Across
He's clinging to top of pear tree (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An insertion of P for the initial letter of ‘pear’ in MALE. The insertion indicator is ‘clinging to’.
A brief stopping place for space traveller (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An insertion of A and TELL in SITE. The insertion indicator is ‘stopping’.
Weird sort breaking zip's opening below bridge (7)
Recording equipment in case BMW crashed (7)
Strike briefly like this politician (5)
Deadpool possibly naked about to recover of course (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of UTAN reversed and RALLY. UTAN comes from [M]UTAN[T], because Deadpool in the Marvel comic series is a mutant. No, I hadn’t either.
Cold beach popular with an eccentric (14)
Penny replaced one percent RRP nominal fee (14)
Distract party with dog (9)
Council secretary's exterior show of support (5)
Liberal continuing to spend zero yen (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of L and ONG[O]ING.
European breaking tooth perhaps over herb (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of E inserted into ORGAN and O. The insertion indicator is ‘breaking’.
Natural environment welcoming check on energy (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of E, COSY and STEM.
Retired businessman penning tense book (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An insertion of T in SUIT reversed. The insertion indicator is ‘penning’ and the reversal indicator is ‘retired’. TITUS is one of Paul’s three pastoral epistles in the New Testament.
Down
Cretan resident's maiden name found in letter to Greek city of old (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of M, an insertion of N in IOTA and UR. The insertion indicator is ‘found in’.
Suggest tossing out staple (9)
Continental style reflected French way with repeating work (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of RUE reversed and OP twice.
Quiet sub getting resentful about spectacle (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An insertion of P and LEND in SOUR. The insertion indicator is ‘getting … about’
That is what one might do with broken-down car (5)
Country's mostly malign atmosphere recalled (7)
Summarising at length not taking sides (5)
Aides say shouldn't carry papers (6)
Screen upcoming Othello say where people go? (9)
Prepare to attack Sunday morning choice perhaps spoken mass (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of LIE IN and aural wordplay (‘spoken’) of WEIGHT. Mass and WEIGHT are not the same thing. We know. But in common use, they are; and in crosswords they certainly can be.
Academic boss is touring Oxford University (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of STUD and OU inserted into IS. The insertion indicator is ‘touring’.
Maybe cat on railway crossing provided scare (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of PET and IF inserted into RY. The insertion indicator is ‘crossing’.
Beginning and ending of Norman conquest (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of N for the final letter of ‘Norman’ and ASCENT.
Princess carried inside in other words (6)
In the end did you policemen mean to search me? (5)
French menu item missing key idiom (5)
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