Across
Block of zinc is easily cut into (6)
Picked up kissed Cockney lass that's very sweet (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A homophone (‘picked up’) of NECKED (kissed) ‘ER (‘Cockney lass’ – ‘her’ missing the ‘h’)
Signature of US actress possibly required for date of major operation (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
D DAY might be the signature of Doris Day (US actress)
Unexpectedly gaining all oil (10)
Pass through circuits between earths (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LAPS (circuits) between E E (earths)
Heartless brummie bent on first pair of Charlie's Angels (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘bent’) of BRU m MIE missing the middle letter or ‘heartless’ after CH (first two letters of Charlie’s)
Restoring mostly obscure domestic chore without resistance (14)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
RECONDIT e (obscure) missing the last letter or ‘mostly’ + I r ONING (domestic chore) missing the ‘r’ (resistance)
Irresistibly one-sided grovelling -- why me getting sacked? (14)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘getting sacked’) of g ROVELLING missing either of the ‘g’s or ‘sides’ (one-sided) and WHY ME
Measure reservoir in coastal village (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SIZE (measure) WELL (reservoir) – the Suffolk village better known for its nuclear power stations
Wild dogs ultimately mean to show no sign of hesitation (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
S (last or ‘ultimate’ letter of dogs) AV er AGE (mean) missing ‘er’ (sign of hesitation)
Absurd scare stops Scottish town's jokes (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘absurd’) of SCARE in or ‘stopping’ WICK’S (Scottish town’s)
Goggles regularly covering left eye up (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
g O g G l E s (alternate or ‘regular’ letters) round or ‘covering’ L (left)
What a Rechabite getting into wine could become? (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A clue-as-definition: A TT (teetotal – apparently a Rechabite does not drink alcohol) in RED (wine) – RATTED = drunk
Petition House before judge? (6)
Down
Spoil most of river clogged off and on (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
INDU s (river) missing the last letter or ‘most of’ + alternate (‘on and off’) letters of c L o G g E d – could this be a reference to our rivers being polluted by the privatised water companies?
Cyprus largely concocted praise (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘concocted’) of CYPRU s missing the last letter or ‘largely’ – not a familiar phrase for us
Regular payment of gratuity in dispatch (7)
Artist wants composer but not a novelist (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ELG a R (composer) missing the ‘a’ + ECO (Umberto Eco – ‘novelist’)
Earthling's ill nature dealt with (9)
Current lead (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Double definition, although we weren’t convinced about the second meaning – is ‘in the running’ the same as ‘in the lead’?
Check what clot messed up work minimally? (13)
Spanning two rivers open stretch (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
OVERT (open) round or ‘spanning’ R and EXE (two rivers)
Stage musical welcomes international actor (7)
Religious separatist missing number one? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
WEE (‘number one’ – urinate) FREE (missing) – another new phrase for us – apparently the name given to members of the Free Church of Scotland following the union in 1900 of the Free Kirk and The United Free Kirk – isn’t religion strange?
One maltreats half-hearted wife ever gutted (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
MIS s US (wife) missing one of the middle letters or ‘half-hearted’ + E ve R missing the middle letters or ‘gutted’
Limbs and cheek identify body in field? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LEGS (limbs) LIP (cheek) – a fielding position in cricket
Space below centre of driving belt (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ROOM (space) after (‘below’ in a down clue) V (middle letter or ‘centre’ of driving)
Type letters or click words in the clue