Across
Express disapproval with uniform dress for dancers (4)
Grim quality of nasty sneers after end of Christmas Eve (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
[Christam] S EVE + anagram of SNEERS.
Canine ailment? Oh, the coat is mangy (9)
Old official always about arresting English (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
EVE(E)R backwards, a chestnut.
Hour joining a line by hospital department entrance (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
ENT + HR + A L. Using the dual meanings of entrance is an old trick.
Twist editor queried to some extent (6)
Recite fictional broadcast adding points? (15)
What might blow up tent in another case using no energy? (15)
What's acceptable in clothing for imprisonment (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
D(U)RESS.
Setter confused about round diamond (7)
Minor actor is remarkable, not ordinary (5)
Turn up day before new gallery closes in university (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
EVE + N T(U)ATE. Remember, there is only one gallery in cryptics.
After that drug stashed in a specific roof beam (10)
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THE R(E)AFTER – and only one drug.
Retained cap, changing bits of it? (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
KEP(-i,+T) In upper case, you only have to remove a few serifs from the I, which are bits of it.
Down
Child chased by adder regularly in moorland the whole way (2,3,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
TOT + HE([a]D[d]E[r])ATH. Tricky parsing.
Swimmer's time leading to defeat (5)
Does exceptionally well gaining one gold and upwards (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
EXCELS + I OR.
Priest leaving bar incident (5)
English city demolishing round one area where Wedgwood worked (7)
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E + TRUR[o] + I + A, another one I just biffed.
Controlling river channel and river — not two rivers (9)
Staunch supporter of gardens (4)
Drought reduced Yorkshire town over time (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
THIRS[k] + T. I wasn’t sure of the town, but this had to be it.
Neat and decent reformed prior (10)
Gets piqued with its item requiring uncovering in protocol (9)
Get involved to help bury Edward in church (9)
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INTER + C(ED)E.
Repeat over and over — it takes a long time, note (7)
Preparation of cells is behind, including last two in Strangeways (6)
Stalks bound to be mostly cut fine (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
SHEA[r] + F.
Exchange of invective I missed (5)
Try one's luck introducing European vegetable (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
BE(E))T.
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