Across
Artist coming in accompanied by ill-looking person (6)
Bad response: Liberal remains chasing support (8)
An American recalled consuming a Finnish speciality (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
( AN + US [American]) reversed (recalled) containing (consuming) A
US state released no inmates (9)
Request access to bring in a lot of food (8)
Put out about curtailment of long sentence offering enlightenment (6)
Singular right-wing policy narrative (9)
Divine party? Sensible to abandon one (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
DO (party) + W i SE (sensible) excluding (to abandon) I (Roman numeral for one)
Trips I had interrupting a lot of relaxation (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
I’D contained in (interrupting) RES t (relaxation) excluding the final letter (a lot of) T
Inflammation? Skill is to limit brief time with it (9)
American dietitian reduced interest associated with meat (6)
Wild din swamped by forward flourish (8)
Liberation in two-thirds of ladies possibly linked to sexual urge (9)
I turn down accepting ordinary way of speaking (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
I + DIM (turn down) containing (accepting) O (ordinary)
Routine line adopted by British pianist without consideration (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
RUT (routine) + ( L [line] c ontained in [adopted by] HESS [reference Dame Myra HESS [1890 – 1965], British concert pianist)
Verses of the speaker held back amongst hers sadly (6)
Down
Liquid running short around South - leakage? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
WATE r (a liquid) excluding the final letter R (running short) containing (around) S (South)
Drunken lout had excessive drugs? That’s maturity? (9)
Attempt to suppress historic disaster (7)
Relative looking haggard? Not good (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
g AUNT (haggard) excluding (not) the letter G (good)
Pay for ongoing promotion having received new support (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
( KEEP [money paid for food and lodging; pay for ongoing{?}] + AD [ AD vertisement; promotion]) all containing (having received) N (new)
Unwell - a third reduced - after consuming old garlic dressing (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
AILI ( 4 of the 6 [1/3 reduced] l etters in AILI ng [ill]) containing (after consuming) O (old)
That chap’s simple and cruel (9)
My lecture cut short interrupted by drunken noise of legendary stature (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
MY + ( TAL k [lecture] excluding the final letter K [cut short] containing [interrupted by] HIC [a word representing the sound sometimes made by a drunken person])
After ingesting cocaine favoured examination of the chest (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
( PET [favoured] containing [ingesting] C [cocaine]) + ORAL (a form of examination)
Murderer with change of heart? One wanders all over the place (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
STRA N GLER (murderer) with the central letter (heart) N replaced by G (change of heart)
Wisecrack? Habitual response is following it in West Midlands at first (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
( IT + TIC [habitual response] + IS ) contained in ( W [West] + M [ inital letter of {at first}] M idlands) – we have TIC ‘following’ IT when we read left to right.
Small and reduced amount of light about a disgraceful act (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
S (small) + ( CANDL e [form of light] excluding the last letter E [reduced] containing [about) A )
Bleed part of leg cut at top - seem likely to overflow? (7)
A black stain seeing removal of second religious leader (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A + B (black, when describing pencil lead) + B l OT (stain) excluding the second letter L [seeing removal of second]
Chairperson losing time touring Middle Eastern houses (5)
Responsibility sees our team supporting cricket side (4)
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