Across
Game over - curtains for suave heroic pilot (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Game over – curtains for suave heroic pilot GO (=game) + O (=over, on cricket scorecard) + S <uav> E (“curtains” means first and last letters only); could this refer to the nickname of the character Nick Bradshaw in the film Top Gun ?
Untrustworthy partner abused trade rule (9)
Back final runner clearing the last at Perth (7)
Song - could be work by The Police or work of the B52s (7)
Note: Knut's following the road from London to Leeds (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Note : Knut’s following the road from London to Leeds M1 N (=road from London to Leeds, i.e. the M1 North) + I’M (=Knut’s, i.e. today’s compiler)
Island wharf radioed (3)
To play without interruption use guesswork to some extent (5)
Hurt husband is missing a limb (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Hurt husband is missing a limb <h> ARM (=hurt, injure; “ husband (=H) is missing” means letter “h” is dropped)
Troops drunk; one missing in action abroad (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Troops drunk; one missing in action abroad [LIT (=drunk, inebriated) + I (=one)] in MIA (=missing in action); here “abroad” seems to be suggesting “on the outside” in a container-and-contents clue
Bomb that might be dropped by Harrier? (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Bomb // that might be dropped by Harrier? Double definition: an egg is a bomb or mine, colloquially AND e.g. a hen harrier, as a bird, could lay an egg
Helping Susan finally to leave relationship (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Helping Susan finally to leave relationship RATIO <n> (=helping, portion; “ Susa n finally (=last letter) to leave” means letter “n” is dropped)
Senior Tory's multiple personality entities (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
, hence “senior Tory”; the id is one of the three parts of the personality in psychoanalysis theory
Chap drank vino when cycling (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Chap drank vino when cycling WINED (=drank wine); here “when cycling” means that the first letter moves to the end of the word, then the second and then the third
Daughter (24) engaged ruined grand celebration (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
, engaged, ruined grand celebration [D (=daughter) in *(EDWIN (=entry at 24)] + G (=grand, i.e. $1000); “ruined” is anagram indicator
Quiet as the French boring (7)
Will he secure the game or get a duck? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Will he secure the game or get a duck? Cryptic definition: the clue refers not to a game of cricket but to a dog employed to fetch game, ducks, etc on a shoot
Uncovered generic retro name (5)
Down
Grim-sounding character therefore upset? (4)
Valuable information about antique (6)
Have English pub sandwiches (4)
Crowd packing terracing at Edgbaston (4)
Sup tea Lucy brewed that's good for the cold (10)
One guiding Southern sailor (4)
Confusion about Inland Revenue going over figure (8)
Ms Jones taking time off for a rest (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Ms Jones taking time off for a rest BRIDGE <t> (=Ms Jones, as in the film Bridget Jones’s Diary ; “taking time (=T) off” means letter “t” is dropped); a bridge is a rest in e.g. snooker
Old bird occasionally immoral (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Old bird , occasionally immoral <i> M <m> O <r> A <l>; “occasionally” means alternate letters only are used; the “old” of the definition means “extinct”
UK doctor hosting his association's upcoming dance (5)
I'll give Ken hit TV show (10)
Factoid on European country (5)
Info on online info? Facebook nowadays has a bit turning over! (8)
17 ... good one! (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
17 … good one! G (=good) + UN (=one, in dialect); a gun is an arm (=entry at 17)
Benefit coming from the bottom drawer? (6)
Stevie came first revolutionary Liverpool player (6)
Winger starting for Inter twice (4)
Foam kids' toy from Belgium millions despatched (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Foam kids’ toy from Belgium, millions despatched S <m> URF (=kids’ toy from Belgium; “ millions (=M) despatched” means letter “m” is dropped)
Face lifting produced a (4)
Looks at those approving loudly (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Looks at those approving loudly Homophone (“loudly”) of “ayes (=those approving, as in The ayes have it )”
Type letters or click words in the clue
