Across
Bower is covering earl in shade (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
IS replacing or ‘covering’ ‘e’ (earl) in VIOL e T (shade)
Safe area for city's peculiar dialect (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘peculiar’) of DIALECT
Engineering vehicle's original handle for George Eliot (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
E (Engineering) VAN’S (vehicle’s) – George Eliot was the pen name of Mary Ann Evans
Ethnic region mostly Turkish - and fractured (9)
Clubs bats? (9)
The oaf inside many a hoodlum (5)
Bishop leaving Letters to the Corinthians for others (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
B (bishop) missing or ‘leaving’ b ETAS (Corinthian/Greek letters) – ETAS are ‘other’ Greek letters
This is meant to arrest one returning from Mediterranean island (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SIC (‘this is meant’) + a reversal (‘returning’) of NAIL (arrest) I (one)
Near Portsmouth where fish could be fresh (8)
Occasionally admits husband's a looker (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Alternate or ‘occasional’ letters in aDmItS + H (husband)
Involved in prank levitating part of a pin over a foot (5)
According to legend people originally lived outside Rome in catacombs (9)
Musicians becoming increasingly geriatric wrapping up (9)
One who'll perhaps fold - very feeble losing pawn to gain tempo (5)
Fought ex-PM ignoring resistance - she did this for 44 days (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
T r USS (Liz Truss, ‘ex-PM’) missing or ‘ignoring’ R (resistance) + LED (what she did for 44 days as PM)
Disregarded extremely mean Republican party harangue (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
m EA n (missing or ‘disregarding’ the first and last letters or ‘extremes’) R (Republican) BASH (party)
Down
Queen from the south supporting what Catullus wrote for sex capital (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ANNE (Queen) reversed or ‘from the south’ underneath or ‘supporting’ VI (six in Roman numerals – ‘what Catullus wrote’ for ‘sex’ – Latin for six)
Most of fruit you reportedly bake in the sun for ape (9)
Place inside popular painted flats? (5)
Appropriate children disagree (9)
Hint to capture rook against deviating line (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CUE (hint) around or ‘capturing’ R (rook) V (against)
Used three wheels to move directly around the speed of light (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘moving’) of DIRECTLY around C (speed of light)
Trouble and strife originating in Amsterdam (5)
Check this out - new president-elect informally addressed city (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LO (check this out) N (new) DON informal name for Donald Trump, the president-elect
Obstruct progress? As well not perhaps (9)
About time to replace a knight in continuously changing list (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CA (about) T (time) replacing ‘a n’ (knight) in an ALOGUE (continually changing)
Country motorists touring American trail - one left going the wrong way (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
AA (motorists as in Automobile Association) around or ‘touring’ US (American) TRAIL with I L (one left) reversed or ‘going the wrong way’
Golf range's risky move (6)
Islay still can make this stop (6)
Rulers' reservations after expression of disapproval (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
boo KINGS (reservations) without or ‘expressing’ ‘boo’ (disapproval)
Sozzled American buddy forgetting name (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
FRIE n D (buddy) without n (name)
Organ player ultimately wrong to be upset (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (‘upset’) of R (last or ‘ultimate’ letter of player) EVIL (wrong)
Type letters or click words in the clue