Across
Flowering plant entwined in some latch (9)
Olympic performer several overlooked at the end (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
DIVER s (several) missing last letter or ‘overlooked at the end’
Observing last ones in the colony escaping? Securing four still around (9)
Father struggled to ignore one with flags (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
PA (father) V i ED (struggled) missing or ‘ignoring’ I (one)
Playing chess to alarm - here’s an easy win (12)
Live way out around far side of forests (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
EXIT (way out) around S (the last letter or ‘far side’ of forests)
Experienced hand not initially more daring when trapping deer (9)
Favour support being installed in a lot of toilets (9)
TV merchandise perhaps that is rolling in money (5)
Dictionary I caught including Greek letter in smaller-scale notes (12)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CHAMBERS (dictionary) I C (caught) around or ‘including’ MU (Greek latter) – Chamber music is composed for a small group of instruments
Little area containing zero living things (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
BIT (little) A (area) around or ‘containing’ O (zero)
Cheerful to study bottle containing intravenous drip (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CON (to study) VIAL (bottle) around or ‘containing’ IV (intravenous drip)
Relaxed when held in the attention of some Londoners (5)
American laboratory’s American mission: blocking defeat (9)
Down
Bungle in classic TV show (4)
Kept up a lot of commotion about river’s tidal feature (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (‘kept up’) of FUS s (commotion) missing last letter or ‘a lot of’ around ‘R (river)
I start to ridicule copper in helmet say - and what it conceals? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
I R (first letter or ‘start’ of ridicule) CU (copper) in HAT (‘helmet, say’)
Leave with no standard of measurement fixed in test of branch of geometry (15)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
GO (leave) NO METRIC (standard of measurement) in TRIAL (test)
French novel in which male rues England after a disaster (15)
Nothing is upset in department’s security (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
O (nothing) and a reversal (‘upset’) of IS in DEPT (department)
Against one repeatedly getting cross about English in Disraeli novel (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
V (against) I (one) repeated + ANGRY (cross) ‘about’ E (English)
Woman’s upset about detective initially making a mistake - this isn’t a clue (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (‘upset’) of HER (woman’s) about D (first or ‘initial’ letter of detective) + ERRING (making a mistake)
Nasty of the French getting sanctimonious over old message (10)
Very big name adopting one cause mostly about live births (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
V (very) VIP (big name) around or ‘adopting’ I (one) + AROUS e (cause) missing last letter or ‘mostly’
Popular directors occupying ship? (7)
Minor transactions Italy needed running out of time (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
TR (transactions) I (Italy) VI t AL (needed) missing or ‘running out of ‘t’ (time)
Movie reflecting part of dream life (4)
Extra luxurious with husband absent (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
PLUS h (luxurious) with ‘h’ (husband) missing (‘absent’)
Type letters or click words in the clue
