Buzzer

Charade

WAS (synonym of "was") + P (synonym of "quiet"); definition: "Buzzer"

here

Hidden word

Hidden in "some traiN AS Astronauts or rocket scientists here"

Support

Charade

A (abbreviation of "an") + BET (synonym of "opinion"); definition: "Support"

Leader

Charade, Container

CHE (synonym of "revolutionary") + F (synonym of "force") + I (synonym of "island") [container: "capturing"]; definition: "Leader"

cooking fluid

Anagram

Put ale in supply boxes close to oleo cooking fluid <ole> O (“close to” means last letter only) in *(PUT ALE IN); “supply”, i.e. flexibly, is anagram indicator — Fifteensquared

store

Charade

Son making a stink essentially in row in store S (=son) + QU – I for A – RREL (=row, argument; “making (letter) a st i nk essentially”, i.e. middle letter (=an “i”)” means “a” becomes “i”); to squirrel away is to stash away, store — Fifteensquared

rest

Charade, Deletion

S (abbreviation of "Some") + MOTHER (synonym of "parents") [deletion: "heading off"]; definition: "rest"

Group

Container

NT (synonym="NT") in QUIET (synonym="=still") = QUINTET; definition: "Group"

Anagram

anagram of DIORAMA = AMRADIO

Network

Charade, Reversal

W (synonym of "with") + BE (synonym of "live") [reversal: "revolutionary"]; definition: "Network"

Old scholar

, hence “old scholar” — Fifteensquared

Whip

Acrostic

S (first_letter="snake's") + CO (abbreviation="firm") + URGE (synonym="egg") = SCOURGE; definition: "Whip"

Acrostic

King in Bilbao oddly beginning to head in direction of Mecca K (=king, in cards) + I <n> B <i> L <b> A <o> (“oddly” means odd letters only) + H <ead> (“beginning to” means first letter only); kiblah is the point towards which Muslims turn in prayer, the direction of Mecca — Fifteensquared

Ten

Anagram

anagram of TEN HOURS = SOUTHERN

Anagram

anagram of ANGELS LIE = ALLSEEING

Fellow

Anagram

Fellow lied about location of information in database F (=fellow) + *(LIED); “about” is anagram indicator — Fifteensquared

Went

Charade, Reversal

reverse of PEED (synonym of "Went") [reversal: "back"]; definition: "ocean"

band

New equipment cases for band N (=new) in RIG (=equipment, gear) — Fifteensquared

victim

Deletion

Flying predator overlooking very large victim <os> PREY (=flying predator); “overlooking very large (=OS, for outsize )” means letters “os” are dropped — Fifteensquared

Acrostic

Wife chooses to be topless for burning needs W (=wife) + <p> ICKS (=chooses; “to be topless” means first letter is dropped; wicks are needed in candles, hence “burning needs” — Fifteensquared

Anagram

Prepared litmus paper to show causes of reactions *(LITMUS) + i (=(news)paper); “prepared” is anagram indicator — Fifteensquared

Fruit

Fruit drink – about a couple of pennies P P (=a couple of pennies) in ALE (=drink) — Fifteensquared

Partly

Container

Partly open a container A + JAR (=container) — Fifteensquared

Deletion

Library support on shelf K K is the last letter of boo k , hence “ book end”! — Fifteensquared

instrument

Anagram

anagram of STEEL (synonym="STEEL") + COP (synonym="=capture, catch") + E (synonym="=base, in mathematics") = TELESCOPE; definition: "instrument"

say

Acrostic, Charade

B (first letter of "blanket") + UTTER (synonym of "say") [first letter: "at"]; definition: "Spread"

Trees

Acrostic, Charade

FIRS (synonym of "Trees") + T (first letter of "T") [first letter: "at"]

fish

Charade, Reversal

S (synonym of "small") + BAD (synonym of "spoiled") [reversal: "Recalled"]; definition: "fish"

It draws in the hearts of local workers, envisaging panda confined to pound <lo> C <al> <wor> K <ers> <envi> SA <ging> <pa> N <da> (“the hearts of” means middle letters only) in QUID (=(a)pound) — Fifteensquared

Reversal

SON (reversal="=issue, offspring") = NOS

Reversal

Opening of Christmas poem student finally understood on reflection <studen> T (“finally” means last letter only) + WAS (SAW=understood, grasped; “on reflection” indicates reversal); the reference is to ‘Twas the night before Christmas , the 1823 poem by Clement Clark Moore — Fifteensquared

Reversal

AB (synonym="BA=graduate, i.e. Bachelor of Arts; “retiring” indicates reversal") + U (synonym="=University") = ABU

Clouds

Anagram

anagram of BLUE (synonym="BLUE") + NE (synonym="=northeast") + A (synonym="=area") = NEBULAE; definition: "Clouds"

pictures

Charade

Current publication with extremely egregious pictures I (=current, in physics) + MAG (=publication, magazine) + E <gregiou> S (“extremely” means first and last letters only) — Fifteensquared

Lacking

Charade

Lacking focus regularly leads to failing grade <f> O <c> U <s> (“regularly” means alternate letters only are used) + TO + F (=failing grade, in exams); if you are out of time, then time is lacking — Fifteensquared

Animals

Reversal

Animals run out over grass at back of pasture RO (=run out) + <pastur> E (“back of” means last letter only) + DEER (REED=grass; “over” indicates reversal) — Fifteensquared

Gold

Charade

Gold plating ultimately added onto an instrument OR (=gold, in heraldry) + <platin> G (“ultimately” means last letter only) + AN — Fifteensquared

bird

Container

ODD (synonym="=strange") in NY (synonym="=big city, i.e. New York") = NODDY; definition: "bird"

level

Homophone

TIER (sounds like "drop") [homophone: "Audible"]; definition: "level"