Across
Dear former lover lost in thought (9)
America supplied desert plant (5)
University Department involved in colourful college festivity (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
U (abbreviation for university) + D (abbreviation for department), inserted into GAY (colourful). University name for a college festival or celebratory dinner, from the Latin word for rejoicing.
Version of end of scene not in pic Nolan pic (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram (version of . . .) of the end letter of [scen] E + NOT IN PIC . 2010 film written and directed by Christopher Nolan.
Institute in Lausanne reorganised and put on a 12-month basis (9)
No indication of disapproval for immoral behaviour in other than the clergy (5)
Refill also reduced by 22 Across? (5)
What may be loud colour (3)
Concerning start of machinations against property? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
IN RE (Latin-derived legal term meaning “in the matter of” = concerning = on the subject of) + starting letter of M [achinations]. Another Latin-derived legal term, meaning an action or judgement that is directed towards property or an object rather than towards a person. I can’t help feeling that this is a weak clue because in re and in rem have basically the same derivation: from in (in or on) + res (a thing).
Country cottage one with central heating secured by US lawyer (5)
One inexperienced guy with no rest at work (9)
To relax is to overwhelm chart stuff with light classics (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LOLL (to relax = to lounge around) + IS (from clue text) containing (overwhelming) POP (music from the pop charts). In classical music, an old and rather disparaging term for short popular pieces played as crowd-pleasers.
Lewd howl about women’s drawers at the outset (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
BAY (as a verb = to howl like a dog), around the first letters (at the outset) of W [omen’s] D [rawers].
Tense distress continually returning - you can hear it in the voice (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
T (abbreviation for tense), then GNAW (to cause anxiety over a long period = distress continually) reversed (returning). A distinctive nasal-sounding voice or regional accent.
Attack originating in part of East Anglia? One’s behind that (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
OF FENS (originating from the Fens, wetland areas in East Anglia) + I’VE (one’s = one has).
Down
Officer in work unit in the main not losing heart (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ERG (scientific unit of work or energy) in SEA (the main), then N [o] T without the middle letter (heart).
Revival to appear after switching components (6)
Sin that sounds reducible to its core elements? (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
The word ENVY is pronounced the same as its two inner letters (core) N V. One of the seven deadly sins.
Make smaller vessel to carry small car (8)
Save others after overlooking final indication to proceed (6)
Intimate female friend in Paris duplicitous one (8)
That chap with a revolutionary desire is an Irish poet (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
HE (that chap) + A (from clue text), then YEN (desire) reversed (revolutionary). Irish poet Seamus Heaney.
Taking off having snatched cover from coffin? That’s dreadful (9)
Taking off having snatched a number of bells? That’s tempting (9)
Particular copper having bar turned over after place emptied (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CU (Cu = chemical symbol for copper, from Latin cuprum ), then RAIL (bar) reversed (turned over), after P [lac] E (emptied = inner letters removed). Peculiar = specific to a place or group = particular.
Use film innovatively with unknown factor to create something with suspense? (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram (innovatively) of USE FILM , then Y (mathematical symbol for an unknown quantity). To create an emulsion = droplets of one liquid suspended in another.
I agree to pack additional line for this fish (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
AYE (I agree) inserted into (packing) MORE (additional), then L (abbreviation for line).
Thin top erected over Aussie truck (6)
Solver that is audible in greeting (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Sound-alike (audible) of YOU WHO (you who are reading this clue = the solver who is reading this clue). An informal greeting to attract attention.
No country lover? Drag one into Northumberland area (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
TOW (drag behind a vehicle), then I (one in Roman numerals) inserted into NE (abbreviation for North-Eastern England, for example the county of Northumberland). Disparaging term used by people who live in the countryside, describing urban dwellers who don’t know or care about rural life.
Spy note probing a lot of evidence of murder? (4)
Type letters or click words in the clue