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Bond accepting kiss over death (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
The kiss is helpful, indicating an X, inviting you to think of TIE for bond reversed (over) around it. “Players… have their exits and entrances”
Hack journalist wearing jacket pondered (6,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Hack and journalist need to be separated to HEW and ED respectively, put both onto a COVER for jacket, more bookish than sartorial.
Sing softly outside yard in London borough (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Sing softly: CROON outside an abbreviated Y(ar)D
Asian queen visiting Paisley? (7)
In US, however, contract covers most of unforeseen development (9)
Church with oddly naïve leading girl (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
The alternate letters of NaIvE come before CE for Church
Monstrous female in jail having delayed second series (12)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Oddly tricky to spot series as a plural. The monstrous female is an OGRESS, put into PRISON for jail with the S(econd) pushed to the end
Table an expletive in strong denunciation (12)
Old fashion designer back from trip given by London academy (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
As worn by His Satanic Majesty – I thought they were still going and the old was superfluous. Back end of triP and the R oyal A cademy of D ramatic A rts in Gower Street.
Extended watch captures cuckoos in tree (4,5)
Fancy earl bringing in king that is more likely to let things through? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Put off a bit by the King appearing to be LEAR, but actually LEAR is provided by an anagram (fancy) of earl. Insert K(ing) (that one) and IE for that is.
Terrible error consuming gutted dance instructor (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Terrible word, too. An anagram of ERROR taking in DancE with the guts removed.
Self-contained residence in New York and Florida covered by conveyance (6,4)
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Abbreviations NY and FLA covered by GRANT derived from a legal, not motorised, conveyance. I got mine for my new place three and a bit weeks ago.
Employed head of Washington Post, for example (4)
Down
Stray cat yelled, on and off, up tree (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Rather c(a)lypt, I thought. You have to work really hard at the anagram (stray). The grist is CAT, the on and off letters of YeLlEd and UP.
It blocks connection to sailor at sea (8)
US artist coming from hotel, half-improved (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Robert, apparently. Nope, me neither. Thiery, the other Hand of God merchant, a few French kings, but… Never mind, it’s H(otel) plus (I presumed) ENRIched, probaly better than ENRIdged.
Booze on account of which wind audibly delivered (5,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
This is an appallingly wonderful homophone (audibly delivered) of WHY: on account of, TWINE: wind as in go round in circles. Could it be that our setter is hinting at lager f*rts?
Pig after spitting into big cup — clean ones may be found here (8,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Biffed and sorted out subsequently. The “ones” refers back to the cup. So its pig: BOAR after RAINING for spitting in DD, which, my innocent gentleman friends, I can tell you is a large size in bras. A first appearance as a bit of wordplay?
When blotto, even I'd streaked (6)
Double Gloucester in germ-free packs (6)
Decline to reorient aid after redistribution (13)
Hospital's cashiers, stuck up type (4,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Hospital’s gives you SANS via sanatorium’s. To cashier is to dismiss, or for our purpose, FIRE, with an S on the end, reversed (up)
Artist at home turned up wearing boy's cords (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Wth an I? Really? RA is artist, IN is at home, reverse both and place in LADS for boys.
King Lear's half confused with three daughters, primarily (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Another clever lift and separate, and another hard work anagram. The fodder is half of LEar (for real this time), plus THREE plus D(aughters) with the setter generously including “primarily”. “The Unready”reigned from 978 to 1013 and again from 1014 until his death in 1016.
One in two records makes conclusion in Boston (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
One is I, placed between EP and LOG as two (diferent kinds of) records. Over here we expect an entirely unnecessary UE on the end.
Cover you might put on slate area above dam? (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
I’ve only just twigged this, being confused by the proximity of slate to the slang tile. In this case, its the verbal form of slate, to PAN or heavily criticise, plus A plus MA for DAM.
Try stopping horse being docked in old marketplace (5)
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