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Stationed in east so push for strong drink (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
PRESS (push) contained by [stationed in] E (east) + SO. This is not by any means my idea of a strong drink, so I only got to it via wordplay.
Shot where force breaches European citadel (6)
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F (force) is contained by [breaches] E (European) + FORT (citadel)
Senior ministers in queue perhaps store hard copies here? (6,7)
Religious house seen in earlier years (6)
Timbre enthralling traveller born to find instrument (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
TONE (timbre) containing [enthralling] ROM (traveller – Romany, gypsy ) + B (born)
Relaxed as not spotted snatching rupees (10)
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UNSTAINED (not spotted) containing [snatching] R (rupees)
Exploit recalled framing a wronged brother (4)
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USE (exploit) reversed [recalled] containing [framing] A. In Book of Genesis, Esau’s brother, Jacob, swindled him out of his birthright as the marginally elder son of Isaac in exchange for a mess of pottage. By way of light relief we have this tongue-twister set to music.
Fellows applied to university, getting course list (4)
Guard, in bed, suffering complete (10)
Cheat to secure point in street game? (8)
Goddess makes appearance following credit crunch (6)
Important: arm this police unit (7,6)
When retired go round world (6)
Leave country singer regularly housed by English couple (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
{s}I{n}G{e}R [regularly] contained [housed] by E (English) + MATE (couple)
Down
Son having slight temperature avoids paella flavouring (7)
Approximate guide in digital governance? (4,2,5)
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Cryptic
Alexander has opinion about nude seen here and there (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
SAY (opinion) containing [about] N{u}D{e} [seen here and there]. A standard variation on Alexander that I think a number of solvers didn’t know on a previoous occasion.
Unusual action needed to consume cold tongue (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Anagram [unusual] of ACTION containing [to consume] C (cold). This is the one I got wrong. Once again we have an obscure foreign word (Collins doesn’t even list it) clued as an anagram. When all the checkers were in place the answer had to be OCCITAN or OCCATIN. I chose the latter for no reason other than Latin ends -IN. I might as well have flipped a coin! Lexico: The medieval or modern language of Languedoc, including literary Provençal of the 12th–14th centuries.
Enhance glowing piece about French king with duke (9)
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EMBER (glowing piece) containing [about] ROI (French king) + D (duke)
Maybe bass part loud one needed at the start (3)
Building over frozen soil sees river rising (7)
Nan having success as one bringing home bacon? (11)
Grown-up with one leg to accept answer as flattery (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
ADULT (grown-up) + I (one) + ON (leg – cricket) contains [to accept] A (answer)
Island in unsettled US area, or continental one? (7)
Aloe vera treated missing volume in sunken spots (7)
Choice ultimately mine to assume the nickname (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
{choic}E (ultimately}, then PIT (mine) contains [to assume] THE
Crumbs American soldier gives dog (5)
Bird Madagascan primate skinned (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
{l}EMU{r} (Madagascan primate) [skinned]
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