Across
Hack cried out for somewhere to sit (4,5)
Fish that's normally left after smoking (5)
Objects to alien attitudes (7)
Madonna with Child in work of certain craftsman (7)
French city from 50s featured in story (5)
Avoid more unorthodox sort of film (4,5)
Yearn to have case dismissed as judge listened (9)
Golf shot you're aiming to complete (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
NATO Golf plus RID for shot (got rid/shot of)
Too anxious at first when meeting players from capital (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
One of those small word definitions easily missed. The first letter of Anxious joined by LSO, the London Symphony Orchestra.
Spike necessarily after a time replacing Charlie (9)
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A verbal spike. Necessarily is PERFORCE, replace the C(harlie) (either NATO or another drug reference) with A T(ime)
Brief couple of points you had welcomed as a female (9)
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Brief is CURT, the two directions you need are S and E, and you had gives you, in archaic form, YE’D
Keeps mum's authority (3-2)
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Ignore the ‘s, and keep mum translated to SAYS 0 (nothing)
Method we should adopt for good work! (3,2,2)
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The method we should adopt, simply translated, and Richard Gere proving he’s an Officer and a Gentleman.
Accepting promotion, good for you to display swagger (7)
Scene of battle with victims, unknown number advancing (5)
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I was puzzled on approaching the city seeing the name leper on the roadside signs: that’s a capital I. Here, it’s PREYS for victims with the unknown number Y advanced to the front. I was mildly surprised to see prey pluralised with an S.
Boisterousness, with sound of raucous song on piano (9)
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Raucous might be hoarse, the sound of which is HORSE, then LAY is attached to P(iano)
Down
Half measure upset director (2,5)
Musical with no fiddle (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Caused me no end of trouble: I don’t think the “no” should be there. CON is Italian/musical for with. Arrgh! No is of course a CON vote. We have a triple definition with only four words.
Slap that's firm, so filled with force (8)
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Firm is CO, so is SIC, fill that with MET, the London Police force.
Moving from high category jail (5)
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I guess you can’t get much higher that an A jail or STIR. A* perhaps?
Criminal in car, from memory having run over charity worker? (3-6)
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RAM is memory of the random access kind, add R(un) and AIDER for charity worker.
Sketch dealing with (unlikely) birds taking flight (6)
Do for admiral's first five years in RN? (11)
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I quite like seeing this as an &lit. The anagram is indicated by do for, and the fodder is Admiral’s first A plus five V, plus YEARS IN RN.
Care homes indeed small — simple one in country (7)
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Care is HEED, homes is a (slightly unusual) containment indicator, and indeed is AY (I’d have an E on the end) and the Sis given by Small.
Oft-repeated petition: "see that street gets a hose"? (5,6)
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Enjoyed this! See is LO, street gives R(oa)D. Your task is to make sure it gets a SPRAYER, or hose.
Insect, (unlikely) creature taking flight, rattled my host (5,4)
Work arrangement with female scientist in need of career (8)
Out to receive Catholic by hotel entrance (7)
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Out provides AWAY insert R(oman) C(atholic) and H(otel)
Mix of oddly cold, gooey green matter? (7)
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Cute definition. An anagram (mix of) the odd letters of CoLd and GOOEY.
Tips for say stopping dad's insidious tactics (6)
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Both tips of SaY, inserted into POPS for dad’s
Ban lifted having retired meeting resistance (5)
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Having retired is ABED which is reversed (lifted) with R(esistance) tacked on.
Be sick of cold shower, with hot unavailable (3)
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A cold shower would be the icy HAIL, delete the H(ot)
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