Across
Clean line in the sand (6)
Picture parents embracing and not beginning to argue (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[NOR (=and not) + A <rgue> (“beginning to” means first letter only)] in [PA + MA (=parents, i.e. pa (=father) and ma (=mother))]
They save cooking with some beef (8)
Dispose of Tesla perhaps charging without joy (6)
Bowler missing leg after Tufnell say plays the field (10)
Sack John Torode to start with (4)
City friend wears a short dress (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
BUD (=friend, chum) in [A + HABI <t> (=dress, set of clothes, as in riding habit ; “short” means last letter is dropped)]
Feel cold start to ski season in Tignes (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
S <ki> (“start to” means first letter is dropped) + HIVER (=season in Tignes, a French ski resort, i.e. the French for winter )
Bond made them fret endlessly (6)
It's okay to laugh at ring toss? (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A ring toss, hoopla is a “fair(ground) game”
Spell word (4)
Every single number one released by entitled group is popular (10)
End of a difficult passage in classical literature (6)
One testing tips from entrepreneurs invested in fool's gold (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
E <ntrepreneur> S (“tips from” means first and last letters only) in [ASS’S (=fool’s) + OR (=gold, in heraldry)]
Reform urged hard borders frustrating Labour (8)
President sending out Romney for one task (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
<mitt> ERRAND (=(former) President, of France); “sending out Romney for one (=Mitt, the US Republican politician)” means letters “mitt” are dropped
Down
General caught with howitzer at first being out for blood (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LEE (=general, i.e. Robert E. Lee in the American Civil War) + C (=caught, on a cricket scorecard) + H <owitzer> (“at first” means first letter only); the “being” of the definition is a creature, organism
One gets hammered in Bavarian village (5)
Praise query about Tolstoy character needing no introduction (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
<w> HO’S ANNA <?> (=query about Tolstoy character, i.e. Anna Karenina; “needing no introduction” means first letter is dropped)
Fail at cycle path struggling to find technique in howling wind? (15)
They're not in the habit of going out (7)
Rebellious to make TV with regular repeats (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
REVOL T ING (=rebellious, up in arms); “to make T (into a) V ” means that the letter “t” becomes a “v”; e.g. revolving credit automatically repeats provided the maximum agreed amount is not exceeded
Usual memo strangely remains to be seen (9)
One goes out? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A bedwetter goes (=urinates) (while) out (=when asleep)!
Adam Sandler cast wanting leads for fantastic plot (9)
Swimmer's bottom to top flow (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
MANATEE (=”swimmer”, i.e. aquatic mammal); “bottom to top” means last letter moves to start of word
Bachelor out of absinthe getting drunk at some speed (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
*( A <b> SINTHE ); “ bachelor (=B, as in BA) out” means letter “b” is dropped from anagram, indicated by “getting drunk”
Backtracking Sir Keir occasionally delivers step change? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
RIS (SIR; “backtracking” indicates reversal) + <k> E <i> R (“occasionally” means alternate letters only are used); as the upright portion of a step, a riser could be described as something that “delivers (a) step change”
Nothing to smile about — that's a bit below the belt (5)
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