Across
Rugged comedian swallowing favourite drug (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CARD (comedian) round or ‘swallowing’ PET (favourite) E (drug)
In recession the Parisian rents increase continually (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LA (‘the’ in French) RIPS (rents) all reversed or ‘in recession’
Brahms not having to defect? (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
BLOT to (drunk – ‘Brahms’ being Cockney rhyming slang – ‘Brahms and Liszt’ – pissed) without or ‘not having’ ‘to’
Aura surrounds Conservative, one showing foreknowledge (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
PRESENCE (aura) round C (Conservative) I (one)
Famous horse corrected evil in small rook (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘corrected’) of EVIL in S (small) R (rook – in chess) – the ‘famous horse’ being that of the Lone Ranger
Daughter leaving waterside in distress, so to speak (2,2,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘in distress’) of WATERSI d E with the ‘d’ (daughter) omitted or ‘leaving’
Suggestion husband ignored: discourteous to butt in (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
h INT (suggestion) with the ‘h’ (husband) omitted or ‘ignored’ RUDE (discourteous)
Sound asleep, embracing Kelvin, having left dive? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SNORE (a ‘sound’ made when ‘asleep’) round or ’embracing’ K (Kelvin) + L (left)
Policeman, not soft, retrained for pit (4,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘retrained’) of p OLICEMAN without the ‘p’ (soft)
One after another mentioned trainee (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A homophone (‘mentioned’) of IN TURN (one after another)
Toilets unfortunately blocked with animal body part (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘unfortunately’) of TOILETS round or ‘blocked by’ PIG (animal)
Penny leaving store to tour old London area (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SHO p (store) without the ‘p’ (penny) round or ‘touring’ O (old)
Fish tails in horse meat for dog (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
BASS (fish) + last letters or ‘tails’ of horsE meaT
Recorded fragment about tailless bird (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
END (fragment) round ROLLE r (bird) without the last letter or ‘tail’ – we’d never come across this bird before, but there it is in Chambers!
Down
Air Force One for example key in visits (4,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
G (key – in music) in CALLS IN (visits)
Dispute on chairs around piano (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SAT (on chairs) round P (piano)
Proust reinterpreted produces mental dullness (6)
American doctor on course read up about certain glands (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A (American) DR (doctor) + LANE (course) reversed or ‘read up’ (in a down clue)
Delivery option from Carson's top department (1-7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
C (first letter or ‘top’ of Carson) SECTION (department)
Sausage not entirely uniform sounded most unsatisfactory (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LIVER y (uniform) without the last letter or ‘not entirely’ + a homophone (‘sounded’) of WORST (most unsatisfactory)
First person ousted by more cheeky supporter taking cup (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SAUC i ER (more cheeky) without or ‘ousting’ the ‘i’ (first person)
Disease expert treated visitor stuffed with Christmas cake? (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘treated’) of VISITOR round or ‘stuffed with’ LOG (type of Christmas cake)
Country crowd at last sail from shore to island (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
D (last letter of crowd) JIB (sail) OUT (from shore) I (island)
Those from around these parts, and alien near them? (8)
Warm, feathery layer for barbarian (7)
Lonely type behind upwardly mobile Chinese people (6)
Popular monarch stopping street advertising (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
IN (popular) + ER (monarch – the Queen) in or ‘stopping’ ST (street) – we had to check the definition and found that an ‘insert’ can be a loose sheet in a newspaper or periodical containing advertising material
Pieces for one not completely secure (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SOLI d (secure) without the last letter or ‘not completely’ – ‘soli’ being the plural of ‘solo’
Type letters or click words in the clue