Across
Conscientious dad not out placing bets? (11)
Sun or Earth: one has to go! (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
SO{i}L (earth) [one has to go]
Vessels from Holland draw fleet out (9)
Opposed to gang's leader, or getting on? (5)
Money put into eg West End's opening show? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
TIN (money) contained by MAE (eg West), E{nd’s} [opening]
Short drink relative knocked back, little one (7)
London theatre players itch occasionally (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
{p}L{a}Y{e}R{s} I{t}C{h} [occasionally]. There are two actually, one in Shaftesbury Avenue and the other in Hammersmith.
Lover dropped in — see TV set that's wide (9)
Woman fell holding stone dish (5,4)
Pagan deity priest continually repelled (5)
Unload bananas, ripe on one side with lumps (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Anagram [bananas] of UNLOAD, then R{ipe} [on one side]
Check on time for charging first murderer (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
ON + T (time) enclosed by [charging] CAIN (first murderer). Cain slew Abel in Genesis with the jawbone of an ass.
Mocking but not right, like some columns (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
I{r}ONIC (mocking) [not right]. One of the classic styles of architecture.
One musical man returning is unoriginal (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
I (one) then EVITA (musical) + TIM (man) reversed [returning]
Name dropped by fair lady in garden (3)
Mum rushes around to stop wit becoming prophet (11)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
MA (mum ) + DARTS (rushes) reversed [around] contained by [to stop ] NOUS (wit – intelligence)
Down
With quiet tread walk home (3)
One ready to cross loch and land in river? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
I (one) + SET (ready) containing [to cross] L (loch). An islet doesn’t have to be in a river but can be, and the DBE is signalled by the question mark.
Pocketing a brown, so coming to black? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
SIC (so) containing [pocketing] A + TAN (brown)
Last word about puzzle: Torquemada's First Surprise (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
AMEN (last word of prayer) containing [about] MAZE (puzzle), then T{orquemada’s} [first]. Didn’t know the guy but didn’t need to.
Start off well — pint making you clumsy? (5)
Make merry: go further in mountain valley (7)
For all that, long sentence offers pleasing image? (5,4)
Deception and appalling greed in male (11)
Wealthy sort one in mineral oil refinement? (11)
Steps taken to bring about downfall (4,5)
Newsreader once in row involving personal credit (4,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
TIER (row) containing [involving] OWN (personal) + CR (credit)
Male cat catches cold, in a wind (7)
Marsh in fine country, not good (7)
Borders outside close to free French city (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
RIMS (borders) containing [outside] {fre}E [close]
Man after a kiss in principle (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A, X (kiss), IOM (Isle of Man)
Goddess, Greek god and Aesop in the middle? (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
{Gr}E{ek} + {g}O{d} + {Ae}S{op} [in the middle]. Another unknown member of mythical deity but this time the wordplay left no room for doubt.
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