Across
Maybe Rooney's drunk, snorting cocaine, right? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SOUSE (slang for drunk, as a noun = drunkard) containing (snorting = ingesting) C (slang abbreviation for cocaine), then R (abbreviation for right). Slang for someone from Merseyside, for example the footballer Wayne Rooney.
Addicts keeping sober, with flipping rowdy encouragement (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
AA (abbreviation for Alcoholics Anonymous = addicts), containing (keeping) TT (abbreviation for teetotal = sober), then YOB (rowdy, as a noun = disruptive young person) reversed (flipping). Expression of encouragement or approval, perhaps a corruption of “that’s the boy!”.
In blocking Porto's wingers fail to disrupt a shot (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
HOT (in = fashionable) inserted into (blocking) the outer letters (wingers) of P [ort] O , then BOMB (as a verb = slang for fail). To spoil someone else’s carefully-composed photo (shot) by appearing in it uninvited.
Doctor grasps paper by cooler physicist (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
DR (abbreviation for doctor) containing (grasping) I (paper = the newspaper known as i ), then AC (abbreviation for air conditioning = cooler). Paul Dirac, 20th-century physicist.
Prince Albert's accepted in Abu Dhabi, say (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
HAL (name used for Prince Henry who later became King Henry V) + AL (shortened form of the name Albert). Term denoting things (especially foods) that are permitted under Islamic law, for example in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.
Corrupt person's confession probed by new copper in office (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
I’M BENT (someone’s confession of being corrupt), containing (probed by) N (abbreviation for new) + CU (Cu = chemical symbol for copper, from Latin cuprum ). Incumbent as an adjective = descriptive of someone holding a particular position (for example a minister in a local church).
21d
(and 21 Down) Remake of Godfather's iffy? Yes, but it's a spanking tale (5,6,2,4)
Is dishonest politician investing francs in account? (4,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LIES (as a verb = is dishonest) + TORY (Conservative politician), containing (investing) F (symbol for French francs, before they were replaced by the euro).
What American held in hands for composer (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
EH (eh? = what? = an expression indicating surprise or failure to hear what’s been said) + A (abbreviation for American), contained in L + R (abbreviations for left and right hands). Franz Lehár, Austro-Hungarian composer.
Harsh noise from King Charles by his hiding place (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CR (abbreviation for Carolus Rex = Latin for King Charles) + OAK (legend has it that King Charles II hid in an oak tree to escape from his enemies after defeat at the Battle of Worcester).
River carp sandwiches put away (5,4)
Mobster, I learn, essentially unable to create issue (7)
Bored taking cannabis, did you say? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Homophone (we hear) of ON WEED (slang for using cannabis as a recreational drug). Affected by ennui (boredom or dissatisfaction).
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Disney's film business doubled (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CO (abbreviation for company = business) repeated (doubled). 2017 Disney / Pixar animated film.
In religious residence, sex is a pressing matter (8)
Kind of red coat worn by clubber, periodically (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
MAC (short for mackintosh = waterproof coat) around (worn by) alternate letters (periodically) of [c] L [u] B [b] E [r]. Red = short for red wine; Malbec is a dark purple grape variety or the red wine made from it.
Boss working hard to clear debts (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
STUD [ious] (working hard) without IOUS (debts). Boss = stud = a rounded knob on a surface.
I must leave Munich's beer supply for admired figure there (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram (supply = in a supple manner) of MUN [i] CHS BEER , with the I omitted (leaving). Extended definition: term in German philosophy (so in Munich) for a superior human being.
Don't talk about something downloaded by love poet (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SH (sh! = don’t talk! = a command to be quiet) around APP (something downloaded to a phone or computer), then O (love = zero in tennis scoring). Ancient Greek lyric poet; other ancient writers seem to have admired her work, but most of it is now lost.
Sing about free ride, with intro from Stevie Nicks (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SHOP (as a verb = sing about = slang for betray to the authorities) + LIFT (as in “do you want a lift home?” = a free ride in someone else’s car) + introductory letter from S [tevie]. Nick, as a verb = slang for steal; shoplift = steal from a shop.
Marina may welcome these revolutionary extremists from steadfast, heroic army (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
End letters (extremists), reversed (revolutionary), in S [teadfas] T H [eroi] C A [rm] Y .
Maybe Labour, and its old leader Miliband, like Messi? (4-6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LEFT (politically left-wing, for example the Labour Party) + FOOT (its old leader = Michael Foot, leader of the Labour Party in the 1980s) + ED (Ed Miliband, Labour MP and another former party leader). A footballer who predominantly kicks with his or her left foot, such as the Argentinian player Lionel Messi.
English playmaker has heart, not retreating (9)
Bad reaction to bloomers in comic play (3,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Double definition. An allergic reaction to pollen (from flowers = bloomers); or a 1924 play by Noël Coward.
Lass excited about turning up silk trousers (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram (excited) of LASS , around KC (abbreviation for King’s Counsel = lawyer, otherwise known as a “silk” from their formal workwear) reversed (turning up = upwards in a down clue). For once “trousers” is not an inclusion indicator, but means clothing for the lower body.
Maybe Rachel Riley's beginning to bore devoted fan (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Beginning letter of R [iley] inserted into (boring) FIEND (slang for someone very fond of something, as in “crossword fiend” = a devoted fan). Definition by example: Rachel is a character in the TV sitcom Friends .
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Insert tip of needle into clothing - so do this? (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
First letter (tip) of N [eedle] inserted into KIT (slang for clothing, as in “keep your kit on”). Extended definition: knit = to create fabric (typically clothing) using needles.
Ms Quatro has lowered head and arms (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SUZI (Suzi Quatro, US rock musician), with the first letter (head) moved to the end (lowered, in a down clue). Arms = weapons, in this case Israeli-manufactured automatic guns.
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