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African starling's quick bite concealed by high fence (8)
Prepare to engage private music group (6)
Further thought about payment for service (15)
Shot some birds around noon? This is macabre! (10)
Past caring ultimately, or eagerly expectant? (4)
Regularly enter an exam: that's most clever (7)
More ghastly ingrained dirt by river across motorway (7)
Panic about start of real Brussels outburst (5-2)
Estimable person painting piece of furniture (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
R.A. + TABLE, where estimable switches roots from the clue to the answer.
Quite a problem for listeners! (4)
Responsible news broadcast received in farming land (10)
Irishman visiting close relative, heretical legislator (15)
Farmer that may be used to steer? (6)
Bomb fragments ruined her plans (8)
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Possibly stroke male pigs bishop released on island (7)
Choice reportedly taken by photographer? (3)
Beam, having ability to restrain opponent (10)
Welshman protecting current source of bottled water (5)
European crazy about cheese (4)
What's-his-name's light adhesive: twelve pence once (11)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
THIN GUM + A BOB.
One leaves Moroccan port carrying a bird (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
TAN(A)G[i]ER. The scarlet tanager, the one we have around here, has evidently been kicked out of the tanager family.
French composer's communication on opening of rondeau (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
MESSAGE + R[ondeau]. I was taken aback, because it is highly unlikely that there is a composer I never heard of, but the cryptic is very clear.
Bring up lover without hesitation, a large naval officer (4,7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
REAR ADMIR[er] + A + L.
Champion initially inventing stories, tokens of a bygone age (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
VICTOR + I[nventing] + ANA.
Head round city with this writer's place name study (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
TOP + O + N.Y. + MY.
Particular person originally from American location (7)
Endless report of revolution in east Alabama (7)
Crank heading for Western Isle (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
W[estern] + INCH.
Function popular when visiting the Kent area (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
S(IN)E.
One charged over breaking in (3)
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