Across
Young fellow to clear patch of heather? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Young fellow to clear patch of heather? Cryptically, “(to) strip ling” could mean “to clear patch (=strip) of heather (=ling)”
Pict’s head covered in local cloth (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Pict’s head covered in local cloth P <ict> (“head” means first letter only) + LAID (=covered)
Water extraction device semi-crashed in operation with workers attending (15)
Suspect regular data on forms about university training initially (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Suspect regular data on forms about university training initially [U (=university) in DOB (=regular data on forms, i.e. date of birth)] + T <raining> (“initially” means first letter only); to suspect is to doubt
A lot of gravy very tasty but without the Spanish sage (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A lot of gravy, very tasty, but without the Spanish sage JU <s> (=gravy; “a lot of” means last letter is dropped) + D <el> ICIOUS (=very tasty; “without the Spanish (=el, i.e. a Spanish word for the )” means letters “el” are dropped)
Family coming round about to enter the cookhouse (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Family coming round, about to enter the cookhouse [C (=about, i.e. circa) in THE] in KIN (=family)
Cracked sign end missing swinging back indicating wine (7)
Iconic display of Parisian - no longer continue to include King (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Iconic display of Parisian – no longer continue to include King DE (=of Parisian, i.e. the French word for of ) + [K (=king, in cards) in STOP (=no longer continue)]; cryptically, a desktop could be described as an “iconic display”, i.e. computer screen displaying various icons
Harry one returning boat for fish (7)
Deliberately lose most of the argument (5)
Truly deep possibly - or only ostensibly? (9)
Piece for children badly threatened after piano course rejected (15)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Piece for children badly threatened after piano course rejected P (=piano, i.e. soft, in music) + *(THREATENED) + WOLF (FLOW=course, stream; “rejected” indicates reversal); “badly” is anagram indicator
Small pleasure being interrupted by mostly boring programmer (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Small pleasure being interrupted by most boring programmer S (=small, in sizes) + [ DUL <l> (=boring; “most” means last letter is dropped) in CHEER (=pleasure, entertainment)]; Peter and the Wolf is a symphonic tale for children composed by the Russian Sergei Prokofiev in 1936
Bumpkin agreed to occupy pastureland after reflection (5)
Down
Bit of broken stuff in river swallowed by fish (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Bit of broken stuff in river swallowed by fish R (=river) in SHAD (=fish)
Novice in misdirected row about vineyards (7)
How artist would celebrate left-wing control of council? (15)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
How artist would celebrate left-wing control of council? Cryptic definition: to celebrate is to “paint the town red”, while if there is left-wing control of (the) council”, then the city has turned red politically
Risk offloading diamonds to find diamonds? (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Risk offloading diamonds to find diamonds <d> ICE (=risk, as in to dice with death ; “offloading diamonds (=D) in cards” means letter “d” is dropped)
Style say kept up around latest of crack IT guys? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Style, say, kept up around latest of crack IT guys? <crac> K (“last of” means last letter only) in GEEDOM (MODE=style + E.G.=say, for example; “kept up” indicates vertical reversal)
Closed to making changes in China’s geographical inequality (15)
Excellent to involve religious leader thinking from first principles (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Excellent to involve religious leader, thinking from first principles PRIOR (=religious leader, i.e. head of priory) in A1 (=excellent)
Deposit exudation wet primarily (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Deposit, exudation, wet, primarily D <eposit> E <xudation> W <et>; “primarily” means first letters only; & lit.
Panel cut to include blend of pine and shrub (7)
Dark skin blemish - reticent about that (7)
Pretend Nationalist is out of race (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Pretend nationalist is out of race KI <n> D (=race, i.e. related people; “ nationalist (=N) is out of” means letter “n” is dropped)
Casual scoundrel about to break into school (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Casual scoundrel about to break into school [RAT (=scoundrel) + C (=about, circa)] in SCH (=school); e.g. a scratch meal is casual, improvised
Hot priest reimagined as cool type (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Hot priest reimagined as cool type H (=hot, as on tap) + *(PRIEST); “reimagined” is anagram indicator
Foundation to flex repelling new swaying motion (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Foundation to flex, repelling new swaying motion BE <n> D (=(to) flex, bow; “repelling new (=N, as in NT)” means letter “n” is dropped) + ROCK (swaying motion); e.g. the bedrock of society is its foundation
Place to serve beer and also regularly appetisers (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Place to serve beer and, also, regularly appetisers TAP (=place to serve beer, i.e. taproom, brewery tap) + A <l> S <o> (“regularly” means alternate letters only)
River running short offering nothing (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
River running short, offering nothing NIL <e> (=river; “running short” means last letter is dropped)
River cascade running short (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
River cascade running short FAL <l> (=(water)fall; “running short” means last letter is dropped)
Type letters or click words in the clue