Across
Not worried about heartless whistleblower (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
CA (about) REF[ER]EE.
A girl finally dated man in recess (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A, [gir]L, COVE old word for a man.
Ken's withdrawn from participant in primacy dispute — that's smart (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
lose KEN from CHICKEN, the dispute being which came first, the chicken or the egg. Obviously, the egg.
Bishop is so moved, along with lady I converted (10)
Wrong kind of surgeon for person — confused vein with artery (10)
Playwright making wise statement about what his heroine would keep missing (4)
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I think a SAW is a wise statement, around H, which was the letter dropped by Eliza in Pygmalion. Professor ‘enry ‘iggins tried to put ‘er right.
State carriage (8)
As result, down is freezing? Just the opposite (6)
Raptor circles victim (6)
Name a holidaymaker lacking nothing who barely enjoys the open air? (8)
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N[ame], A ,T[O]URIST.
Some seabirds returning, or just one (4)
In general, it must establish definitive check (6,4)
Financier making statement that's true about Turkey or Thailand (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
of those two words, the capital (letter) is T. Is a financier always a capitalist? I’ve financed a few risky enterprises but I don’t think I’m a capitalist. I suppose an amateur venture capitalist might apply.
One's holding first pair of birds, or just one (4)
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BI (first two letter of birds) inside I’S (one’s).
Partly switching sides is of little consequence (6)
Large oak tree I destroyed, dislodging a small bird (8)
Down
A line in article jerks put together for sport (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A, TH(L)E, TICS = jerks.
Retrieval of property — that could be the case (7)
Mostly communicate with one — none is any longer in specific circle (5)
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RADI[O] = communicate mostly, I = one. All radii of a circle are the same length, obviously.
For cameraman, between one minute and the next is a long time (3)
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between the M’s of caMeraMan we find ERA.
Unspecified relative putting in effort as paper's adviser (5,4)
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ANY AUNT = unspecified relative, insert GO for try.
Framework produced by church covering aid, mostly (7)
Revolutionary kind of dwelling (5)
Versus Arsenal, initially gets extra time (7)
Pinafore was in this combination of blues (5,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
two colours of blue locate HMS Pinafore as in G&S.
Controlling awful bosses I have (9)
Catalogue once more includes a non-abstract artist (7)
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RELIST = catalogue once more, include A.
Have second thoughts about weak king (7)
Stop following bear? Not really (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
KO (knock out, stop) A LA (following, in style of). Koalas are marsupials not bears.
Unqualified, so to speak (5)
Bad opening for my statement of intent (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
My statement of intent could start with “I’LL…”
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