Across
Anticipate dealing with large wooded area and lake (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
FORESTAL (=dealing with large wooded area) + L (=lake)
Institute decided after hearing evidence (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Double definition: to found is to institute, establish AND e.g. “The Court found that ….” means that the Court “decided after hearing evidence”
Set up again, as you might on an easel? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Cryptically, you may well “rest art” on an easel!
Disaster as large taxi reverses into river (7)
Large flock coming back through pasture see gate (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Reversed (“coming back”) and hidden (“through”) in “pastur E SEE G ate”; the “large” of the definition presumably refers to the size of the birds rather than their number
Old queen opening supermarket had help (9)
Lighting failure only covers live bits of film (5,7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[ARE (=live, exist) + CLIPS (=bits of film)] in SOLE (=only); cryptically, a solar eclipse could be described as a “lighting failure”, since the sun’s light is blocked by the moon!
Great dribbler nearly trips crossing at Chelsea (6,6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
*(GREAT DRIBBLE <r>); “nearly” means last letter is dropped from anagram, indicated by “trips”; first built in 1873, the Albert Bridge across the Thames connects Chelsea with Battersea
Time to wake up showing embarrassment in pyjama bottoms? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
T (=time) + ROUSE (=to wake up) + RED (=showing embarrassment)
Lord's ground's style given by commentator (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Homophone (“given by commentator”) of “manner (=style, way)”; cf. a manor is the ground(s) owned by a lord, as in “lord of the manor
If absent from big cup match, influential later (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SEM <i-f> INAL (=big cup match; ‘” if absent” means letters “if” are dropped); e.g. a seminal work (of literature, say) is influential later, i.e. in future developments
Pants all grey except for small part (7)
Totally empty urn tipped over Indian gully (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ALL (=totally, completely) + U <r>N (“empty” means middle letter is dropped); “over” indicates reversal; in India, a nulla is a gully, ravine
Tall dog at this point knocked over by Spooner (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Spoonerism (“by Spooner”) of “ h ere (=at this point) + d owned (=knocked over, brought down)”
Down
PM potentially in distant future? (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Cryptically, “in a far age” could mean “in distant future”; the reference is to Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage
Apple, America decided should support Republican (6)
Old cracks reflected heritage part of theatre (5,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
AGED (=old, elderly) in STOOR (ROOTS=heritage; “reflected” indicates reversal)
College offering industrial training in an orange waiting room (11)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
TECH (=college offering industrial training) in [AN + AMBER (=orange)]
25d
(and 25 Down) Boy was first served from tureen (6)
Lie touching backbone (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
FIB (=lie, untruth) + RE- (=touching, regarding); here, fibre means strength of character, hence “backbone”
During a French lesson, head of physics relaxes (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
P <hysics> (“head of” means first letter only) in [UN (= a French, i.e. a French word for a ) + CLASS (=lesson)]; to unclasp is to loosen one’s grip on, relax
English writer into action took on mystery (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[E (=English) + PEN (=writer)] in DEED (=action)
Baby girl due, first half of November chaotic (11)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
*(GIRL DUE + NOVE <mber>); “first half of” means first four of eight letters only are used in anagram, indicated by “chaotic”; to baby is to pamper, cosset, hence “overindulge” someone
Hare or rabbit running through lavish promo gallery set up (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Vertically reversed (“set up”) and hidden (“running through”) in “lavis H PROMO GAL lery”
Guerrilla skilfully made top for percussion caps (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
P <ercussion> (“top for” means first letter only) + ARTISAN (=skilfully made, made by traditional craftsmen)
Special case of Lambrusco barman presented as something else (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
*( L <ambrusc> O + BARMAN); “case of” means first and last letters only are used in anagram, indicated by “presented as something else”; special here means unusual, peculiar, hence “abnormal”
Guy terribly green, syringe nurse is holding? (6)
Beam held by iron band finally coming apart (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
RAY (=beam) in [FE (=iron, i.e. chemical symbol) + <ban> D (“finally” means last letter only)]; in respect of cloth, say, frayed means coming apart, disintegrating
Generous chap who visits everyone in hospital much appreciated (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SAN (=hospital, i.e. sanatorium) + TA (=much appreciated, i.e. thank you)
See 5 Down
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