Across
10a
(and 10 Across) See 12 (5-9)
See 9 Across
State brief time at sea not bad (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
MIN (abbreviation for [brief] MIN ute [unit of time]) + an anagram of (bad) SEA NOT
Mad King George some must admit (5)
Kangaroo eating large crusty loaf (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
BOOMER (large male kangaroo) containing (eating) L (large)
Something genuine in the round? (4,3)
Productive hen always held in both hands (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
AYE (always) contained in (held in) ( L [left] + R [right] – both hands)
Fish turned around (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
BAD (gone off; turned) reversed (round)
Med resort accommodates hotel in suitable place (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
NICE (French city resort on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea) containing (accommodates) H (hotel)
Aged men supply drama with bins (7)
Swiss food company's lies close up (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
NESTLÉ ‘ S (belonging to a Swiss multinational food and drink conglomerate)
Writer in rapture brought to church ... (5)
... and back, into a Mitford-approved vein to the point of producing disgust? (2,7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
AND reversed (back) contained in (into) ( A + U [During the 1950s, Nancy Mitford [1904 – 1973] developed the concept of “ U ” {upper} and “non-U” language, whereby social origins and standing were identified by words used in everyday speech] + SEAM (vein [of ore, for example])
Net at sea to keep cows mostly buoyant (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram of (at sea) NET containing (to keep) BULLIE S (intimidates; cows) excluding the final letter (mostly) S
Hard stuff in black and slimy mud? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
B (black as in the description of a lead pencil) + OOZE (slimy mud)
Down
First to span river in Dodge (4)
Sea Denizen can perform on track (4,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
JOHN (a slang term for lavatory; CAN is another such term) + DO (perform) + RY (railway track)
They say your writer will land in water (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ISLE ( sounds like [they say] I’LL [your writer will])
Branch Indy news supremo protected (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ARM (branch) + OUR ED (this being the Independent crossword. the Indy news supremo is OUR ED itor)
Two females in AA with Irish pigeon (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
([ F {female} + F {female} – two females] contained in [in] AA ) + IR (Irish)
Short fat kid visits relations (5-5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
TAUNT (kid) contained in (visits) GREAS E (fat) excluding the final letter (short) E
Mystery mage swimming round North Island (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram of (swimming) MAGE containing (swimming round) ( N [North] + I [island])
Bank simply ignoring me (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ME RELY (simply) excluding (ignoring) ME
Listening device left in: note something sticking out (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
( L [left] contained in [in] BUG [listening device]) + E (musical note) –
Sausage roll made at Barking (10)
Sheep must guard river vessels (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
EWES (female sheep) containing (guard) R (river)
Money from toads curse protects (8)
Mexican politician once cooked with lard (8)
Test for one newly off the drink? (3,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
DRY (descriptive of someone who doesn’t drink) + RUN , together describing a test for someone newly off the drink – possibly an &Lit clue
Fish gobbling fellow up in coat (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
EEL (fish) containing (gobbling) MAN (fellow) reversed (up; down entry)
Comedian losing stone makes gibe (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
JE ST ER excluding (losing) ST (stone)
Take lead from unusually large boss (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
J UMBO (unusually large) excluding the first letter (taking lead from) J
It was appropriate to get together (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
MEET (to get together) double definition
Type letters or click words in the clue