Across
Unqualified doctor bales out (8)
Next to calm host when starters don't appear (6)
One's performance needs backing of leading couple for capital (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
SOLO (one’s performance) with its leading couple of letters reversed [backing] becomes OSLO
For suspect diverting us, it lists possible courses to take (10)
Duty I had with waterway as one who ferries people (4-6)
Collected information at short notice? The reverse! (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
AT + AD (short notice) reversed
Despondent county players (8)
Inferior tea, each put out, ready to serve? (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
T{ea} [each put out], IN POT (ready to serve)
Poor friend facing test (6)
Honour, in general, person who's supposedly never wrong (8)
Fruit that you wouldn't expect to find in tree? (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A literal and a cryptic hint with reference to the kiwi bird being flightless
Republican's opponent, single-minded type full of cunning (10)
Someone acting as priest casting stone in short tirade? (10)
A number of Germans produced fiction (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Two slightly cryptic things going on here . LIED in German is a song, and in English a song may be known as a number. If you lie you make things up as does a writer of fiction.
Cold? Not even slightly so (6)
Where typist can access letters in crucial committee (8)
Down
Steps taken by Brazilian leader — a star (5,4)
Citizen from central England or fellow from Exeter, say (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A citizen of Oxford or a member of the University characterised here in the cryptic part of the clue as a fellow from Exeter College, Oxford.
Case that QC and JP are in, but not barristers (5)
Key part of Freudian analysis? Say nothing (3)
Structure some text grasped by clever setter and solver (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
PARA (some text) contained [grasped] by APT (clever) + US (setter and solver). I was a bit dubious about ‘apt/clever’ but Collins has it.
Old weapon academic found in ancient kingdom (7)
Arrest for dangerous action during shooting (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A literal, and a cryptic hint referring to film stunts
One's surrounded by containers in part of Rome (7)
Unbalanced state affected my mastery (9)
Manoeuvre to reverse driving error (9)
One appearing in case before or after five? It's not important (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
I (one) before V (five) contained by [appearing in] TRIAL (case), or if you prefer, the one can go after five
Play game on board (7)
Husband standing below flag of European nation (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
IRIS (flag), H (husband)
Hear again about something improved by conversion (5)
Question repeated in Texas, Kansas, Kentucky and Alaska (3)
Type letters or click words in the clue