Across
12a
(and 12 Across) Unusual oldish adult patter in Alf’s vehicle on the box (4,5,2,2,4)
Geoff’s hat-trick, underlining rich sporting talent from the outset (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
First letters (from the outset) of H [at-trick] U [nderlining] R [ich] S [porting] T [alent]. Extended definition: England footballer Geoff Hurst was the first player ever to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final, in the 1966 win against West Germany.
One who saved lenders (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Double definition. Former England goalkeeper Gordon Banks = a player who saved goals; or financial institutions that lend money.
Song of Catalan club (part) (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
BARCA (Barça = short name for the Catalan football club FC Barcelona) + ROLE (a part in a play). Also spelled barcarolle: a traditional folk song associated with Venetian gondoliers, or a piece of music in a similar “rocking” slow 6/8 tempo.
Alf’s magnificent success initially in year recalled (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
First letters (initially) of M [agnificent] S [uccess], inserted into YEAR reversed (recalled). Extended definition: Sir Alf Ramsey started as England football manager in 1963 and was in charge for the 1966 World Cup victory.
See 1 Across
Hurry away after end of job, refusing to talk? (5-3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
RUSH OFF (hurry away) after the end letter of [jo] B . Brush-off = slang for a refusal to engage in conversation with someone.
Centre of attention following firm’s return to America (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
F (abbreviation for following), then CO (short for company or corporation = firm = business organisation) reversed (return), then US (America).
Referring to hooter, space guys livid at first (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
NASA (abbreviation for the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration = space guys) + first letter of L [ivid]. Hooter = slang for nose; nasal = relating to the nose.
Weapon record of four (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Double definition. A multiple-shot handgun; or the title of an album by the Beatles (the “Fab Four”).
Open in relation to king’s programme (4,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
START (open, as a verb = begin) + RE (in relation to) + K (abbreviation for king). TV sci-fi programme.
At first some take up commercial construction of building material (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Initial letters (at first) of S [ome] T [ake] U [p] C [ommercial] C [onstruction] O [f]. Traditional building material, used either as a surface coating or between strips of timber in “lath and plaster” construction.
Hours entertained by girls you fancy in mischievously playful way (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
H (abbreviation for hours), contained in (entertained by) an anagram (fancy) of GIRLS YOU .
Moved fast, say, on return in large open area (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
RAN (moved fast), then EG (say = for example) reversed (on return). A large area of land used for grazing livestock, as in the US folksong Home on the Range .
Captain producing extra, with repeated love (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
MORE (extra), with the O (zero = love in tennis scoring) repeated. Bobby Moore, captain of the England football team who won the 1966 World Cup.
Brothers in Athletic club succeeded (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CHARLTON (the London football club Charlton Athletic) + S (abbreviation for succeeded). The footballing brothers Jack and Bobby Charlton.
Down
Jacket cheers poet (6)
They’re easily noticed, birds with plumage in centre brought in (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LARKS (birds), containing (. . . brought in) AND (with) + centre letter of [plu] M [age].
Gets rid of wretched spiels after reread in the end (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram (wretched) of SPIELS after the end letter of [rerea] D .
Priest seen in cab — bearded (4)
Singers missing start — God! (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[c] HORUS (a group of singers) without the starting letter. Ancient Egyptian god.
Avoid Anne Boleyn’s fate (4,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Double definition. To divert away from a collision course, either literally or metaphorically (for example to head off an argument by changing the subject); or the fate of Anne Boleyn who was beheaded.
Perhaps red port city, German — yes (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
RIO (short for Rio de Janeiro = port city in Brazil) + JA (German word for yes). Wine from the Rioja region of Spain: it’s best known for red wine (“red” for short) but also produces white wine, hence the “perhaps”.
Pleasant surprise, one’s first to edit thoughtful work (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
TREAT (a pleasant surprise) + I’S (one’s) + first letter of E [dit]. A formal and systematic piece of writing about a particular topic, so a piece that the writer has to think hard about.
Gloomy party you’re texting (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
DO (slang for a party) + UR (abbreviation for “you are” = “you’re” in text messages).
Cardinal on rise provided volume after vacation (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
IF (provided = on the condition that) reversed (on the rise = upwards in a down clue), then V [olum] E (on vacation = after emptying = with the inner letters removed). A cardinal number.
Belief unfinished scene must be included in artistic passage (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CREDO (a belief), including SCEN [e] without the last letter (unfinished). A passage of music that gradually gets louder (from the Italian word for growing or increasing).
Unit worry over resistance award (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ANGST (worry) before (over, in a down clue) R (abbreviation for electrical resistance) + OM (abbreviation for Order of Merit = award). Unit used to express the wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation (one ten thousand millionth of a metre), named after the Swedish physicist Anders Jonas Ångström.
Type of window in small attic extension (7)
Free, having time for book, not imaginative (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LI [b] ERAL (free = generous or not restrictive), with T (abbreviation for time) instead of B (abbreviation for book).
Wind blast, not final, arose at sea (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
B [last] without LAST (final), then an anagram (at sea = shaken up) of AROSE . The Greek god of the north wind, or a personification of the north wind.
Element of flag group is trouble (5)
Turning up full of hubris in the beginning, refer to moral belief (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CITE (refer to), containing (full of) the beginning letter of H [ubris], all reversed (turning up, in a down clue).
Flier many recollected (4)
Type letters or click words in the clue