Across
Go bang finally dropping surprise! (8)
Dump man beginning to make a mark (6)
My posse occasionally laugh uncontrollably (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
COR (my – as an exclamation) + P o S s E (alternate or ‘occasional’ letters)
Dog second-rate individual (that's a bit below the belt) (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
TAIL (dog) B (second-rate) ONE (individual)
I cooked with Grace Dent's scale (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘cooked’) of I and GRACE DENT
One tends to worship single mother (4)
Dog smelt better after scrubbing sides — it takes some beating (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
d O g s MEL t b ETTE r , each word missing the first and last letters or ‘scrubbing sides’
Provincial politicians to admit fighting over draft (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
DUP (Democratic Unionist Party – ‘provincial politicians’) round or ‘admitting’ a reversal (‘over’) of WAR (fighting)
Coat mostly held firm (6)
Criminal crows about coming back (8)
Some persevered turning back days before (4)
Keep going with the flow (10)
I'm grateful petitions for audience exist (8)
Passing report Brussels takes file back from Germany (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
EU (‘Brussels’ – HQ of the European Union) LOG (file) Y (last letter or ‘back’ of Germany)
Bug expert breaking the ice (6)
Dip in case you start to stress out (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘out’) of CASE YOU and S (first letter or ‘start’ of stress)
Down
Have secret service overthrown Eastern European? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (‘overthrown’) of E (eastern) POLE (European)
Article follows king getting stick for not working (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A (article) following K (king) + PUT (stick) – we had to check this as a reasonable synonym
Spooner's drugs still leading to boozy hangover (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A Spoonerism of GEAR (drugs) BUT (still)
S Vogue c (7)
Certain wages remain unsettled after private complaint (7)
Lie over crime a bit cunningly (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘cunningly’) of CRIME A BIT – a new word for us
Old pens in one pocket (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
MATURE (old) round or ‘penning’ IN I (one)
Opposed to police in London? That's virtually everywhere (9)
Key worker or hairdresser? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A double definition – both slightly cryptic
Bawdy old book set (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
O (old) B (book) SCENE (set – as in a theatre or film)
They coin terms? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
‘Terms’ is cryptically M IN TERS
Film wrapped by Gervais perhaps is likely to fall flat (7)
It needs hint of lime when served up (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A clue-as-definition: SA (sex appeal – ‘it’) L (first letter or ‘hint’ of lime) + a reversal (‘served up’) of AS (when) – Joyce is keen to stress that salsa does not need a hint of lime when served up! The acidity you need can come from adding lemon or vinegar.
Look good in charge showing sound reasoning (5)
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