Across
Scandal on Tyneside? Say it's not true (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
NE (Tyneside?) GATE (scandal)
Bug 15D on road back (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LISTER (15d – ‘categorist’) on a reversal (‘back’) of AI (road)
Beware of getting haircut - bloke's uncivilised (7)
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CAVE (beware) MAN e (hair) missing last letter or ‘cut’
Stop appeal for material (6)
Figure getting a lot of sex but not as much love on reflection (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (‘on reflection’) of N o OKI e (sex) missing last letter or ‘a lot of’ and missing one of the Os (‘not as much love’)
God! I'm leaving country (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
TYR us (I’m – the setter is) missing or ‘leaving’ US (country) – a new word for us
Bill backing FA - outsiders want it (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (‘backing’) of AC (bill) + NADA (FA – nothing) – once we had the NINA, this made sense
Touching gift - not against what one of the outsiders is seeking (11)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
RE (touching) con TRIBUTION (gift) missing ‘con’ (against) – another reference to the NINA
Reread by egghead not BBC man Alan (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘reread’) of BY E (first letter or ‘head’ of Egg) and NOT.
Worry new government initiative's pointless (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
DOG e (new government initiative – Elon Musk’s department) missing E (east) or ‘pointless’
Music's loud! Right about metal ultimately (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
F (loud) OK (right) about L (last or ‘ultimate’ letter of metal)
Well-spoken Roman hit man employed by company (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ICER (hit-man) inside or ’employed by’ CO (company)
Wrong people caught suffering (7)
Wrongly seizing woman's old home by force (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ANN (woman) EX (old) IN (home) G (force)
Sudden enlightenment as far as wearing dress (6)
Down
Carry outside each cold bun (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
TAKE (carry) around or ‘outside’ EA (each) C (cold)
Easily charm tribe that'll exchange shells (10)
Slasher and boss (at time of writing) - foxtrot off! (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
f ELON (Trump – Elon Musks’s boss at the time of writing is a convicted felon) missing ‘f’ (foxtrot in the phonetic alphabet)
Considered millions abandoned and tricked (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
m USED (considered) without or ‘abandoning’ M (millions)
Mariner who previously played for England (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A play on the fact that David SEAMAN used to be an England goalkeeper
Go on! Bill accompanies one outsider (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
AC (bill) with VANCE (US vice president – one of the ‘outsiders’) – again, we needed the NINA to parse this one
Locked up auditors' pub - sounded sad (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A homophone (‘auditors’s) of INN (pub) and another homophone (‘sounded’) of SIGHED (sad)
Fanatical attack involving Britain (5)
Cottager is suspect - he works with classified information (10)
Going to attend - that's unusual (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
OFF (going) BE AT (attend)
Content to share Signal? Leave job (6)
Criticise Russian leader before getting a little stressed (are they working on roof?) (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SLATE (criticise) R (first letter or ‘leader’ in Russian) and S (first letter or ‘a little’ of Stressed)
Be unbalanced like one on X banning women (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
T w EETER (like one on X) without or ‘banning’ W (women)
Listener's in spot ignoring outsiders (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
n OTIC e (spot) missing first and last letters or ‘ignoring outsiders’ – the outsiders here has nothing to do with the NINA
Land for sale? (4)
Type letters or click words in the clue