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Country retreat houses a minister (5,4)
Seafood and a US sausage (not Yankee) (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A BALONEY is a US sausage, take away Y. I’ve only had abalone once, in San Francisco years ago, and it didn’t seem to have much taste if I remember rightly.
Silly laughter? A measure of gravity becomes British pilot (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Silly laughter = GIGGLES, the G for gravity becomes B for British, giving us James Bigglesworth a.k.a. Biggles, hero of about 100 books by W.E. Johns, most of which I read avidly 70 or so years ago. “Let’s show those sausage guzzlers what this thing can do!”
One played loudly once as playwright married (5)
Buzz off, small fly! Gone off (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
S[mall], KED (fly), ADDLE (gone off, or better, go off – gone off would be ADDLED.
A medical procedure, in plain language not entirely relevant (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A, OP (medical procedure) in PROS[E] = plain language.
Take out of container in garage (5)
Tedious year following sport (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
WEAR sport, in the sense of wear clothing, Y follows.
Paper which the head's left for children (5)
A social event among the fleet is a gas (5)
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RN (Royal Navy) has A DO inserted. Radon, element 86, is a short lived radioactive noble gas created in the decay chain of natural uranium 238 to, eventually, stable lead.
Frightening to break both hands? Should be more cautious (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
EERIE (frightening) inside L and R.
Without scruple I will take Maoism to extremes in speech (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
I, M M (extremes of Maoism) ORALLY (in speech).
Place provided back in frame (3,2)
Spy on Frenchman before a battle (7)
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M (Monsieur) AGENT (spy) A. The French / Piedmontese under Napoleon III beat the Austrians at this battle in 1859, so this is a superb surface for the clue.
Repeat "Company, stand!" (7)
Resolve to free Teddy (9)
Down
Leaders for reasons obscure bankrupt firm (6)
Soldiers turn up worried about one visiting dangerous territory (5,5)
Very funny fat boy's latest heretical ideas (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
LOL (lots of laughs in text-speak) LARD (fat) Y (end of boy).
Relaxed and stopped, taking hat off (5)
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CEASED = stopped, take off the initial C.
Disgusted as Edward accepts gold throne (9)
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NED (Edward) has AU (Au, gold) SEAT (throne) inserted.
Emperor we're told grants audience to a king (6)
Measure of warmth with a classical garment (4)
I want to gaze at this reflection (3,2,3)
In epidemic, exercise discretion about temperature (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
PE (exercise) SILENCE (discretion) insert T for temperature.
One studying carefully about to call for dish (9)
Natural disaster that may be rife (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
FIRE is an anagram of (“wild”) RIFE.
Puzzle, urgent one I must crack (8)
Spoil one's appearance: quietly going inside (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
I’M (one’s) AIR (appearance) insert P for quietly.
Bully's outwardly terribly strong words (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
T Y (outside of terribly) RANT (strong words).
A doctor breaks into another dance (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A MB (a doctor) inside MO (Medical Officer).
A little drunk, almost overturns (4)
Type letters or click words in the clue