Across
Labour follower: “Half of London is a corrupt place” (7)
Can of fizzy cocktail (7)
Want to bump off daughter ... what are you on? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[d] EARTH (want, as a noun = shortage) without the D (abbreviation for daughter). The planet we’re on.
Those in two minds about ultimately clumsy heel taps (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Last letter (ultimately) of [abou] T , then an anagram (clumsy) of HEEL TAPS . A sneaky definition: two or more people who can understand each other’s minds.
Sex drug helping to get a repeated performance (9)
A drop of IPA and I look around for a saucy type (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A (from clue text) + first letter (a drop) of I [pa], then I + LO (lo! = look! = a call for attention) reversed (around). A sauce made from garlic and oil, or a garlic-flavoured mayonnaise.
Headless disembodied souls in hell (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[s] HADES (disembodied souls or ghosts) without the first letter (head). The Ancient Greek underworld of the dead.
Nixon aide stealing a dollar from Paul Stanley? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Paul Stanley is the lead vocalist in the US rock band Kiss (no, me neither, but that’s what Wikipedia is for) = KISS SINGER . Then we need to remove one S ($ = abbreviation for dollar). Henry Kissinger, US politician who served during Richard Nixon’s presidency.
One drawing loads of craft in cold bay say (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ART (craft), inserted into C (abbreviation for cold) + HORSE (definition by example: a bay is a brown or red-brown horse with black mane and tail). A horse that pulls a loaded cart.
Understand German? Speak with harsh and grating tone! (5)
Cause damage to 9 houses close to Sidcup (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SOIL (9 = reference to 9a EARTH), containing (housing) the closing letter of [sidcu] P .
Islander jiggled about in a bad bra (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram (jiggled about) of IN A BAD BRA . Someone from the Caribbean island of Barbados. The climate allows the locals to dance in fairly skimpy clothing, especially as part of carnival and music festivals, but I wouldn’t pass judgement on the quality of such clothing.
Freedom requires power first is a trite remark (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LATITUDE (freedom to make one’s own decisions), with P (abbreviation for power) first.
African expression of disapproval one's rebuffed (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
TUT (a sound expressing disapproval), then I’S (one’s) reversed (rebuffed). A mamber of an African ethnic group associated mainly with Rwanda and Burundi.
Provoke first of revellers to punch bouncer? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
First letter of R [evellers], inserted into (punching) TIGGER (a character in A A Milne’s Winnie the Pooh stories, known for being bouncy). For the surface, has Hoskins been reading recent stories about the England men’s cricket team? Trigger, as a verb = provoke = cause an adverse reaction.
Bed-bound types holding record for splits (7)
Down
Mark from Flanders leaving France for Britain (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[f] LEMISH (from the Flanders area of Belgium), with the F (abbreviation for France) removed and replaced by B (abbreviation for Britain).
A worker present ultimately during boozy sesh (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A (from clue text) + last letters (ultimately) of [worke] R [presen] T , inserted into BENDER (boozy sesh = a long drinking session). Clue-as-definition: a bender typically takes place in a bar, or often multiple bars one after another, staffed by bartenders.
Tree line eventually hides unit attacking at front (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
First letters (at front) of L [ine] E [ventually] H [ides] U [nit] A [ttacking]. A Hawaiian tree, Metrosideros polymorpha . Never heard of it, but Wikipedia has.
Silly trick in PE leaves one in critical condition (9)
Boy seen around a large Barnet establishment? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SON (boy = male child), around A (from clue text) + L (abbreviation for large). Barnet = Cockney rhyming slang for hair, from Barnet Fair ; salon = a hairdressing establishment.
A reverberating of bells on radio is pleasing (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A (from clue text) + sound-alike (on radio) of PEALING = reverberating of bells.
French underground force soldiers repelled (5)
Being extra-playful when topless is more perilous (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[f] RISKIER (more frisky = extra-playful), without the first letter (top, in a down clue).
Soprano taking time out in old foreign capital (9)
He parades around foremost of army units (9)
One who fought a dog trial unrestrainedly (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram (unrestrainedly) of A DOG TRIAL . In the Roman empire (hence the past tense), an arena fighter.
Success pitilessly stymies one full of crap (7)
Moneypenny is one first to notice Bond's undies (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
PA (abbreviation for personal assistant, for example Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond books and films) + first letter of N [otice] + TIE’S (tie is = bond is = connection is). Undies = slang shortening of “underwear”, such as women’s panties.
I love to gyrate around fellow from Muscat (5)
Obscure cut by European is more melancholy (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
BLUR (obscure, as a verb = to make indistinct) containing E (abbreviation for European). Blue = slang for melancholy.
Carry On p (5)
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