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Oddly, such waffle by Democrat is made unintelligible (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
S{u}C{h} [oddly], RAMBLE (waffle), D (Democrat). When scrambled, telephone conversations and broadcasts are unintelligible unless relayed through a decoding device.
Distant area Charlie goes over (5)
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A (area), FOOL (Charlie) reversed [goes over]. I wondered about the origin of ‘Charlie’ meaning a fool and discovered that it’s obscene CRS. Who knew? Yet it became an innocuous term used by many, presumably in total innocence. Now I need to know who Charlie Hunt was and what he did to deserve being commemorated in this way! ‘Berk’ is of similar origin, but I have long been aware of it, and its derivation is more obvious.
Noble Scot's computer not working (7)
One's in the soup, hiding having punched crook (7)
Neighbour inhaling oxygen roughly (5)
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ABUT (neighbour) containing [inhaling] O (oxygen)
Hobby that's irrational entertaining husband recently (9)
Little bounder devoid of ecstasy and elation (3)
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JO{e}Y (little bounder – baby kangaroo) [devoid of ecstasy]
Marxists may deplore this guy defending English left-wingers (5,6)
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CHAP (guy) containing [defending] E (English), LABOUR party (left-wingers)
One may hold a light tin container, drinking beer around bachelor (11)
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CAN (tin), DRUM (container) containing [drinking] ALE (beer) reversed [around] + B (bachelor). ‘Candelabra’ is better known, but we have had ‘candelabrum’ before.
Group of waiters said to be prompt (3)
Light sack carried in combat (3,4,2)
Issue limited by antivirus program (5)
Designer of scale model of car better off without it (7)
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RICHER (better off) containing [without] T (it / model of car). The Model T was the first mass-produced Ford that made car-travel affordable for millions of Americans.
Kind of inquiry about my competence (7)
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AM I ABLE? (inquiry about my competence)
Royal house party covered by Heat the wrong way (5)
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DO (party) contained [covered by] RUT (heat – mating season) reversed [the wrong way]
Low-emission vehicle departs, getting permit (5,4)
Down
Fare from India, not southern island nation (5)
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SAMO{s}A (fare from India) [not southern]
Page put on line, showing official residence (7)
E.g. Jerry covering Tom up with horse hair (9)
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MOUSE (e.g. Jerry) containing [covering] CAT (Tom) reversed [up] + H (horse)
Long sentence poet's always put in part of book title (4,7)
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LIFE (long sentence), then E’ER (poet’s always) contained by [put in] PAGE (part of book)
Bones of fish from the south (3)
Mostly oblivious to ethics, turning up nose (5)
Working hard, I must keep time, being busy (2,3,2)
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ON (working) + H (hard) + EGO (I) containing [must keep] T (time)
Cool cover of chimney on the house, not attached (5-4)
At work, no spare time to take off (11)
Salt fish for fussy eater (4,5)
Letting in one single goal, including defender's header (9)
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A (one single) + MISSION (goal) containing [including] D{efender} [header]
How plain cakes may be picked up (7)
Upstanding City supporter keeps on showing brains (7)
Powerless English playmaker in foreign team (5)
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{p}INTER (English playmaker) [powerless]
OK after renouncing a vice (5)
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{a}GREED (OK) [renouncing ‘a’]
Taking off top, show off scruffy garment (3)
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{b}RAG (show off) [taking off top]
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