In the

SEER(an augur/a soothsayer in ancient Rome) containing ( set about ) [ A + POW(abbrev. for “prisoner of war”, an example/? of a captive) ]. — Fifteensquared

Bacon brought home as yet unslaughtered

Double definition

Double definition

Lothario

Charade

CASA (synonym="“house” in Spanish as in “mi casa su casa” or “your house is my house”") + NOVA (synonym="“new” in Portuguese as in “bossa nova” or “new wave”") = CASANOVA; definition: "Lothario"

in common parlance

Last letter of ( … ultimately ) “ Death ” contained in ( captured by ) anagram of ( tormented ) YEATS + SAY(for example). — Fifteensquared

Arm

Hidden word

Hidden in "arm betteR, IF LEg's bandaged"

Shame

PITY(shame/cause for regret or disappointment) containing ( about ) “ grubbiness ” minus its inner letters ( that needing clearing out ). — Fifteensquared

Thin

REEDY(tall and thin) containing ( rakes in ) last letter of ( back of ) “ storeroom “. — Fifteensquared

Tailor

Anagram

anagram of TAILOR ("Tailor") [anagram: "working"] = RIALTO; definition: "marketplace"

Parade

SANK(flopped/collapsed) containing ( with … invested ) 1st letter of ( minimum of ) “ wonga “. — Fifteensquared

Free

GAG(crack/a joke) contained in ( in ) anagram of ( plastic ) I’D SEEN . — Fifteensquared

Survey

Charade, Container

OR (synonym of "soldiers") + PANAMA (synonym of "country") [container: "entering"]; definition: "Survey"

Con

Charade

IN (synonym of "elected") + MATE (synonym of "crony"); definition: "Con"

where circulation has dropped to zero

1st letters, respectively, of ( First of all ) “ some tabloid, appallingly shabby it seems “. — Fifteensquared

Australian

2nd, 4th and 6th letters of ( … regularly used ) “ team, sub “. — Fifteensquared

field

Double definition

Double definition

toyed with balls

Anagram

anagram of BOY (synonym="BOY") + DRAWERS (synonym="with") = WORRYBEADS

relating to lower chamber

Container

CT (synonym="abbrev. for “court”") in REAL (synonym="material/not imagined") = RECTAL

birch

Charade

L (synonym of "Large") + ASH (synonym of "tree,"); definition: "birch"

actor

Cryptic definition

Cryptic definition

odd number

NOVEL(a book that tells a story) + TYSON(Mike, American boxer/fighter) + 3rd letter of ( third of ) “ eight “. — Fifteensquared

First thing

[ ROW F(the sixth line after Row A, B, …) + ART(technique/skill in a particular field) ] placed below ( beyond , in a down clue) SPAR(to dispute/to argue, in this case, without hostility). — Fifteensquared

Online editor

[ Reversal of ( promoted , in a down clue) AIDE(an assistant/right-hand man) placed below ( after , in a down clue) KIP(a rest/a nap) ] contained in ( overwhelmed by ) WIN(a success/a triumph). — Fifteensquared

controlled areas

Charade

DO (synonym="to crack/solve a problem") + MINIONS (synonym="henchmen/servile followers of someone important") = DOMINIONS

soda

Reversal

BIC (synonym="a popular French brand of ballpoint pen/writing implement or writer") + BRA (reversal="short for “brassiere”, undergarment consisting of cups supporting the female breast") = BICARB

Player

Last letter of ( … in the end ) “ tiring ” + “American”(a Yankee) minus ( missing ) its last 4 letters ( second half ). — Fifteensquared

Do

Drink

Homophone

Homophone of ( when … announced ) 1st letter of ( initially ) “tonic”, a drink mixed with gin and served as a “gin and tonic” cocktail).