Across
Stir up trouble in Tube, which is illuminating (5,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘up’) of STIR + PLIGHT (trouble)
Purple swelling quietly moved to the head (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LUMP (swelling) with P (quietly) moving to the front or ‘head’
Horrify father with twisting and lap-dancing (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
PA (father) reversed or ‘with twisting’ and an anagram (‘dancing’) of LAP
I see Eccles spot advertisement for Indian city (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
AH (I see) ME (Eccles – the setter) DAB (spot) AD (advertisement)
Lengthen professional pamphlet (8)
Use a mask in audition (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A and a homophone (‘in audition’) of VEIL (mask)
Slight in poem welcoming Rwandan initially ignored (7)
Schedule of émigré broadcast by nationalist (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘broadcast’) of EMIGRE by N (nationalist)
Be quiet entering platform with no line or safety rail (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SH (be quiet) ‘entering’ PU l PIT (platform) without ‘l’ (line). Another one that needed checking – it’s a safety rail at the stern of a yacht.
Manipulate communication with American for leading European (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
M e SSAGE (communication) with A (American) instead of E (European). As E stands for European we don’t actually need to know that Eccles wants us to use the first or ‘leading’ letter in European. However, it does help with the surface reading.
Restore official with indefinable charisma (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
REF (referee – ‘official’) with IT (indefinable charisma)
Entrance to church on Greek island is composite material (8)
Husband left separately, overwhelmed by fruit punch in Asian utopia (7-2)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
H (husband) and L (left) inside or ‘separately overwhelmed’ as they are not next to each other by SANGRIA (fruit punch)
Influence Penny to be in the red car, ultimately (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
P (penny) OWE (to be in the red) R (last or ‘ultimate’ letter of car)
Generously accommodates legendary fiddler (4)
Fairness is having writer and director instead of Charlie in Jersey? (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
DE c ENCY (fairness) with PEN (writer) and D (director) replacing or ‘instead of’ ‘c’ (Charlie)
Down
Impression of marine mammal (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Double definition
Nearly ready to burst (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
RIP e (ready) missing last letter or ‘nearly’
Guide one in bed (5)
Cheeky reason to be allowed into party office of Islamic leader (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A play on the fact that if you want to be admitted to a party without an invite and are feeling cheeky, you may well explain that, I’M A MATE
Henry right to hide most of lager for cheeky individual (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
H (Henry) and R (right) round or ‘hiding’ AMSTE l (lager) missing last letter or ‘most of’
Sign from railway shed in book store (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LIBRA ry (book store) without or ‘shedding’ ‘ry’ (railway)
Indulge Mrs Mills in malicious gossip (10)
Proposals tackling logjam oddly becoming theoretical matter (5,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
IDEAS (proposals) around or ‘tackling’ L o G j A m (odd letters only)
Become weak when making schedules (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ROT (to become weak) AS (when)
Analogy from school getting a denial to teacher raised (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
COMP (school) A with a reversal (‘raised’) of NO (denial) SIR (teacher)
I am cherished before I develop skin infection (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
I’M (I am) PET (cherished) I GO (develop)
Intended average temperature (5)
Feline climbing on part of roof is touchy-feely (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (‘climbing’) of CAT (feline) on TILE (part of roof)
Unnamed Liberal's routine (7)
Feel just about functional at last (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
FAIR (just) about L (last letter of functional)
Express's Sally hosting leader in private (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
RAID (sally) around or ‘hosting’ P (first letter or ‘leader’ of private)
Reportedly, Scottish bank hit hard in Northern England (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A homophone (‘reportedly’) of BRAE (Scottish river bank). We had to check the definition on line as it wasn’t in Chambers.
Group of ladies close in on victory (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
WI (group of ladies) and N (last letter or ‘close’ of ‘on’)
Type letters or click words in the clue
