)
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Anagram of L[ef]T AT HOME
Elaborate nude seemingly? (5,3)
In-jokes, murder (4,2)
Ending on foot, dropped brick brings frightful feeling? (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[foo]T + ERROR (a dropped brick)
Sweet, shell with new filling (5)
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BOMBE + the filling pf nEw
Resting, veteran comedy actor (4)
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