Across
Opportunity to buy duty-free French perfume new in getting it in the box (15)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CHANEL (French perfume) with N (new) inserted, then CROSSING (in football, passing the ball sideways into the “box” in front of the goal so that a striker can score). Duty-free shopping is typically available when crossing international borders, such as the English Channel between Britain and France.
All Saints' day: miserable Serbian city (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
NOV I (1st of November = All Saints’ Day) + SAD (miserable). City in the north of Serbia; the name means “new plantation”. I’m sure it’s a much more pleasant place than the clue implies.
Formal uniform lightened at the front with a flower (7)
Erasmus iconically bestrides this art form (5)
Poor reaction by United; they bottle it in France (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram (poor) of REACTION , then U (abbreviation for United, particularly in the names of football teams). Liqueur produced in France.
Hairy brute first to attend rave in Oklahoma city second to leave (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
First letter of A [ttend] + RANT (rave = shout angrily), all inserted into TUL [s] A (city in Oklahoma) without the S (abbreviation for second). A large spider, most species of which are hairy.
Behold one getting advanced instrument (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
VOILA (French word for “behold!”, now absorbed into English), with the I (one in Roman numerals) “advanced” one place towards the front of the word. Musical instrument: the big brother of a violin.
One set to catch Flashman according to a ventriloquist? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Harry Flashman, in the novel Tom Brown’s School Days by Thomas Hughes, is a school bully. A ventriloquist’s pronunciation of BULLY, in which the sounds B and P are problematic and need to be faked, might sound closer to GULLY. In cricket, a player standing in a catching position to the side of the batter.
Order fresh crisp beer (9)
Drake set off with raft during the night (9)
Ordinary pieces which are published in the papers (5)
Solo Fed agent's guessing game (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
HAN (the Star Wars character Han Solo) + G-MAN (slang for a US federal agent, or Fed for short). Pencil-and-paper word guessing game.
In pursuit of time becoming sick (7)
Beginning to read Henry McDonald a seedy crime writer (15)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Beginning letter of R [ead], then an anagram (seedy = disreputable, worn-out, or feeling ill) of HENRY MCDONALD A . Well, there was a journalist called Henry McDonald who wrote at least one detective novel – but Raymond Chandler is a much better-known name as a crime writer.
Down
One responsible for numerous shootings? (15)
Consultant initially against deploying face mask (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
First letters (initially) of A [gainst] D [eploying], then VISOR (face mask).
Inquisitive about leader of Conservatives and cocaine (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
NOSY (inquisitive), around the leading letter of C [onservatives] + AND . Slang for cocaine or other drugs taken nasally.
Playful daughter opens sluice after wiping walls (5)
Copy cat enters answers not fully completed (9)
Broke family thrown into street (5)
As a normal pregnancy minutes from being discovered? (7)
Salute guard at sea carrying older lady - that's sweet! (15)
Peacekeepers under attack left boxed in without a strategy (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
UN (abbreviation for United Nations: often “peacekeepers” in crosswords, though that’s a slightly narrow definition of their remit) + PANNED (criticised harshly = under attack, as in “the film was panned by almost all the reviewers”), with L (abbreviation for left) inserted (boxed in).
Champion Scotsman from the late 19th century? (9)
Non-explicit quality of 10 with frilly clothing (7)
First mark made on page of official document (7)
Lover boy Knut sporting little jumper (5)
Draw son disembarking sailing vessel (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[s] KETCH (make a drawing), without the S (abbreviation for son); disembarking = getting off. A type of sailing boat with two masts.
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