Across
Special welcome Yorkshire town cherished (3,6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
REDCAR (seaside town in North Yorkshire) + PET (as an adjective = cherished). Traditionally used at the entrance to a venue when welcoming special guests.
We're going to pass on gold rings (5)
Victor on one has moved around destroyer (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
V (Victor in the radio alphabet) + I (one in Roman numerals), with an anagram (moved) of HAS around the outside. Hindu deity known as the Destroyer.
Banned brown sauce in fish where seas freeze (5,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
OUT (banned) + HP (brand name for brown sauce, named after the Houses of Parliament), all in SOLE (a flatfish).
Proves smarter than fools at Brasenose? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Brasenose is a college of Oxford University (abbreviated to OU in the names of university societies and institutions), so fools there might be called OU TWITS .
Display struggle for breath over time (7)
Board to suggest schedule (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Triple definition. Board = table = food set out for a meal; as in “table a motion” = make a suggestion to be discussed and voted on; or as in timetable = schedule of events.
Maybe Lion King not shown in Barrow? (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CA [r] T (barrow), without the R (abbreviation for King, from the Latin Rex ). For the surface, Barrow is short for Barrow-in-Furness, a town in Cumbria, though I don’t know why it would have a problem with Disney musicals.
Nobleman not producing results in speech (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Homophone (in speech) of BARREN = not producing results.
See 8 Down
Atlantic liner docked, located by a satellite (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
TITANI [c] (Atlantic liner), with the last letter dropped (docked), then A . Largest moon of the planet Uranus.
Tries to stop serious practice session (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
HEARS (tries, applied to a case in court) inserted into (stopping) REAL (serious).
21d
(and 21 Down) Sacked tabloid editor supports newspaper, investing millions (5,6)
Be at one match (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Double definition: to be of the same opinion, or to be consistent (for example when checking cash totals). But I think these are just two shades of the same meaning, rather than separate meanings.
Improving new image recurring in Bond, initially discarded (2,3,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
N (new) + THEME (image recurring), in [b] OND with the initial letter discarded.
Down
Might we thus describe Amundsen’s arrival at 12 for a 19? (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
The Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen arrived at the South Pole (12a) a few weeks before Scott’s British expedition – so PRE-SCOTT. Reference to 19a BARON: the Labour politician John Prescott, now Baron Prescott.
Commercial break without purpose (6)
Vehicle with excellent emperor carrying British cop abroad (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CAR (vehicle) + AI (A1 = excellent) + NERO (Roman emperor), containing (carrying) B (British). A police officer (or border guard, customs officer etc) in Spanish-speaking countries. I’m more familiar with the Italian equivalent, but that’s spelt with an extra I before the E.
Works harnessing power in river succeeded (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
P (power) inserted into (harnessed by?) OUSE (a river) + S (abbreviation for succeeded). Opus = a work of music, literature or other art form. The Latin plural is opera , but “opuses” can also be used in English.
Ready to embrace better harlot (8)
Blackwood's Batter! (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
We need to split the first word into “Black Wood”: it’s B (abbreviation for black, for example in 2B pencils) and ASH (a type of wood). For the surface, there is indeed a cricketer called Jermaine Blackwood who bats for the West Indies.
Shape is round, involving a square (8)
21a
(and 21 Across) News boss taking fresh drink round sacked dour companion (6,7)
Sweet shot with son in black hat? (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
GOB (most meanings of this word are unpleasant, and I’m not sure how it corresponds to “shot”, but perhaps both could be a mouthful of drink?) + S (abbreviation for son) + TOPPER (top hat, usually black). CORRECTION: thanks to Kurukveera @1. It’s GO (shot = attempt), then S (abbreviation for son) inserted into B (black) + TOPPER (top hat).
Conversation in pub about radius in diagram (3,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
BAR CHAT (conversation in a pub), around R (radius).
Getting together in Soho: nice to get wasted (8)
Approach faction in British Left (8)
See 26 Across
Dialogue tense on very right-wing channel (6)
Required Scots hooligan to cross rising river (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
DEE (a river) reversed (rising = upwards in a down clue), with NED (Scots slang for a hooligan) around it (crossing it).
Final word not entirely correct (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
AMEN [d] (correct, as a verb), with the last letter dropped (not entirely). Expression of agreement, often used as the last word in a prayer.
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