Across
Standard message understood on trip (5,5)
Fourth man went down hard (4)
Mobilised clan crossing border, one that's illegal (8)
Noble attendant in the old country (6)
Neurologist foregoing right to indulge in quarrel (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
F{r}EUD (neurologist) [foregoing right]
Follow round woman going into tip (3,3,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
O (round) + ETHEL (woman) contained by [going into] TINE (tip). I searched everywhere for a direct match for ‘tip / tine’ but without success. I can see they’re in the same area of meaning, but I don’t think there’s an exact equivalent. Perhaps someone else can find one?
Complain open clothes showing boob? (9)
Bird plunged into water gets back (5)
Around noon, what Romans once put on vehicle (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
TOGA (what Romans once put on) containing [around] N (noon). A light two-wheeled carriage.
Article placed by phoney with no sex life (9)
Bone Turkic people found in food (10)
Parking by river where tents pitched (4)
Ancient Cretan in love going among us (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
IN + O (love) contained by [going among} MAN (us). ‘Man’ as the human race doesn’t come so readily to mind these days.
Flying first-class, carrying five people initially rejected (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
AI (first-class) containing V (five), {n}ATION (people) [initially rejected]
Island finally finishes link by bridge (4)
Reliance on wrecked boat (5,5)
Down
JFK co-star, reformed man of low degree? (4,5)
Devils occasionally appearing inside tempt for recreation (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
{d}E{v}I{l}S [occasionally] contained by [appearing inside] LURE (tempt)
Call dog another animal entirely (8)
Admired crew given fish as reward for service (6,9)
Recurrent stress? (6)
Modest having to accept trophy and fame (9)
New recruit drops from sky to penetrate sporting target (7)
Complicated process to have millions put in capital part (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
M (millions) contained by [put in] RIGA (capital of Latvia), ROLE (part)
Trout's tail in batter that's needed in kitchen (3-6)
Paint birds catching cat by its head? (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
EMUS (birds) containing [catching] L [head] of {l}ION (cat). Full marks to the setter for inventiveness here.
Column is penned by debauched bloke (7)
Published one in The Scotsman and a national (7)
Brothel where nothing, in idle chat, is given up (6)
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