Across
Tutor longing to get through endless time at school (7)
Lower court will do for breach (7)
New employment securing right medical worker (5)
Elaborate ethic - go on following Pugin? (9)
Unhappy - this answer is inappropriate? (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Inappropriate because this is an across clue, not a down clue.
Billowing large dress is inconsiderate (10)
Key argument in encryption system (6)
Looking for sex? After some wine I tell all (8)
Society certainly accommodates periods to relax mental connections (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
S (abbreviation for Society) + YES (certainly! = an indication of agreement), containing NAPS (short periods of sleep or relaxation). Communication points between nerve cells in the brain.
Soccer medico finding no source for loud tick after turning round? (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[n] OISY (loud) without the first letter (source), then HP (abbreviation for hire purchase = “tick” in slang = buying goods on credit), all reversed (after turning round). Short for physiotherapist; term often used for someone employed to help footballers or other sportspeople with injuries.
One records a journal penned by curate at work (10)
Confusion about river amphibian (4)
Oil excited train club (9)
Every one of four in Rome returned home there? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ALL (every one of) + IV (4 in Roman numerals, so “four in Rome”), all reversed (returned). Not quite “in Rome”, because a Roman villa was typically a country house rather than one in the town, but certainly in the Roman Empire.
Gentle start to life? Stick around (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Starting letter of L [ife], with CEMENT (as a verb = stick = fix in place) around it. More common in the negative form “inclement”, typically applied to nasty weather.
Uproar about a hint of reduction being applied to working wage (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CRY (as in “hue and cry” = uproar = shouting), around A + first letter (a hint) of R [eduction], then ON (working, as in “the lights are on”). As in “to wage a war” = to continue for a period of time.
Down
Large garment: damage head to toe covered in hair (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
DENT (damage by blunt force), with the first letter moved to the end (head to toe), contained in TRESS (a lock of hair, more often used in the plural). The sort of thing suggested by the surface of 12a: a very loose unfitted dress.
Element of signage a concern having been cut up (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A , then WORR [y] (concern, as a noun = something to worry about) without the last letter (cut) and reversed (up, in a down clue).
Turn heading off - and what one turns on? (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[w] HEEL (as a verb = to turn around on the spot, or to move in a circular path) without its first letter (head). As in “turn on one’s heel” = the first of these meanings of “wheel”.
Rugby names about to mount support for injured cricketer (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
RU (abbreviation for Rugby Union) + N N (two N = abbreviation for name, so “names”), then RE (about = on the subject of) reversed (to mount = upwards in a down clue). As in Law 25 of the Laws of Cricket: if a batter is injured and unable to run (but can still bat), another member of the team can be nominated as a “runner” to run between the wickets when required. Runners are no longer permitted in international cricket, but may be used in domestic games.
I work at a venture gathering large amount of unwarranted praise? (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
I + DO (work at) + A + TRY (venture = attempt), containing L (abbreviation for large). “Amount of” is needed for the surface, but doesn’t belong with “large” and isn’t really needed as part of the definition.
Illuminate episode in Genesis that’s easy to read (10)
Sports articles covering league responses (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A + THE (grammatical articles, indefinite and definite) containing L (abbreviation for league), then TICS (involuntary muscular responses).
Fixes test presented orally (5)
Irresistible interaction of couples with vim (10)
Police officer’s traffic control not entirely steady (9)
Silk sarong girl shortened outrageously (9)
Officer dispatched to collect equipment runs to the front (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SENT (dispatched), containing GEAR (equipment) with the R (runs, in cricket scoring) moved to the front.
Frantic college hankering to retain English after upheaval (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
C (abbreviation for college) + ITCH (hankering = a longing), containing E (abbreviation for English), all reversed (after upheaval = upwards in a down clue).
Firm line taken over one child’s first stomach upset (5)
Associate supporting Republican in mass meeting (5)
Fielder missing 100 deliveries (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[c] OVER (a fielding position in cricket) without the C (100 in Roman numerals). The definition is also from cricket: over = a sequence of 6 balls bowled (deliveries) by the same bowler.
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