Across
Leader of Italy? Legendary King’s backing one Mediterranean resident (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Leader of Italy? Legendary King’s backing one Mediterranean resident I <taly> (“leader of” means first letter only) + SRAEL (LEAR’S=legendary king’s; “backing” indicates reversal) + I (=one)
Student’s attention engaged by historic railway (7)
Location of fire initially suppressed with soil (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Location of fire initially suppressed with soil <h> EARTH (=location of fire; “initially suppressed” means first letter is dropped)
Plutonium included in revised plan too? Extra funding required (9)
Had too much swallowing booze I abandoned (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Had too much, swallowing booze I abandoned W <i> NE (=booze; “ I abandoned” means letter “i” is dropped) in OD (=too much, i.e. overdose)
USA talent re-engineered Gulf region? (9)
Snuff excessively probed by British account (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Snuff excessively probed by British account [B (=British) + ACC (=account)] in TOO (=excessively)
Wife drawn to man’s person and tone of voice (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Wife drawn to man’s person and tone of voice W (=wife) + HIS (=man’s) + PER (=person)
Corrupt company mostly to regret ignoring a registration (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Corrupt company mostly to regret ignoring a registration ENRO <n> (=corrupt company, from the US in the early 2000s; “mostly” means last letter is dropped) + L <a> MENT (=to regret, bemoan; “ignoring a ” means letter “a” is dropped)
Daughters tucking into beer becoming confused (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Daughters tucking into beer becoming confused D D (=daughters, i.e. 2 x d=daughter) in ALE (=beer)
Boxer embraced by man popular Russian singer (9)
Pick up source of tremendous courage (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Pick up source of tremendous courage HEAR (=pick up) + T <remendous> (“source of” means first letter only)
Formally qualified in Government appointment (7)
One guy receiving honour after backing winter transport (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
One guy receiving honour after backing winter transport EBO (OBE=honour; “after backing” indicates reversal) in [I (=one) + CAT (=guy, chap)]
Down
Excellent binge in New York he had with groom - here’s something to help search (15)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Excellent binge in New York he had with groom – here’s something to help search FINE (=excellent) + TOOT (=binge in New York , i.e. in US slang) + HE’D (=he had) + COMB (=(to) groom)
Doctor one from France seen around railway test (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Doctor, one from France, seen around railway test RY (=railway) in [DR (=doctor) + UN (=one from France, i.e. the French word for one )]
Systematic check-up securing most of the oxygen (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Systematic check-up securing most of the oxygen [ TH <e> (“most of” means last letter is dropped) + O (=oxygen, i.e. chemical formula)] in MEDICAL (=check-up)
Perhaps ruby breast finally seen amongst the robins flying (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Perhaps ruby breast finally seen amongst the robins flying <breas> T (“finally” means last letter only) in *(THE ROBINS); “flying” is anagram indicator
Panic following part of race (4)
Affected millions restricted by upper limit (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Affected millions restricted by upper limit M (=millions) in CAP (=upper limit)
Death - with 50% of fish it’s a fruit stone (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Death – with 50% of fish, it’s a fruit stone END (=death) + O <f> (“50%” means one of two letters only is used) + CARP (=fish)
Disruption of regatta foreseen in historic African zone (15)
Jurisprudence note upheld wrong feature of court in court activity (10)
Articles about border and the area around a Biblical region (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Articles about border and the area around a Biblical region [RIM (=border, edge) in A A (=articles, i.e. 2 x A (=indefinite article, in grammar)] + {A in [THE + A]}
Deprived before a volume is secured by qualified teacher (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Deprived , before a volume is secured by qualified teacher [ERE (=before) + A + V (=volume)] in B Ed (=qualified teacher, i.e. Bachelor of Education); bereaved means deprived of, robbed of, cf. bereft
University event interrupting academic an intimidating figure (6)
Component of lens is supporting infrared (4)
Farm animals put in green spaces at first (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Farm animals put in green spaces at first P <ut> I <n> G <reen> S <paces>; “at first” means initial letters only
Type letters or click words in the clue