Across
Scotland not getting its own back in Balkan country (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
ALBAnia (Balkan country) deleting (not getting) a reversal of (back) ‘ain’ (a Scots (its) word for ‘own’). Brilliant, if a tad arcane.
Bear east of port, coming across a storm (10)
Begrudges housing costs around London area (7)
Tornado converted into Hummer? (7)
Two Soups, claiming small screen broadcast: critique extremely glowing (15)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
PHO and PHO (two soups, of Vietnamese cuisine) containing (claiming) S (small), then an anagram of (broadcast) SCREEN, then outermost letters from (extremely) CritiquE.
Creativity encapsulated by senior European intellectual (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
ART (creativity) contained (encapsulated) by SR (senior) and E (European).
Playing well, Arsenal's wingers relaxed (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
IN FORM (playing well) and outermost letters from (…’s wingers) ArsenaL.
Bloomer from bloke on bike perhaps confusing whereabouts of A&E (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
CYCLE MAN (bloke on bike perhaps), swapping the letters ‘a’ and ‘e’.
Two men in Casualty (6)
Open venue in New York, finishing with WC Fields? (8,7)
Car was leaking endlessly, in condition to be picked up (7)
Glibly repeat, left-winger expelled (4,3)
Dali perhaps not unknown among county celebs (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
SURREy (county) without ‘y’ (not unknown), then A-LIST (celebs).
I'm found in transient employment (4)
Down
Fitting a rugby player of exceptional size (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A PROP (a rugby player) and OS (outsize, of exceptional size).
See rib chops I demolished (9)
Result of lob? (6)
Gents perhaps need whipping, and this one needs tying up! (5,3)
Mustang, don't peg out now, do you hear? This'll help you breathe! (14)
Hear name attached to limerick writer (5)
Blasted meatloaf finally going brown (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
anagram of (blasted) MEATLOAf, minus the last letter (finally going). A colour/shade.
Cold such as nothing comes close to (14)
Underground no-good creature of myth that will move in time (9)
Have good intentions from humble origin? (4,4)
Back on board, wearing headphones and loose items of clothing (7)
MPs set for reshuffle to accommodate ego trip? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
anagram of (for reshuffle) MPS SET containing (to accommodate) I (ego).
Speck, among foremost of Europe's smoked hams (6)
Lower organ, heading off vibration (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
jUDDER (vibration) missing the first letter (heading off). An organ belonging to a lower/moo-er/cow.
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