Across
Loose answer escaping relative (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[a] UNTIE (a relative) without the A (abbreviation for answer). Loose, as a verb = set free.
Attended but here naked, embarrassingly (9)
Something you might raise listening to intellectual in Hackney (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Sound-alike (listening to . . .) of ‘IGHBROW, or “highbrow” (intellectual) in a London (Hackney) accent with the initial H dropped.
Well-intentioned torturer in decadent Istanbul (7)
Petitions put forward ultimately fold (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
PLEA [s] (petitions), with the last letter (ultimately) advanced alphabetically from S to T (put forward).
Uses hands to unfurl awnings? (9)
Emission from plant reported by chief lawyer before committee, finally (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Sound-alike (reported) of LEEK (a plant), then AG (abbreviation for Attorney General = chief lawyer) + final letter of [committe] E .
Worked up to see rugs attached with adhesives (7)
Screw again tethering criminal (9)
Familiarly, ex-president's lacy undergarment (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Double definition. Familiar name for former US president Theodore Roosevelt; or a woman’s one-piece bodysuit underwear, typically made of sheer or lacy fabric.
Artificial ending, boring film (7)
Grey and gruesome, reportedly (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Sound-alike (reportedly) of GRISLY (gruesome). Grizzly = a variant of grizzled = (of hair) grey with age.
What you might do after forgetting to set the alarm? Peel back blankets before starting late (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[c] OVERS (blankets), without the first letter (starting late), before PEEL reversed (back). The word order is (deliberately) confusing, but we need to read it as “peel back, with blankets before it . . .”.
Hold on, there's no point in making an allegation (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CL [aim] ING (making an allegation), without AIM (point = purpose).
Down
Prod head of government to go, having nothing on (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
NUD [g] E (prod), without the first letter (head) of G [overnment].
Occasionally restock fully and so forth (2,6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Alternate letters (occasionally) of [r] E [s] T [o] C [k] gives us ETC, which is an abbreviation for the “full” Latin phrase ET CETERA = and the others = and so forth.
7d
(and 7 Down) Remember Spooner's horse having no good options? (4,2,4)
Criticise after loss of airline that hurts Chicago? (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[ba] SH (slang for criticise harshly) without BA (abbreviation for British Airways = airline), then OW (that hurts!). Definition by example: Chicago is a 1970s stage musical (show), based on a 1920s play.
Quietly putting on a lot of weight? Stop! (10)
Runner supported by pole fell (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SKI (runner = something that slides), before (above, in a down clue = supported by) N (abbreviation for the North Pole). A slightly obscure definition, but included in both Collins and Chambers: fell = an animal skin.
See 3 Down
Something repeatedly seen in Mediterranean expeditions? Correct (4)
De-ice law enforcement vehicle that doesn't start in a cold region (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
POL [ice] (law enforcement) without ICE, then [c] AR (vehicle) without its starting letter.
Limits of taping to capture feeble sound from banjo (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Outer letters (limits) of T [apin] G , containing (to capture) WAN (pale and unhealthy-looking = feeble).
Display daughter with distinctive eye make-up (10)
Pursuers of the uneatable sandwiches are frequent (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
HUNT (as in Oscar Wilde’s description of foxhunters: “the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable”), containing (sandwiching) A (abbreviation for are = unit measure of area, more often expressed in hectares). Frequent, as a verb = haunt = visit [a place] often.
Son is extremely soppy wimp (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
S (abbreviation for son) + IS + end letters (extremes) of S [opp] Y . Wimp = sissy = derogatory term for someone lacking in courage or physical strength.
Goal of zoochoric organism is conveyance, primarily - inside a bird for example (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
END (goal = target), then first letters (primarily) of O [f] Z [oochoric] O [rganism] I [s] C [onveyance]. Extended definition: zoochoric and endozoic both refer to seeds (or other plant matter) consumed by an animal and then deposited somewhere else at the other end of its digestive process.
Perhaps shorter trains derail, losing their rear halves (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
TRA [ins] DER [ail] with the rear half of each word dropped. Trader = someone who buys and sells on the stock exchange; short, as a verb = to sell stocks that are expected to fall in value, with the intention of making a profit by buying them back later at a lower price.
Mail deliverer, I see, that stinks (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
PO (abbreviation for Post Office = mail delivery service) + OH (oh! = I see! = expression indicating understanding). Pooh! = that stinks! = expression of disgust at an unpleasant smell.
Couples regularly found in toolshed? I don't think so (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Pairs of letters (coupled) taken at regular intervals from TO [ol] SH [ed]. Tosh! = I don’t think so! = expression meaning “that’s nonsense”.
Gorilla's first primate to open trap (4)
Urge to suppress first sign of difficulty (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[h] ITCH (difficulty, as in “it went without a hitch” = without any trouble), suppressing the first letter.
Maharishi possibly ascending at regular intervals in glory (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Alternate letters (at regular intervals), reversed (ascending = upwards in a down clue), from I [n] G [l] O [r] Y . Yogi = someone who practices yoga, as in Hinduism and other traditions; maharishi = a revered Hindu teacher.
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