Across
51 ladies' men regularly making contact (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LI (51 in roman numerals) + lAdIeS mEn (alternate letters only or ‘regularly’)
That woman taking drugs outside is escorting (8)
General making son finally abandon biting of nails (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
U s UAL (general) with ‘s’ (son) changed to NG (‘final’ letters in abandon biting)
Appreciative of say charcoal going on fireplace – less smoke at last (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
FU e L (charcoal, say) after or ‘going on’ GRATE (fireplace) missing (‘less’) ‘e’ (last letter of smoke)
Agent's gamble on game with small note (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
BET (gamble) after or ‘on’ GO (game) + WEE (small) N (note)
Line raised for example by director briefly when turning over (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (‘turning over’) of EG (for example) DIR (director briefly)
Astronomer 19 20 working to cover eclipse essentially (14)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘working’) of ILLEGAL GOALIE (19d and 20d) around or ‘covering’ I (middle or ‘essential’ letter of eclipse)
Humour failing at the start - ignore pun about bird (14)
Beat hour to book tours (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
HR (hour) in or ‘toured by’ TO B (book)
Voice of Looney Tunes ' biggest characters appearing in Daffy cartoon (9)
Rod's sorry – as Spooner told panel (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A Spoonerism of CANE’S (rod’s) WHAT (sorry?)
Genghis Khan was one second before 12 noon and a little lunch (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
MO (second) before GO between (12ac) N (noon) and L (first letter or ‘a little’ of lunch). A rather devious device here which had us head-scratching. You have to lift and separate the answer to 12ac.
Scandinavian passport – perhaps for wife resulting in supplementary fare (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
S w EDISH (Scandinavian) with ID (passport perhaps) replacing ‘w’ (wife)
Former PM keeping dry in a shelter (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
TT (teetotal – ‘dry’) inside A LEE (shelter)
Down
Prince is banished retiring conclusively – hence King can relax (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LOU is (Prince) without or ‘banishing’ ‘is’ and a reversal (‘retirement’) of E G N (last or ‘conclusive’ letters of hencE kinG CaN)
Something offering support under a broken leg – its problems are largely symbolic (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
BRA (something offering support) under A and an anagram (‘broken’) of LEG
Writer has turned darker (9)
Money to support small band after initially Paul Young leaves (12)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
GREENS (money) underneath or ‘supporting’ S (small) RING (band) after P (initial letter in Paul)
Go into hospital department with medical drama (5)
One doesn't believe in field manoeuvres (7)
All in good time – assuming this writer's in shopping arcade (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ALL ‘inside’ G (good) ERA (time) around or ‘assuming’ I (this writer)
Flashy item couriers supply (12)
Stella maybe determined to follow tail of football hooligan? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LAGER (Stella maybe) OUT (determined) after or ‘following’ L (last letter or ‘tail’ of football). We wondered about ‘out’ and ‘determined’ being synonyms – but if somebody is ‘out to get you’, they are ‘determined to get you’.
Has amphibians adopting relatively recent settlements (8)
Celebrated using timeshare arrangement constituent secured (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
PART (constituent) TIED (secured) with the ‘t’s being ‘shared’ – a ‘timeshare arrangement’
Criminal and murderer scratching walls on prison – nothing escapes (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
k ILLE r (murderer) without first and last letters or ‘scratching walls’ + GA o L (prison) with ‘o’ (nothing) missing or ‘escaping’
American cutting record up specifically number one? (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A (American) inside (‘cutting’) a reversal (‘up’) of LOG (record) + IE (that is – ‘specifically’)
Located immoral diamonds (5)
Type letters or click words in the clue
