Across
Grand in cash say for mischievous child (6)
Part of book principal reportedly proscribed (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
HEAD (principal, as in head teacher) + sound-alike (reportedly) of BANNED (proscribed). The cord-like band, often made of decorative thread, at the top of the spine of a hardback book (just inside the cover).
Terribly evil nun excited about one German's revelation (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram (terribly / exciting) of EVIL NUN around I (one in Roman numerals), then G (abbreviation for German). I can’t see why we need both “terribly” and “exciting” to indicate the anagram; it doesn’t work as two separate anagrams, because then “about” is needed to put UNN around VEIL and can’t also work as the containment indicator for I. Any ideas?
Yours truly featured in publication about dark arts (5)
Some devout Catholics backed diplomacy (4)
Bitter struggle to take out a cracking spy (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
STR [a] IN (struggle), taking out the A, inserted into (cracking) AGENT (as in “secret agent” = spy).
Madness appearing without Suggs's ultimate folly (7)
Famous actors catching international flight? (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
STARS (famous actors: the question mark indicates a definition by example, because people in other professions may also be called stars), containing (catching) I (abbreviation for international). As in “a flight of stairs” = a series of steps in a continuous line.
Significance of pause in speech (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Sound-alike (in speech) of WAIT (pause). As in “the weight of expectation” = the understanding that something is important.
Pains after exercise? Fruit is the answer! (7)
Fierce critic got a racist sacked (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram (sacked = destroyed, as in “the sack of Troy”) of GOT A RACIST .
Degenerate artist meets knave on vacation (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
RA (abbreviation for Royal Academician = artist) + K [nav] E (on vacation = after emptying out the inner letters). Degenerate, as a noun = rake = a disreputable man.
Island nation taking part in assault on Gallipoli (5)
Armenia's foremost priest brings up Judges (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
First (foremost) letter of A [rmenia] + PP (abbreviation for parish priest: not one I’m familiar with but the dictionaries support it) + RAISES (brings up).
Complaint clergyman withdraws following oddly heady offer (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
REV (abbreviation for Reverend = title for a clergyman) reversed (withdrawing), after the odd-numbered letters of H [e] A [d] Y [o] F [f] E [r]. Complaint = symptoms of an illness or medical condition, such as hay fever.
Binge drink around centre of London (6)
Down
Horse starts to amble into northern part of range (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
MOUNT (a horse used for riding) + starting letters of A [mble] I [nto] N [orthern].
Trainee accountant discontentedly checking suspect invoice (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A [ccountan] T (dis-contentedly = without the content = inner letters removed), inserted into (checking) an anagram (suspect) of INVOICE . Also spelled novitiate, or more simply novice = trainee.
Portray nude on a grand scale (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[d] EPIC [t] (portray) with the outer letters stripped off (nude).
English erected sign incorporating extremely refined circles (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
E (abbreviation for English), then SIGN reversed (erected = upwards in a down clue), containing the end letters (extremes) of R [efine] D . Engird = circle, as a verb = to surround.
Diabolic comedian fluffed a line (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram (fluffed = performed wrongly, especially of an actor getting a speech wrong) of COMEDIAN , then A + L (abbreviation for line).
Assert old medical condition limits resistance (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
AGUE (an old word for illness characterised by fever, chills and shivering = old medical condition) containing (limiting) R (scientific abbreviation for electrical resistance).
Old money essentially funding upper-class jazzmen (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Middle letter (essentially) of [fun] D [ing] + U (slang for upper-class, as in “U and non-U”) + CATS (slang for jazz musicians or those who enjoy listening to them). Coins used for trading in Europe during the 12th – 19th centuries; there are several references to them in Shakespeare plays.
Shame to keep case of Glenfarclas in farm outbuilding (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
PITY (shame = a matter for regret, as in “it’s a pity” or “it’s a shame”) containing (to keep) the outer letters (case) of G [lenfarcla] S . (A Speyside malt whisky, though we don’t need to know that for the clue.)
Detective left picture taken after Greek expedition (10)
Ran through part of funeral cortège wearing scarlet (9)
Dunces love interrupting senior examiner (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ASSES (dunces = fools), then O (zero = love, in tennis scoring) inserted into SR (abbreviation for senior).
Capture entertaining ace sporting bun (7)
Swift pint at end of esplanade (6)
Extinguish national spirit (6)
Light-brown sweets son brought in for Charlie (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[c] ANDY (sweets), with S (abbreviation for son) replacing the C (Charlie in the radio alphabet).
Wind up European man of wisdom (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
GAS (wind = air or gas in the digestive system causing discomfort after eating) reversed (up, in a down clue), then E (abbreviation for European).
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