Across
Knight led astray taking drugs in sewer (6)
Around fifty one begins to struggle (8)
Vast lake on isle obscured with mist (9)
Cover of Kids on the radio (5)
Propose kicking bishop's butt (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
b ROACH (propose) without or ‘kicking’ ‘b’ (bishop)
Worker in wood seeing grouse on log (9)
Dish of the day: southern fried plaice (7)
Work space at home has grand entrance (7)
A group of Mounties plan a demanding walk (9)
Old person regularly sampling jazz at beach (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Alternate letters (‘regularly sampling’) in jAzZ aT bEaCh
Corporation taking on human resources drone (5)
Frighten a seal with a joyful outburst (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
COW (frighten) A BUNG (seal) A. Bert ended up googling words beginning COWA and came up with the answer. It is street slang apparently and not in Chambers or our other ‘go to’ website (wordfun).
Pampered politician ultimately blocks satirical piece by editor (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
N (last or ‘ultimate’ letter in politician) inside or ‘blocking’ SPOOF (satirical piece) + ED (editor)
Self-righteous at church surrounded by saints and stars (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
PI (self-righteous) + CE (church) inside or ‘surrounded by’ SS (saints)
Down
One say about to pull in line on river (6)
Chum possibly made from two portions of ground meat (8)
Overweight cops left for dead (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
FAT (overweight) around or ‘copping’ L (left)
I'll settle to get rid of credit limits (6)
Organ grinder's heart eaten by bear (4)
Raft I'd lost at sea (6)
High jumper rocks during walk (8)
After losing the lead it's pointless (6)
Withdraw £10 from Halifax for port (5)
English and American soldiers rejected evacuation (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
E (English) and a reversal or ‘rejection’ of A (American) MEN (soldiers)
Ultimate sign of diabetes: urine sample containing most sugar (8)
I also picked up a pair of socks (6)
Some paint on a coat such as this (8)
Ape that flies (6)
Soldier perhaps firing missiles primarily? (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A clue as definition: m ARCHER (‘soldier perhaps’) without or ‘firing’ ‘m’ (first or ‘primary’ letter of missiles)
Professor's lectures likely to offend (6)
Male with head shaved on top? (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A clue as definition – M (male) with c ONK (head) missing first letter or ‘shaved on top’
A bit that gets cast? (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A clue as definition – an anagram (‘cast’) of A and BIT
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