Across
Stirrer good with big drink (6)
Bridge partners whack in diamonds, for example (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
NS (Bridge partners) + TAN (whack) contained by [in] ICE (diamonds)
Starting to feel 12 down (8)
Cut stick (6)
Smooth piece in gritty construction (10)
Book plays a part (4)
Chicken with monkey (4)
Flat fruit consumed by Frenchman (4-1-5)
Stone again powdered in incense (10)
Turned sinister in front of an audience (4)
Norse text where snake briefly recalled (4)
Quite level, tray I gathered (10)
Programme oven, maintaining limit (6)
Rabid eccentric in short time getting a piece of one's mind! (8)
Love inspired by god as a consequence in temple (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
O (love) contained [inspired] by PAN (god) + THEN (as a consequence)
Children's game introduced to adult female in later years (6)
Down
Time invested in alternative campaign (9)
Rose jilted (5,2)
Letter from Heraklion as acidic as can be? (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
pH1 (as acidic as can be) with reference to the pH scale used for denoting this. If I remember correctly, the last time this came up on my watch there was some dissent in the ranks and since my knowledge of the matter is very limited I’m staying out of any further discussion.
Block overlooking other houses (5)
A chap's followed on infiltrating cult, one working undercover (6,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
RE (on) contained by [infiltrating] SECT (cult), then A, GENT (chap)
Common prayer prefaces storm (7)
Scent what one might do with flour, did you say? (5)
Lay claim to right (11)
Priest in labour exchange initially upset (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
I{n} + L{abour} + E{xchange} [initially] reversed [upset]. A relatively minor character in the bible who punches way above his weight in Crosswordland as barely a week goes by without him showing up defined simply as ‘priest’.
Horrid, that which Wat Tyler was doing? (9)
On a second time, second time! (7)
At any point punching allowed for lightweight boxer? (7)
Puppy feeder perhaps in principle? (5)
Yellow turkey (5)
Parent at the start of the sixth century? (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Taking the first D as a Roman numeral, D AD (Anno Domini) would be the year 500 (the start of the sixth century)
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