Across
High stool is for an elevated player (7)
Defiles some taken in by scams (7)
Enter race and finish out of line (7)
From then on centre of area is not affected (7)
Picked up eau de Cologne perhaps? (5)
Where many blokes with a little time hold trowel finally? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
( A LOT [many] + MEN + T [ abbreviation for {a little} time]) containing (hold) L ( last letter of [finally] trowe L )
Amateur writer tackles unfinished WI ballad in finale (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
( A [amateur] + POE [reference Edgar Allen POE {1809 – 1849]} American writer]) containing (tackles) CALYPS o (West Indian [WI] ballad) excluding the final letter O (unfinished)
Dangerous mount in Vietnam (4)
Nimbus - a touch of highlight behold encircling angel’s head (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
( H [ first letter of {touch of} H ighlight] + LO [behold]) containing (encircling]) A [ first letter of {head} A ngel])
A Arkansas Gazette s (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
STING (trap; scam) containing (takes in) ( AR [Arkansas] + GAZ (gazette])
Policeman’s not able to hold back short engineer (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CONST able excluding (not) ABLE containing (to hold) ( CURT [short] reversed [back])
Backing for Leonard enthralled by fifty karat ring (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
( LEN contained in [enthralled by] [ L {Roman numeral for fifty} + K {karat}]) all reversed (backing for)
In two commercials private’s made fit (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
PTE (private) contained in (in) ( AD [ AD vertisement; commercial] + AD [ AD vertisement; commercial] giving two commercials)
Vehicle stuck in storm of rain - bliss! (7)
Following achievement the lady’s down (a bit) (7)
Stellar astral variable with added luminance (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram of (variable) ASTRAL and L (luminance)
Down
He’s not a ‘people person’ and lost his cool mostly over caress (9)
Drooping heads of orange petals on African flower (7)
Last of trifle in a sort of ceramic dish for dessert (8)
A way to treat those people involving informal talk (7)
Throw line into water by the French chateaux (7)
Only ten individuals retired part-time - the rest out of 100? (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
NINETY ( reversed [retired] hidden word in [part-time] in onl Y TEN IN dividuals)
Become too warm but not hot? - get stuffed! (7)
If foggy these could indicate stratus (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SHEET (anagram of [foggy] THESE )
Small veg penny each (3)
Pasta in a large potty keeping hot (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram of (potty) IN A LARGE containing (keeping) H (hot)
Smacks merely for skinning fish (8)
Deadheaded plant’s an Australian flowery shrub (7)
It blasts them asunder but not same in return (7)
Decay for all to see and crumbling in domed building (7)
Rough during performance about Exodus (7)
Small undersized person’s a pain on the run (6)
Which affair in large part is worthless rubbish? (5)
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