Across
Empty fajita, very hot on the outside, in the main (9)
Might one be a surrogate father? (5)
Company that delivers, bagging credit increases (7)
Casual worker missing work to begin with (7)
Live entertainment not primarily what a crossword may provide? (10)
Booty from large house picked up (4)
Not firm figure in French radio, perhaps (5)
Alcohol and some cocaine — last bit of crack (9)
European arriving at chamber for event (4,5)
One getting into flash car? (5)
Man with issue twice a year (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
2 x P.A. (per annum, a year).
Group receiving direction before start of Long March (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
BAND (group), containing ORDER (direction) and the start of Long. March meaning borderland between two territories was one of those definitions I didn’t know I knew.
Hide eastern articles in both hands (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
E (eastern) and A + THE (articles), all inside L+R (both hands).
The spirit of Henry IV, say (7)
Some perfumier he interested in eau de Cologne locally (5)
Henry quits Asian bank, perhaps he goes in last (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
ThAI (asian) missing ‘h’ (Henry), then LENDER (bank, perhaps). Easy if you’re a fan of cricket.
Down
Short, stout person rowing up to the half-way mark (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
SQUABbling (rowing) up to half-way.
Periodically cheers up, given what you may be reading now (2,5)
Appeal after copper stops working case (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
S.A. (sex appeal) after CU (copper), contained by (stops) ACTIVE (working).
Briefly with or without Mary? (2,3)
Venue for sports fan getting snack food (9)
Story including Fitzgerald's opening sentence (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
LIE (story) containing Fitzgerald’s first letter.
Bread and a little butter, with spicy drink going around (7)
Where hammer and anvil are extremely tough taken from Tolkien's realm (6,3)
Kind of green plan to recycle (10)
Not in country club with tree outside for all to see (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
UN (country club), then POPLAR (tree) containing U (universal, for all to see).
Privileged person with clout drunkenly punching twit (9)
Mathematician climbing mountain in pretty fabric (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
ALP (mountain) reversed inside LACE (pretty fabric).
Perverse creature who might pinch twirling girl attending many parties (7)
Call e.g. ChatGPT capital (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
DUB (call) A.I. (e.g. ChatGPT).
Day with stormy rain one's spent in Algeria, say (5)
Character from Jerusalem I name in support of peace! (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
I + N (name) underneath (in support of) SH (peace!). From the (very old) Hebrew alphabet, but new to me.
Type letters or click words in the clue