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Plot prepared by criminals, leading to robbery at sea (10)
One who wrote of love endlessly, in detail at first (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
{l}OV{e} [endlessly], I{n} + D{etail} [at first]
State having abandoned function backed a routine singing style (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
COLORA{do} (state) [having abandoned function – do / party], then A + RUT (routine) reversed [backed]
Republican overwhelmed by giant drink (4)
Old fish market scandal over presentation of accounts? (12)
Expert in body of stories — first about cat (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
ANA (stories) + 1ST (first) containing [about] TOM (cat)
Weapon used by bird of prey in brutal onslaught (5)
Capital husband invested in food retail outlet (5)
Haggard chap with singular description of horse without jockey (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
RIDER (Haggard – author), LES (chap), S (singular)
Unsettling experience involving lab specimens and wine (7,5)
Man on board's obscene material spoken of (4)
Various items: a lot seen around one's place of confinement (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
MANY (a lot) containing [seen around] I’S (one’s) + CELL (place of confinement)
Splendid introduction to radio — live (4)
Fine woollen cloth Irish found in Kentucky pool (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
ERSE (Irish) contained by [found in] KY (Kentucky) + MERE (pool). NHO this but the wordplay was helpful so I’ve no complaints.
Down
Audience's drink finds clown! (4)
It may be Blue or White, nothing else to begin with (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
NIL (nothing), E{lse} [to begin with]
Stingy priest clutching the writer's promissory notes (12)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
PARSON (priest) containing [clutching] I’M (the writer’s), then IOU’S (promissory notes)
Charge pounds to see a musteline mammal (5)
Working doctor with niece regularly wearing tiara (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Anagram [working] of DOCTOR N{i}E{c}E [regularly]
Poems about a sick French king's palace (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
VERSES (poems) containing [about] A + ILL (sick)
Followed loch, showing persistence (10)
How obscure coteries all stray, ultimately? (12)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Anagram [obscure] of COTERIES ALL, then {stra}Y [ultimately]
Garden designer touches down with something that may be cut (10)
One sits out with everyone on river (10)
Curious airs displayed by chosen member of ancient ethnic group (9)
Trick old copper in outskirts of Hastings (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
O (old) + CU (copper) contained by [in] H{asting}S [outskirts]. I knew ‘hocus-pocus’ as a magic word so took on trust that ‘hocus’ could mean ‘trick’.
Church body a Welshman set up (4)
Extremely happy and profitable promotion (4)
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