Across
Prominent man venerated when hosting immigrant (7)
Sights if front of lens held backwards? (7)
Correspondence has neither start nor end in address (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
<o> RATIO <n> (=address, formal speech; “has neither start nor end” means first and last letters are dropped); a ratio is the correspondence, relation, of one thing to another, e.g. in maths
Pole’s a cold place to be drinking when scoffing! (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
S (=Pole, i.e. South Pole) + [AS (=when, as conjunction) in ARCTIC (=a cold place)]
Papers with coverage of 'Freebies for Leaders' … (10)
… reflected new light in story (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
N (=new, as in NT) + RAY (=light); “reflected” indicates reversal
Popular region - desperate to go! (11)
At heart of stone when cut light's an intrinsic quality they say (11)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
<st> O <ne> (“heart of” means middle letter only) + PAL <e> (=light, of colour; “when cut” means last letter is dropped) + homophone (“they say”) of “essence=an intrinsic quality”; semi- & lit. , I suppose
Erase clearing out webpage describing rules of on-line communication (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
IP (=rules of on-line communication, i.e. internet protocol) in W <ebpag> E (“clearing out” means all central letters are dropped)
People upset - rogue beaten up (10)
Local administrator regenerated empty canal network (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
*( C <ana> L + NETWORK); “empty” means all middle letters are dropped; “regenerated” is anagram indicator
Tacks north and south to circumvent trouble (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
AIL (=(to) trouble, bother) in [N (=north) + S (=south)]; tacks are short, sharp nails with broad heads
Instrument connected with catching orca primarily (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
HARP (=instrument, in music) + [ O <rca> (“primarily” means first letter only) in ON (=connected with, concerning)]; & lit.
Limitless rules restricting game go too far (7)
Down
Remove clothes bare bottom and streak! (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
STRIP (=remove clothes) + <bar> E (“bottom” means last letter only); a streak is an irregular stripe of colour
Perhaps pups make a mess (6)
Sexed-up face of obnoxious jerk is consumed by rampant lust (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[ O <bnoxious> (“face of” means first letter only) + TIC (=jerk, twitch)] in ERISED (DESIRE=lust; “rampant (=rearing, as in heraldry)” indicates vertical reversal)
What a steak - packed with flavour! (5)
Something to control mood or tension when agitated (9)
Head scan moving right to left (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
R EAD (=(to) scan, peruse); “moving right (=R) to left (=L)” means letter “r” becomes “l”; to head (up) is to lead, run, e.g. an organisation
Skill in sport mainly raised local business connections (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ART (=skill, craft) in TENNI <s> (“mainly” means last letter is dropped); “raised” indicates vertical reversal; an intranet within a company, say, enables “local business connections”, cryptically
Report of illness: East hit initially - Covid is returning (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
E (=east) + TONK (=(to) hit, strike) + C <ovid> (“initially” means first letter only) + IS; “is returning” indicates reversal
Layperson runs off amidst uproar leading to church separation (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[ VERGE <r> (=layperson, in church; “ runs (=R, on cricket scorecard) off” means letter “r” is dropped) in DIN (=uproar, great noise)] + CE (=church, i.e. Church of England)
State head invests approximately nothing - that might lead to grounds for bitterness (9)
Force old boy to keep an eye on ticker (8)
Loose Women r (8)
Peter for one ruled heartlessly in retrospect (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
REI <g> NED (=ruled; “heartlessly” means middle letter is dropped); “in retrospect” indicates reversal; the reference is to the Apostle Peter and his denial of Jesus, described in the New Testament
Sedition - beheaded for cause (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
<t> REASON (=sedition; “beheaded” means first letter is dropped)
City skinned Stoke then United lost to you (5)
What comes before foxtrot is recorded in dance choreography (4)
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