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Could this make hot war explode? (5,1,6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
reverse cryptic, anagram of (WOBBLY) THROW A could make ‘hot war’.
Lucky figure deprived of the first course (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
mASCOT (lucky figure) deprived of its first.
Walls of residence with effective buttress (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
outermost letters (walls) of ResidencE + IN FORCE (effective).
Merchant who used to be a baggage-handler? (8)
Not going straight, like a Victorian pickpocket? (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
like Oliver TWIST, who was led astray by the Artful Dodger.
Following trouble, Peter's bound to succeed (4-4)
Waste matter goes here, contained by river banks (6)
Primate and bishop with rings round head (6)
After ruin, Penny and Bill in temporary housing (8)
Gull in delta with duck (6)
Stick with dullard back from house party (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
JAM (stick) + BORE (dullard) + last of housE.
Page in uniform: my job is emotionally difficult (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
P (page), in U (uniform) with SETTING (my (the setter’s) job).
Dry answer about ambassador's character (5)
Bats maul predator which is hard to attack (6-6)
Down
Some gunpowder, say, for crook (3,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
gunpowder is a type of tea.
Conservative Party leads miss basic training here (9,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
RECEPTION (party) in front of (leads) C (Conservative) + LASS.
Vladimir in play, say, wanting one drink (5)
Having less bread, disappeared to eat seconds (5,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
WORE OFF (disappeared) containing S (seconds).
Black sauce is something unusual (4)
Abandoned children getting away from the Tories? (9)
Introduce Polish grammatical feature (7,7)
Cases of jaundice? Kindly, logical doctor's needed here (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
outermost letters of JaundicE, KindlY, and LogicaL.
Admirer pinching bottom? He rectifies errors (9)
Maybe a Forest defender's heard, one providing the score (8)
Teacher with complaint or problem after retiring (6)
What a Republican achieved must inspire reactionary (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
DID (achieved) must contain (inspire) EH (what) + A + R (Republican).
Asian climber in risky venture left without energy (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
BET (risky venture) + L, containing (without) E (energy).
Litre in fuel knocked over — it gets blown up (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
L (litre) in OIL (fuel) reversed (knocked over).
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