Across
Hard negotiation tactic succeeded in doing rather badly (5,7)
Puzzle about what American restaurant staff may do (5)
Surveys short public struggle with introduction of sanctions (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
OVER{t} (public) [short], VIE (struggle), W (with), S{anctions} [introduction]
Cheeky kid given teddy occasionally played around (8)
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TINKER (cheeky kid), {t{E{d}D{y} [occasionally]
At the end, pour in sauce quickly (6)
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{pou}R [at the end] contained by [in] PESTO (sauce)
Range covered by a minister (8)
Couple drinking pub's Australian beer (6)
Trendy food lacking the first hint of anything natural (6)
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IN (trendy), BRE{a}D (food) [lacking the first hint of anything]
Bakers can use these good sieves (8)
Penny-pinching company secures great deal (6)
Children primarily linger outside small arcade (8)
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C{hildren} [primarily], LOITER (linger) containing [outside] S (small). Rather conveniently I had read up on all the meanings of ‘cloister’ only last week when it appeared in another puzzle. On that occasion it was defined as ‘monastic life’ but I remembered seeing ‘arcade’ too.
Belfries designed to incorporate a type of sculpture (3,6)
Bottle used for pre-dinner vermouth (5)
Peanuts, for example, are shelled inside fancy cast iron pot (5,7)
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{a}R{e} [shelled] contained by anagram [fancy] of CAST IRON POT
Down
Lease removed from particular sort of car (7)
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HARD TO P{lease} (particular) [lease removed]
Bird bones and bare dirt scattered alongside river (5,9)
Follow it out of bathroom, often? (5)
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EN SU{it}E (bathroom) [it out]
Old hutch hidden in tall grass is unlocked again (8)
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O (old) + PEN (hutch) contained by [hidden in] REED (tall grass)
Heartfelt, extremely distinctive collection of songs (4)
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D{istinctiv}E [extremely], EP (collection of songs – Extended Play record)
Hole flipping full of rats? Don't worry about it! (5,4)
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DEN (hole – e.g. of a fox) reversed [flipping] containing [full of] VERMIN (rats)
Machine enabling you to put your own pop into cans? (8,6)
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A brilliant if somewhat dated cryptic clue. ‘Cans’ is slang for headphones.
A playwright read out On The Beach (6)
Spectre flying around that is frightening in the extreme (9)
Very productive expert has most of career in charge (8)
New, inexperienced journalist overwhelmed by two oppressive people (6)
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N (new) + CUB (inexperienced journalist) contained [overwhelmed] by II (two). SOED: incubus – an oppressive nightmare; a person who or thing which oppresses or troubles like a nightmare.
Operator certainly bored by nothing ultimately working (7)
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SURE (certainly) containing [bored by] {nothin}G [ultimately], then ON (working)
Private person who's offended possibly rejecting society (5)
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{s}INNER (person who’s offended possibly) [rejecting society]
Pasta spot close to Bari (4)
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