Across
People a priest's about to have sex with (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
P OPULATE (people, as a verb) with P (priest) being replaced by (‘s / is) C (circa; about)
Gadget finding husbands for daughters creates excitement (6)
One's clever gift of lingerie? (8)
Charlie periodically sleeps with recurrent cheat (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
C (Cocaine; Charlie) + LESIH ( letters 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 [periodically] of S L E E P S W I T H ) reversed (recurrent)
Deviously cover up a bold and cynical show of affection (12)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram of (deviously) COVER UP A BOLD
One has a point about key arguments (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
( D [musical key] + ROWS [arguments]) reversed (about)
Plan currency in European country after leader is deposed (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LEV (standard monetary unit of Bulgaria; currency) contained in (in) ( E [European] + N ATION [country] excluding the first letter [after leader is deposed] N
Life force essentially supported by awfully acrid vegetable (9)
Mention I construct housing of Greek style (5)
Solarists got confused with these? (12)
Part of opera was created earlier we hear (6)
Precinct detective following rules to the letter (8)
Rounded projection numbers reversing national insurance guarantees primarily (6)
A diver abandoned by bachelor in Grand at one (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A + GRE B E (diving bird; diver) excluding (abandoned by) B (bachelor) + IN + G (grand)
Down
Perhaps 8 ball initially caught by its player's equipment (4)
Summit talk starts late (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
S PEAK (talk) excluding the first letter (starts late) S
Wine producer learnt glut ends once regular characters leave (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LANGUEDOC ( letters 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 and 17 of L E A R N T G L U T E N D S O N C E)
Try to correct call in parliament supporting transitive monetary units (12)
After goalless draw the man had sounded pleased (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
O – O (nil-nil, the score in a goalless draw) + HE’D (the man had)
Complicated case of herpes so I ran it past experts (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram of (complicated) HS ( outer letters of [case of] H ERPE S ) and SO I RAN IT
Seconds away from late run on Echo cutting journalist's top line (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
( LTE [ L A TE excluding the second letter {seconds away} A ] + RN [ R U N excluding the second letter {seconds away} U ] + E [Echo is the international radio communication codeword for the letter E ) contained in (cutting) HACK (journalistic drudge; journalist)
Listing Roger and Stacy exposed to me? (12)
Assumption American puritan somehow will take over (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
US (United States; American) + ( an anagram of (somehow) PURITAN containing [will take] O [over])
Prepares terms (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CONDITIONS (terms [noun]) double definition
He used to think she serves coffee naked to upset the French (9)
Perhaps boxer cycles against pianist and composer (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
DOG (a boxer is a type of DOG ) with the letters shifted one place to the left and first going to last (cycles) + ON (against)
Retired judge providing island country (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
( J [judge] + IF [provided]) all reversed (retired) + I (island)
Singular example of game (4)
Type letters or click words in the clue
