Across
City transit protector's back half not opening when twisted (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SEAT b ELT (‘transit protector’) with the ‘back half’ missing the first letter or ‘not opening’ and then reversed or ‘twisted’
Took a shot weapon almost being dead (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
GU n (weapon) missing last letter or ‘almost’ + ESSE (being) D (dead)
Russian's certainly left-wing with wicked alter ego (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
DA (Russian for yes or ‘certainly’) RED (left wing) EVIL (wicked). The definition must be ‘alter ego’ but we cannot find anywhere that describes these as synonyms. Can anyone help please?
Complete set of countries pressing to drop borders (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
UN (United Nations – ‘set of countries’) a CUT e (pressing) missing first and last letters or ‘dropping borders’
Both sides of strategy for Alexander (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
S AND Y (first and last letters or ‘both sides’ of strategy)
Pares back - not as much as 1A resident? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
PEELS (pares) reversed or ‘back’ + LESS (not as much as) – the ‘resident?’ refers to Tom Hanks who was “SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE”
Tiger cub selected for shaving struggles and leaves (14)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘struggles’) of TIGER CUB and s ELECTE d (missing first and last letters or ‘for shaving’)
Musician who played with Grieg's genre (14)
Mood of soft stringed instrument reflected a new church (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
P (soft) + a reversal (‘reflected’) of LUTE (stringed instrument) + A N (new) CE (church)
Low-budget festival recalled after happening (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
EID (festival) reversed or ‘recalled’ after IN (happening)
Warning of red room missed by companion (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ch AMBER (room) missing CH (companion)
Intelligence and super-intelligence Republican's taken from historical period (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ESP (super intelligence) and I r ON AGE (historical period) losing ‘r’ (Republican)
E.g. tin soldiers in revolutionary set (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
MEN (soldiers) in a reversal (‘revolutionary’) TELE (TV ‘set’)
Odds certainly shortened without fighting Trojan horse? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SP (odds) YE s (certainly) missing last letter or ‘shortened’ about WAR (fighting)
Down
Cruel fact: you need to get rid of tattoo for promotion (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
S tat ISTIC (fact) with AD (promotion) replacing ‘tat’ (tattoo)
An old hand inhabits stage part (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
PRO (old hand) inside or ‘inhabiting’ AN
Picnic-goer rearranged derby date (9)
Hip neighbour shunning lead singer (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
p ELVIS (‘hip neighbour’) missing first letter or ‘lead’
Information about hackneyed detective movie (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
GEN (information) about OLD (hackneyed) + EYE (detective)
Stock online joke? (5)
Afraid to bring up a bully who's beyond reproach (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SCARED (afraid) with ‘a’ ‘brought up’ + COW (bully)
T S Eliot ignoring content editor's rising hate (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (‘rising’) of TS E lio T (first and last letters only or ‘ignoring content’) ED (editor)
Fit to choose the Spanish city lodge (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
EL (Spanish for ‘the’) EC (city) TABLE (lodge)
Karate achievement that you can't build on? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Double definition
One's working with you at first to undermine trial evidence (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
I’M (one’s) ON (working’) Y (first letter of ‘you’) underneath or ‘undermining’ TEST (trial)
Go before disrupting leadership of Anthony Eden etc. (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘disrupting’) of A (first letter or ‘leadership’ of Anthony) and EDEN ETC
Number one did shift after work (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
I (one) ATE (did shift) after OP (work)
Big city about to host golf (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LA (city) RE (about) around or ‘hosting’ G (golf)
Shows part of Sussex positively (5)
A nymph from the underworld avoiding a goddess (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A NAI a D (nymph) reversed or ‘from the underworld’ without or ‘avoiding’ ‘a’
Type letters or click words in the clue
