Across
Ray has closure about a foreign bishop (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SEAM (closure) around UN (a foreign) B
Edward Lear originally quits teams (7)
Call for toilets (5)
Loud cairn barking is hostile (9)
Used to transfer rating (10)
Reportedly recognises Bill (4)
Introductory procedure to exchange university degree (12)
Unfortunately lose piccolos and another instrument (12)
Looks over Disneyesque region (4)
Clothing that defies criticism? (10)
Hand back old children we hear (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
RETRO (old) + soundalike of ‘seed’ (children we hear)
One who joins partners in series (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
E + W (east and west, partners in bridge) inside SER , to give someone who sews/joins things together. It’s unfortunate that this solution crosses with 19d, SKEWER
Savages police officers in assessments (7)
Fought the German charges when retreating (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Reversal (when retreating) of DER (the German) + RAPS (charges)
Down
Breach of school doctrine (6)
Pest is leaving shade (6)
Is last seen mixing food and drink? (10)
Chops with sauce (5)
Type of gear that's city-focused! (9)
Cockney tries bits of cereal (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Cockney version of [h] EARS (tries)
Broadcast is copied in parts (8)
Transport to carry five around European border (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Separate insertions of V and E into SLEDGE . Selvedge (also spelled selvadge), a NHO for me, is the narrow edge of fabric, created on a shuttle loom, that prevents the material from fraying. Nothing to do with greengrocers, disappointingly
Fluid Asian space (10)
Old ushers dressed up as bears (9)
Prepares material stocked by homesteads (8)
Orthodox church priest interrupts work by editor (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Insertion (interrupts) of CE (Church of England) + P (priest – yes, it’s in Chambers) into ACT (work) + ED
Spike and Kelvin infiltrating municipal facility (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Insertion (infiltrating) of K into SEWER
Kept fourth shop in a row? (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
The fourth in a row of shops might whimsically be referred to as STORE D
Cries when Nationalist brought up attacks (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
KEENS (cries), with the N brought up
Rubbish removed from caves' extremities (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[grot] TOES minus the grot (rubbish). I can’t let this pass without a nod to my favourite Beatle, who supposedly popularised the word ‘grotty’ in t he film A Hard Day’s Night
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