Across
Gore as President could turn out to be an economic disaster (15)
Wild herb Jones discovered outside Baltic capital (7)
Face shock therapy in a manner of speaking (7)
Wedge of cheese for starters served with German wine (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of C for the initial letter of ‘cheese’ and HOCK.
Mostly well-mannered dude taking over university committee (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of POLIT[E] and an insertion of U in BRO. The insertion indicator is ‘taking over’.
Crassly name-drops one replacing old web designer (9)
Goddess has The King of Spain wearing absolutely nothing (5)
Prosecute retired doctor arrested put on board coach (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An insertion of MB for ‘Doctor’ in SUE reversed. The insertion indicator is ‘arrested’. EMBUS to ‘put on a bus’? We’ll be deplaning next, heaven forfend.
Nitre swirling around - it's a problem for the eyes (9)
Ageing banker in Paris exuding Gucci's latest perfume (9)
Producer of light sailing dinghy (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A dd.
Popular guerrilla leader is a non-believer (7)
Back in Delhi Tam sabotaged cash crop (7)
Controversially re-elected on anti European peace initiative (15)
Down
Time to visit our girls cheese rolling here? (15)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An insertion of T in (OUR GIRLS CHEESE)* with ‘rolling’ as the anagrind and ‘to visit’ as the insertion indicator. A cad, and a very good one at that. That massively dangerous annual cheese rolling event is in Brockworth, Gloucestershire. This quote gives you a flavour: ‘Canadian competitor Delaney Irving won the ladies race in 2023, despite finishing unconscious, and only learning of her victory in the medical enclosure.’
Base swine exposing Ionic descendants from Theban war dead (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of E for the mathematical ‘base’, PIG and [I]ONI[C].
Unappreciated M Ryan's sometime co-star is bored by the French (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An insertion of LES for one of the words for ‘the’ in French in T HANKS, who was M Ryan’s co-star in a number of movies.
Check out Hislop's organ when excited! (5)
Russian scheme to dominate alien world being explored (9)
Sting - intelligent and stylish (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A triple definition.
Rapper that might get into Coke as a means to chill? (7)
Idea floated by last government leaves NHS disheartened (15)
5 sick in Eastern European port (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of MARS (the Red Planet), and ILL inserted into two Es, one for ‘Eastern’ and one for ‘European’. The insertion indicator is ‘in’. This is the French spelling; some authorities also allow MARSEILLES as an English spelling.
Completed almost all Sildenafil supply (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
(SILDENAFI[L])* with supply, read as ‘in a supple way’, as the anagrind.
Favour nurse in suit (7)
Awful driver crossing street sustained by American snack (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An insertion of ST in TOAD followed by A. The insertion indicator is ‘crossing’. Referring to Toad of Toad Hall, who had a bit of a rep as being a less than careful driver.
Country hospital taking care of upper-class duke (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An insertion of U and D in SAN. The insertion indicator is ‘taking care of’.
Licence to Kill Bill initially forbidden (5)
Type letters or click words in the clue