Across
If clued ‘Cars turn here’ this could be about right (8)
Gas discharge behind V&A (6)
Rebounding off the wall in shock (4)
One who may dismiss envelope’s meaning (10)
Black line last to turn a different colour (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
B (black) ROW (line) N (last letter in turn). As Bert solved 3d, Joyce solved 12ac – they clashed. Bert was correct and I had to accept that B (black) L (line) END (last) giving BLEND – to turn a different colour, didn’t quite work.
Judge badly interrupting our time back in Peruvian city (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
J (judge) ILL (badly) inside a reversal (‘back’) of OUR T (time). Our last one in which also needed checking.
After British sent packing gracious in imprisoning singular officer (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
B (British) ignored (‘sent packing’) from b ENIGN (gracious) around or ‘imprisoning’ S (singular)
Suppressed author set to return (6)
Fellow trimmed representation of coral in black-and-white drawing (8)
Award - the ultimate in radio? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
The last letter in radio is O – OSCAR in the phonetic alphabet. Actually, it’s the International Radio-Telephony Spelling Alphabet which makes the use of Radio very appropriate.
Vulgar group seen around that guy in newspaper (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
BROAD (vulgar) SET (group) around HE (that guy) – we had to check that broad and vulgar were synonyms.
Special activity backing drink (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
S (special) + a reversal (‘backing’) of ADO (activity)
Quietly sheltering in very cold tree (6)
Comment on avoiding marriage to miserly spinster? (8)
Down
Rock band popularly coming on board? That’s worth mentioning (8)
Noodles offered in party hosted by a Parisian (4)
A quick survey taking in hot waste container (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A SCAN (quick survey) around or ‘taking in’ H (hot) – yes, this is the one that Bert solved and clashed with my parsing of 12ac. Both parsings for 12ac made sense, but Bert’s worked with the the ‘n’ here.
Opening piece very plain and clean eschewing piano (8)
Using a few words in variety of rich patois (10)
River culvert perhaps avoiding the first gutter (6)
Bible found in urban excavation (6)
Bowled in wayward overs - bowled when in drink as can be seen (10)
Fool turning up in splendour? This should explain things (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ASS (fool) reversed or ‘turning up’ in GLORY (splendour)
One sending up road tips after travelling (8)
Fictional detective’s name at end of passage (6)
Most of difficult dispute will produce distress (6)
Ban university that’s upset Disney? (6)
Problem over contact sport (4)
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