Across
Dull doctor: “What’s coming on Monday?” (6)
Reckon what’s coming on Monday will have daughter deceived (8)
Improving old article by fellows in the centre of London (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
O (abbreviation for old), then THE (the definite article) + MEN (fellows) in the centre letters of [lo] ND [on]. On the mend = improving = getting better after an illness.
Tea popular in group of cafes? (5)
Criticise work largely empty but a brilliant display (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
PAN (as a verb = criticise) + OP (short for Latin opus = a musical or literary work) + L [argel] Y without the inner letters (empty).
Candidate I’m backing - nobody English will accept that (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
I’M reversed (backing), inserted into (. . . will accept that) NONE (nobody) + E (abbreviation for English).
Local youngster displaying attitude in confines of Brechin (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
AIR (attitude, as in “walking with a confident air”) in the outer letters (confines) of B [rechi] N . Scottish and Northern English word for a child = local youngster, for example one from Brechin in Scotland.
Purging method adopted by guy with symptom of drunkenness (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ART (method, as in “there’s an art to . . .” = a preferred way to do something), contained in (adopted by) CAT (guy = slang for man or person) + HIC (short for hiccup = a symptom of drunkenness).
Fellow offering information: article about return of thaw (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
GEN (slang abbreviation for general information) + AN (a form of the indefinite article), around MELT (thaw) reversed (return of . . .).
Walk miles to be caught in ambush (5)
Male working observed to be well-off (7)
Child’s relatives hide (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
KID’S (child’s) + KIN (relatives). Leather made from the hide of a young goat.
Claim provided by small investor (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
AVER (claim, as a verb = state) next to S (abbreviation for small).
Everybody with self-confidence gets mostly well-off as implied in symbolic narrative (9)
Argon vapour very much behind source of some marine obstruction (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
AR (Ar = chemical symbol for argon) + GAS (vapour) + SO (very much, as in “I so wish that . . .”), all behind the first letter (source) of S [ome]. Type of seaweed that forms large floating masses, especially in the region of the Atlantic known as the Sargasso Sea.
Performer Poet Laureate: “What’s coming on Monday?” (6)
Down
Unproductive day after upturn implies decline (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
POOR (unproductive, as in poor soil) + D (abbreviation for day), all reversed (after upturn = upwards in a down clue).
Something added in aspect of awkward encounter when out with new girlfriend? (9)
What’s coming on Monday? Not a whisky (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram of YE [a] R (New Year = what’s coming on Monday), without the A. Whisky (or whiskey) made from rye grain.
British scientist’s marriage not initially attracting people of fashion (9)
Again consolidated agreement to put in thatching (11)
Long period of time that’s new? (and a hint to eight other clues) (5)
Plague - about to flee? Not entirely a sign of stupidity (9)
Visionary: “What’s coming on Monday?” (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram of YEAR (New Year = what’s coming on Monday). Aery = visionary = dreamlike, or descriptive of a noble idea that may not be practicable.
What’s coming on Monday in a planet that’s stormy? One may take a shot here (11)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram of YEAR (New Year = what’s coming on Monday), inside an anageam (stormy) of A PLANET . The area of a football pitch in front of the goal, containing the spot from which penalty kicks are taken.
Substantial obscurities about American criminals (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
BIG (substantial) + MISTS (obscurities), around A (abbreviation for American). People committing the crime of bigamy.
Stage performers arrive: audience primarily enthralled by loud noises (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
COME (arrive), then the first letter (primarily) of A [udiences] contained in (enthralled by) DINS (loud noises).
Author and tense journalist: “What’s coming on Monday?” (9)
Note what’s coming on Sunday right? Not once (5)
Reflection of some skirtlike garment (4)
More precise governance taken up around college (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
REIN (governance = control, as in “keeping a tight rein on . . .”) reversed (taken up = upwards in a down clue), around C (abbreviation for college). Nice, as in “a nice distiction” = precise or very specific.
Set on climbing (3)
Type letters or click words in the clue
