Across
Returning explorer in charge of filling ship: a cutter (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
ROSS (explorer) + I.C. (in charge of) reversed in S.S. (ship)
Sealed informal refusal to stop nude rambling (8)
One's certainly not quietly reflecting — give time to? (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
I’M (one’s) + reversal of NO SIR (certainly not) + P (quietly — piano, in music) Great definition that had me fooled til near the end.
Need a key to set loose helpless viewer (5,3)
Most daring to draw on money, then skint on vacation (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
TIE (draw) on DOUGH (money) + S{kin}T Took me ages to think of a synonym for ‘draw’.
I would catch cold: never again? (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
ONE (I) around C (cold)
Heading for success within month: euphoric! (2,3,2)
Policeman, one with crowd, giving help to direct (7)
Message of note by journalist's ending (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
TE (note) + X (by — as in 4×4) + last letter of JOURNALIST
Each week, finally husband wears shirt for work with suit (5,5)
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EA (each) + last letter of WEEK + H (husband) in BLOUSE (shirt) A Dickens novel I haven’t read, that is apparently about a court case involving conflicting wills.
Muscles displayed by four dozen rugby players (3-5)
Appear to have finished scan (4,4)
Island's legal system blocking appeals by one (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
LAW (legal system) in SUES (appeals) + I (one)
Multicoloured trousers a boy took off (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
PIED (multicolored) around A + ROD (boy) I didn’t know ‘trouser’ in the sense ‘steal’.
Down
Drop jokes etc, almost all personal (8)
No good for wife of brother to display fortitude (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
NG (no good) replaces W (wife) in STREWTH (brother!) A mild oath.
Kilometre trails go from suburbs, always ending in city (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
K (kilometre) after last letters of GO FROM SUBURBS
Moslem, I hesitate to say, is more cheerful (7)
Skin blemish to be somehow acceptable, we note down here? (10)
Popular expectation, ultimately wild all round, is confounded (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
IN (popular) + last letter of EXPECTATION in FERAL (wild)
Sticking poster chap has torn (8)
One turned agonisingly from gang after attempts to get picked up (10)
Least intelligent pupil previously useless in exam (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
O.B. (pupil previously) + U/S (useless) in TEST (exam)
His return now would make him wealthier? Or poorer? (3,5)
Saw with difficulty through this unusual, frameless "door-window"? (8)
He passed on one note out of habit? (8)
Reveal cricketer has time for golf (3,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
LEG SLIP (cricketer) with T (time) instead of G (golf)
Sound made by small hole in bucket (4)
Type letters or click words in the clue