Across
Choose a line to read out for villain (6)
Reportedly, army post was combative (6)
15a
Meet character in Jack, say (4,4)
Hustler, 1 Down nabs fresh bun with tea (10)
Delicate material put out on time (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of T (‘time’) plus ISSUE (‘put out’).
Player in turn penning one article after another (8)
Nobody in fact? (9)
See 9
Female relative in grandma? Untrue (4)
Old tennis player with effortlessness defending Act of Congress (4-5)
Archer perhaps with string as tight (4,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘tight’) of ‘string as’, the ‘archer’ being Sagittarius.
What I find tender in Indian city? (6)
1 Down on back of cow – something afoot? (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of W (‘back of co W ‘) plus ELLINGTON (Duke, ‘1 Down’ – pianist).
Native Americans shaving 1 Down (4)
Organ in song amplified (6)
1 Down fed a herb (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘fed’) of ‘a’ in BORGE (Victor, ‘1 Down’ – pianist).
Down
Part taken by 12 Across is torturous for player (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A derived hidden answer in thes PIAN IS T orturous, where THESPIAN is the answer to ’12 Across’.
Musical overture from concert 1 Down (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of C (‘overture from C oncert’) plus HESS (Myra, ‘1 Down’ – pianist).
As hat may be when lacking an edge, lacking an edge – lacking an edge! (7)
Valve released in reverse? (6)
Fly open, ably sorted out after last bit of wiggling (2,2,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of G (‘last bit of wigglin G ‘) plus OBYPLANE, an anagram (‘sorted out’) of ‘open ably’.
Cheers before drunk drank – pint in that? (7)
Mark on musical score held, Estonian duets played (9,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘played’) of ‘Estonian duets’.
Retuned, cornet went briefly – would that be symbolic for 1 Down? (5,4)
1 Down secures first place in competition – to be a decent player? (3,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘secures’) of C (‘first place in C ompetition’) in ATWELL (Winifred, ‘1 Down’ – pianist).
1 Down inspiring good singer (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘inspiring’) of G (‘good’) in DOMINO (Fats, ‘1 Down’ – pianist), for Plácido DOMINGO.
That man overcome by mood, part of ode sung (7)
Mouse wee in one’s ear? (6)
Southern bloke cut short defending wife – ‘e flipped? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘defending’) of W (‘wife’) in S (southern’) plus CHA[p] (‘bloke’) minus its last letter (‘cut short’). The symbol for a schwa is an inverted e.
Type letters or click words in the clue