Across
Girl's name featuring in collections of stories (4)
Having possessions, duke put on appropriate neckwear (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
PROPER (appropriate), TIE (neckwear), D (duke). I carelessly wrote PROPERTIES here which prevented me solving 8dn.
Follow leftist's leisurely movement (7)
A speaker's right to applaud (7)
Book posh seats initially, engaging with chap in charge of play (5,10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
TITUS (book of the Bible) + U (posh) + S{eats} [initially] containing AND (with) + RON (chap) + IC (in charge)
Dismal medic unknown to receive attention (6)
Language lawyers use when winds burst into shelter! (8)
Aching to seize half of rabble's fuel (8)
Jazz musician misses entry? Help! (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
{b}ASSIST (jazz musician) [misses entry]
Branching out, police officer introduces poetic technique (15)
Dance leaders of chamber orchestra approached at speed (7)
Area of land teacher cultivated (7)
Destined to accept benefit, start to hire musical instrument (6,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
BORN (destined) containing [to accept] ASSET (benefit) + H{ire} [start]
Cipher once used in Belize routinely (4)
Down
A universal new diet finally prescribed and checked (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A, U (universal), anagram [new] of DIET, then {prescribe}D [finally]
Curious thing on river? It's what the retiring may assume (9)
Harshly rebuking ordinary seaman (6)
Interferes with atmosphere in treeless grasslands (8)
Survey study going into period of revival (14)
Abraham's son's current appeal over bill (5)
Landed property this writer originally secured in valley (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
ME (this writer) + S{ecured} [originally] contained by [secured in] DENE (valley). This was the clue mentioned in my intro that I failed to solve. Shame, because it’s quite an unusual word that I happen to know rather well from the days when I used to read conveyancing documents for a living.
Angry allusion identifying comparison in book (5-9)
Remove misguided male in tie (9)
Old settler's call on husband to conserve energy (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
VISIT (call on) + H (husband) containing [to conserve] GO (energy). They settled mainly in France and Spain.
Fellow in film on a black rickshaw (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
ED (fellow) contained by [in] PIC (film), then A, B (black). There seems to be some crossover by way of definition needed here as a pedicab involves pedalling and a rickshaw doesn’t, at least traditionally, but I think this from Collins may have it covered: A rickshaw is a simple vehicle originally used in Asia for carrying passengers. Some rickshaws are pulled by someone walking, running or cycling in front.
Fruit provided by the Spanish during dance (7)
Woman's humour first to wilt (6)
Irish American crushed by very nasty bug (5)
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