Across
9a
(and 9 Across) Position 49, perhaps before 50, say (6,3)
10a
(and 10 Across) Contrived to silence informant crossing yard into protective custody? (8,11)
See 1 Across
See 4 Across
King's daughter went back inside to get musical instrument (4,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
REGAN (daughter of Shakespeare’s King Lear), with RODE (went, on horseback or on a vehicle) reversed (back) inside.
Fancies main track to go cycling (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A-SIDE (the main track on a single record, as opposed to the B-side which is often a filler), with the letters “cycling” round so that A + S go to the end. Idea = fancy = a thought.
Dead accurate when making a container (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
EX [a] CT (accurate), with the A changed to TIN (metal container).
Flower from Frank Sinatra wanting Nat King ... (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
FREE (frank, as in “speak freely” = say what you think), then SI [natr] A without NAT and without R (abbreviation for Latin Rex = King). The ellipsis is there because Bluth has split Nat King Cole across two clues, and doesn’t contribute to the wordplay. Flowering plant, related to crocuses and irises.
... Cole essentially to make comeback after having slipped disc in bathroom (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[c] OL [e] (essentially = only the middle letters), reversed (to make comeback), after slipping in an O (disc).
Artist to fold over papers quickly (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
RA (abbreviation for Royal Academician = artist) + PLY (fold = layer, as in 3-ply tissues), around (over) ID (abbreviation for identity documents = papers).
Fruit wine's cool (7)
Complaint following group of footballers' language (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
RSI (abbreviation for Repetitive Strain Injury = complaint = something you’d see a doctor about) after FA (Football Association). Otherwise known as Persian: a language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
Student cutting film about pig iron maybe beginning to get friendly (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
L (as in L-plate = learner= student) inserted into (cutting) BABE (a film about a pig, based on the children’s book The Sheep-Pig by Dick King-Smith), with CLUB (golf club, for example an iron) at the beginning. Descriptive of a sociable person who would get on well in a social club.
28a
(and 28 Across) Offence began in kindergarten sadly (8,3,8)
29a
(and 29 Across) Dissertations written about caustic Republican leaving America (3,6)
See 26 Across
See 27 Across
Down
4 taking it out on nobleman, briefly depicting time of revolution (5,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Reference to 4 across SOL [it] ARY , taking out IT, then EAR [l] (nobleman) without the last letter (briefly). The time taken for one complete revolution of the Earth around the Sun (measured by observation of the Sun’s position in the sky).
Hunter skinned then cooked antelope up for starter – it's greasy (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram (cooked) of [h] UNTE [r] without the outer letters (skinned), with GNU (an antelope) reversed (up = upwards in a down clue) at the start. Another word for ointment = a greasy substance applied to the skin.
Beastly sort of business working in support of roadside assistance provider (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CO (abbreviation for company or corporation = business) + ON (working), after (below, in a down clue = supporting) RAC (roadside assistance provider, originally owned by the Royal Automobile Club which still exists as a private club for motor enthusiasts). A sort of beast.
Group of stars recalling number one for Lizzo finally (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
NO I (Number One) + last letters (finally) of [fo] R [lizz] O , all reversed (recalling . . .). The constellation otherwise known as the Hunter.
Record somewhat split EMI's executives (7)
High seas retaining gooey substance for all time (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram (high) of SEAS , containing GEL (gooey substance).
By all conclusions Barbary ape amongst safari park's hairy beasts? (5)
Well lit line travelling all the way down into big city every evening (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LIGHT (well lit) with the L (abbreviation for line) “travelling” all the way to the end (down, in a down clue), inserted into NY (abbreviation for New York = big city).
Blueprint to make un-named Disney film (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
FOR (to make, as in “these potatoes are ideal for chips”) + MULA [n] (Disney film) without the N (abbreviation for name). Blueprint = formula = the information needed to make something.
Sources for elder statesman get in contact possibly underpinning a politician's greatness (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
First letters (sources) of E [lder] S [tatesman], inserted into LENS (possibly a contact = short for contact lens), after (below, in a down clue = underpinning) A + MP (abbreviation for Member of Parliament = politician).
Tense finish (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Double definition. A form of the grammatical past tense; or perfect as a verb = finish = make final adjustments to.
Drunk daughter giving up anything for some ice? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
D [aught] ER , with AUGHT (an old or dialect word for “anything”) replaced by (given up for) RINK (an area covered with ice for skating). Drunk, as a noun = drinker = someone habitually abusing alcohol.
Floor 28 please do some work on paper? (7)
Sailor tucking into buffet at home (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
AB (abbreviation for able-bodied seafarer = sailor), tucked into HIT (buffet, as a verb = strike repeatedly) + AT .
Book launch takes stamina (5)
Minister caught soon (5)
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