Across
Skilful answer right? (6)
Go over the limit regularly being first to rant aboard bus (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
b E i N g (alternate or ‘regular’ letters only) + R (first letter of rant) inside or ‘boarding’ COACH (bus)
Urgency shown by media certain to lose face (8)
Fancy exhausted Romeo gets firm twice! (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
R ome O (first and last letters only or ‘exhausted’) CO CO (company or ‘firm’ twice)
Busy MEP strong but no Liberal able to share feelings (10)
Possibly lead away from front and elsewhere (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
m ETAL (possibly lead) – missing the initial letter or ‘away from the front’. This had us foxed as we both read it as LEAD (as in at the front) but we think it just about works in the way that we eventually parsed it. Thanks to those who noticed that ‘and’ was not underlined.
Again finance house primarily converts monetary unit (7)
This offers digital access to other functions on board (6)
Painfully cold beer (6)
Redesign bridleways after ignoring clear local rules (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘redesign’) of B rid LEWAYS without ‘rid’ (clear)
Negative push Hugh ignored intermittently (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Alternate letters or ‘ignored intermittently’ in p U s H h U g H
Train hard by river where transport was kept? (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
COACH (train) H (hard) OUSE (river)
Radiation in live broadcast affected actor (6)
Our kid at first wavering recognised American filmmaker (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘wavering’) of OUR K (first letter in kid) followed by SAW (recognised) A (American). Kurosawa was a Japanese film director – well known for directing The Seven Samurai.
Introduction of lending rate changed fixed transfer system (8)
Second cross held in palm maybe about to protrude (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
S (second) X (cross) inside TREE (palm perhaps) all reversed or ‘about’
Down
Barrel containing not quite the last bit of bulgur wheat (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
DRUM (barrel) containing U (not quite the last letter or ‘bit’ of bulgUr)
Attack official UK statisticians chuckling with no sign of hesitation (9)
Suffering loss of first husband however unlucky (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
T h OUGH (however) without or ‘suffering loss of’ ‘h’ (first letter of husband)
Domestic appliance for keeping kippers warm (15)
Rail caught breaking my new tool (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
C (caught) inside or ‘breaking’ COR (my) N (new) RAKE (tool) Thanks Hovis
Former university cuts not a moment too soon (5)
Cancels my reordered plants (9)
Extremely anaemic hideous canned music (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A naemi C (first and last letters only or ”extremely’) and an anagram (‘canned’) of HIDEOUS. We don’t remember seeing ‘canned’ as an anagram indicator before. We suppose that if you put things in a can they may not be in the same position as they were it was before they went in!
Pilots and navigators perhaps packing small items for flight? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
AIR CREWS (pilots and navigators perhaps) around or ‘packing’ S (small)
Northumbrian village given new frontage for shops (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
s EAHOUSES (Northumbrian village) with a new letter (T) at the front.
One who keeps razors uncovered (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
s HAVER s (razors) losing first and last letters or ‘uncovered’
Hack for one runs in tights (5)
Water carrier underneath opening of storm drain (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
EWER (water carrier) underneath S (first letter or ‘opening to’ Storm)
Type letters or click words in the clue