Across
Embassy official catching parent in bed with cop (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
MA (parent) in PLOT (bed) and D.I. (cop)
As well to carefully consider sounds going back and forth (3-3)
Inner glow passes for beauty (5)
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{g}LO{w} + OK’S (passes)
Blunder after a few drinks that has you back where you started (5-4)
Potentially, Swede's success in war within reach (9)
Jam, or a piece of cake (5)
Time to stop payment for experimental substance (7)
Article by The Thunderer, Times middle section (6)
Key needed to open a precious metal antique (3-3)
Torment of teaching graduate to be recalled (7)
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B.ED. (teaching graduate) + LIVE (to be) reversed
Major artery that road from the east crosses (5)
Chemist having gin, and to get going a tablet? (9)
Wielding the axe, maybe, and moving on to alibi! (9)
Port of ME: what's after that on main road, west of hospital (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
FA (ME: what’s after that) on AI (main road), next to H (hospital) Do I have my directions wrong? Isn’t this east of hospital?
Agent leaving PR info and publicity to Thatcher? (6)
Leaves, bags packed, for this short time off work? (3,5)
Down
Food store requiring actual consignment (8)
Power that group holds in unknown eastern metropolis (9)
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P (power) + YON (that) + GANG (group) around Y (unknown)
Attack found sleuth oddly lacking (5)
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{f}O{u}N{d} S{l}E{u}T{h} (oddly lacking)
What would you do without mug and a tumbler! (7)
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ACT (do) around ROB (mug) + A Not exactly sure what ‘what would you’ contributes.
State of old wife Dido, who's abandoned (9)
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O (old) W (wife) DIDO WHO anagrammed Forgot to indicate that this was a semi & lit!
Excited jam makers like their strawberries! (5)
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W.I. (jam makers, Women’s Institute) + RED (like their strawberries) Forgot about my jam makers.
One's delighted to have Year One university exam extended? (6)
Great conductor, a match for the most appealing (6)
Musical show chap brought up, bringing back memories (9)
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EVITA (musical show) + COVE (chap) reversed
Judge ultimately right to break counsel's talk up (9)
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{judg}E + RT (right) in ADVISE (counsel)
Fine, round bowl for biscuit (8)
Brief liability and endless danger remains (6)
Have cheese sandwiches and cake (7)
Native American's surprised reaction on seeing a truck overturning (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
OH (surprised reaction) + A + VAN (truck) reversed The wordplay was clear but I wonder if some biffed NAVAJO.
In possession of Space Hopper given to brother (5)
A Scottish team lifting second title abroad (5)
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A + HIBS (Scottish team) with S (second) earlier Leave a comment below indicating whether you think I’d heard of the football club or not.
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