Private Eye

[Chaseman]

Last two to get with ^ marking a common letter

12a Useless *** is late meeting court date (4,4) ?E?D W?^?

14d "Grass currently playing well," TV presenter (9) ?N?^?M?N?

 

[Toorak]

14 informant

[Toorak]

12 dead (late) woo(court) d(ate)

[cashier]

12   Dead wood

[Chaseman]

Ah, there's a filter for rude words. But this is Private Eye we are talking about! The asterisked word ends in NKER and rhymes with Banker

[mjhall]

14d "Grass currently playing well", TV presenter.

Toorak, thank you and I think you must be right with Informant, but I am not sure how "TV presenter" fits in. I have no suggestions.  

[1ozzy]

mjhall

Playing well = inform

Ant & Dec tv presenters?