Across
Perhaps Bacardi and cola mixed before short break (7)
Wax sticks and runs until hot becomes cold (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Wax sticks and runs until hot becomes cold H ANDLES (=runs, manages); “until hot (=H) becomes cold (=C)” means letter “h” becomes “c”
What the landlord does reportedly is acceptable (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
What the landlord does reportedly is acceptable Homophone (“reportedly”) of “innkeeping (=what the landlord does)”
Setter’s well? (4)
Mysterious secret inscrutable and occult primarily? (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Mysterious secret inscrutable and occult primarily *(SECRET + I <nscrutable> + O <ccult>); “primarily” means first letters only are used in anagram, indicated by “mysterious” which does double duty; & lit.
What goes around comes around (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
What goes around comes around Whimsical definition: a rotor is a rotating part and the word is also a palindrome
Kitty's play date (4)
Heard wound is result of saint's torture instrument (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Heard wound is result of saint’s torture instrument Homophone (“heard”) of “weal (=streak left on skin by blow, wound)”
Fireworks spread widely (4)
Back massage on street leads to rupture (5)
According to Spooner delphinium is little gem (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
According to Spooner, delphinium is little gem Spoonerism of “ l ark sp ur (=delphinium, i.e. genus)”
Receive wage and discover it's a pound missing (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Receive wage and discover it’s a pound missing <l> EARN (=discover, find out; “a pound (=L, as in LSD) missing” means letter “l” is dropped)”
Fifth of November is pigsty full of messy ash - grotesque (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Fifth of November is pigsty, full of messy ash – grotesque *(ASH) in [<nove> M <ber> (“fifth of” means first letter only) + IS + PEN (=pigsty)]
Erstwhile queen lost crumpled suit in the East End (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Erstwhile queen lost crumpled suit in the East End *(<er> STWHILE ); “ queen (=ER, for Elizabeth Regina) lost” means letters “er” are dropped from anagram, indicated by “crumpled”; a whistle and flute is Cockney rhyming slang for a suit!
There's a joke in here - it's a good one! (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
There’s a joke in here – it’s a good one ! Double definition: a Christmas cracker contains a joke AND a cracker is an exceptionally good example of something, as in She’s a cracker!
Down
Shop lifting a feature of rabid lawlessness (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Shop lifting, a feature of rabid lawlessness Reversed (“lifting”) and hidden (“a feature of”) in “rab ID LA wlessness”
Leaves Egypt after shock (6)
Duff beer drunk by Simpson 40% cut with domestic concoction (8)
Type of road rage evident in decrepit car (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Type of road rage evident in decrepit car B (=type of road) + ANGER (=rage)
A measure of how far writer's in love with lover? (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A measure of how far writer’s in love with lover? ME (=writer, i.e. Madcap!) in [O (=love, i.e. zero score) + DOTER (=lover, one who adores)]
Can this possibly prohibit injecting drug? (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Can this possibly prohibit injecting drug? E (=drug, i.e. Ecstasy) in BAN (=prohibit); beans can be canned, i.e. a can of beans !
Laughing escalates (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Laughing escalates Cryptically, if you are creased with laughter, you might be described as being “in creases”
Old drip's a washout if it's damp (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Old drip’s a washout if it’s damp SQUIB (=drip, paltry fellow; “old” indicates archaic usage)
Initially Fawkes in anger causes disarray (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Initially, Fawkes in anger causes disarray F <awkes> (“initially” means first letter only) in RILE (=anger, as verb, irk); to rifle is to ransack, pillage, hence “(to) disarray”, throw into disorder
Night boat involved in nasty end colliding with ship (8)
Rough meadow by the railway (8)
Trip (not the second trip) (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Trip (not the second trip ) <s> TUMBLE (=trip (up); “not the second (=S)” means letter “s” is dropped)
Knockout kiss for a bit of money (6)
Guy following extremely anarchic desire ... (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Guy, following extremely anarchic desire , … A <narchi> C (“extremely” means first and last letters only are used) + HE (=guy)
... must have made joint attack to depose king (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
must have made joint attack to depose king <k> NEED (=made “joint” attack, i.e. struck with knee (=joint); “to depose king (=K, in cards and chess)” means letter “k” is dropped
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