Across
Finish hosting mass dance (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
STOP (finish) around or ‘hosting’ M (mass)
Ancient President continues to mock interrupted by a couple of fellows (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
JEERS ON (continues to mock) around or ‘interrupted by’ FF (couple of fellows)
Scoundrels seizing a popular firm making protective clothing (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
RATS (scoundrels) around or ‘seizing’ IN (popular) CO (firm)
Accept new tenant – show kindness forgetting name (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
RELE n T (show kindness) without or ‘forgetting’ ‘n’ (name)
Inventor backed team never taking a different direction (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SIDE (team) reversed or ‘backed’ + NO (never) reversed or ‘taking a different direction’
Frankly a German writer has penned a word in French after reflection (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
MANN (German writer) around or ‘penning’ a reversal (‘after reflection’) of A MOT (‘word’ in French)
Risky to accept dangerous order creating difference of opinion (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
DICY (risky) around or ‘accepting’ HOT (dangerous) OM (‘order’ – of merit)
Fate indicated by doctor having troubled air (5)
Instructions regarding Cambridge University (5)
New train set handled roughly is not lasting long (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘handled roughly’) of N (new) TRAIN SET
Source of medicine rapid to limit damage (8)
Copper’s having volume reduced in usual approach (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CU’S (copper’s) and TOM e (volume) missing last letter or ‘reduced’
Precise over author Levi (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
PRIM (precise) O (over)
Brave figure drunk throttling working judge (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LIT (drunk) around or ‘throttling’ ON (working) HEAR (judge)
Main tempo disrupted in theatrical performance (9)
Rock star duly abandoning core network (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
D ul Y (missing the middle letters or ‘abandoning core’) LAN (network)
Down
Increasingly guaranteed to suppress tear in cessation of hostilities? (9)
Antelope pen erected supplied with electric current (5)
Officer in photo with old wind instrument (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
COL (officer) in PIC (photo) O (old)
Not a real Pope - just one acting nobly at the outset (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
First letters or ‘at the outset’ of Just One Acting Nobly – we had to check this. Pope Joan is now widely considered to be fictional apparently according to AI and Wiki.
Concern about one shabby economic period (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
FEAR (concern) round I (one) SCALY (shabby)
Regret picking up half the letters for nuclear organisation (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
RUE (regret) reversed or ‘picking up’ + A TO M (half the letters in the alphabet)
Confirm Elon M is whirling in empty space (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘whirling’) of ELON M IS in S pac E (first and last letters only or ’empty’)
Midday about time? It’s impracticable (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
NOON (midday) around or ‘about’ T (time)
Reserve litre during finishing off beer production dismissing no good source of artwork (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ICE (reserve) L (litre) inside or ‘during’ BOTTLI ng (‘finishing off beer production’) without or ‘dismissing’ ‘ng’ (no good)
Conservative head bracketing MP with a colleague (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
C (conservative) ONION (head) around or ‘bracketing’ MP and A
Accepted French article about fruit is something powered by AI? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A (accepted) UN (French article) around TOMATO (fruit)
Sandbar a grave by itself first of ships being lost (7)
Kept quiet and all but closed garden building (7)
Work appearing in youngster’s website feature (5)
Follower crossing river path (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
TAIL (follower) around or ‘crossing’ R (river)
Increasingly upsetting most of Catholicism? (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ROME (Catholicism) with the first three letters or ‘most of it’ reversed or ‘upset’
Type letters or click words in the clue
