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Poet's wife, poetically, is blessed with technique (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
HATH A WAY (is blessed with technique) [poetically]. ‘Poet’ is being slightly obtuse but since old Will is commonly referred to as The Bard of Avon there are no real grounds for objection.
Host in fluster finally donning skimpy outfit (6)
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{fluste}R [finally] contained by [donning] THONG (skimpy outfit)
Ten visiting Bucharest go twice around a house (4-6-5)
Quest to find page in issue among the archives? (10)
Something on bottom of boot in farm (4)
Party with bottles? Don't ask me! (2,3,2)
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I don’t get this even allowing for the question mark. The absence of bottles at a party (DO) has no bearing on the presence of cans.
Indefinite number populating a northern Spanish city and northern French city (7)
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N (indefinite number) contained by [populating] A + VIGO (northern Spanish), N (northern)
Down in time, best coming earlier (7)
Singers in empty theatre, it needing audio equipment brought in (7)
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IT + MIC (audio equipment) contained by [brought in] T{heatr}E [empty]
One removed from main cooker? (4)
Shift gear, car failing to start — one probably not flying? (10)
Novel lament of Venus de Milo? (1,8,2,4)
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The cryptic hint relies on ‘lament’ being a song or poem of farewell and the Venus de Milo being a statue famously devoid of arms. The novel is by Ernest Hemingway.
Dead bird and mummy found in African capital (6)
Today's pie virtually ruined — miserable state (8)
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Anagram [ruined] of TODAY’S PI{e} [virtually]. Often used with reference to books and films. Perhaps the most famous dystopian novels are Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.
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Hotel worker maybe interrupting while new person washed up (3-4)
Formal garment with pleats, reportedly? (3)
Chance one of those written on manuscript paper (10)
Old comedian almost getting head in order (5)
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ABBOT{t} (old comedian) [almost]. Budd Abbott and Lou Costello were a famous double act from the mid 1930s to the 1950s. The definition refers to an order of monks of which Abbot is the most senior rank.
Almighty squeeze on income, ultimately (4)
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HUG (squeeze), {incom}E [ultimately]
Exceptional — as work in relief? (11)
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The hint refers to ‘relief’ as a method of moulding, carving, etc, in which the design stands out from a plane surface.
Continue through valley, please (7)
Orang-utan briefly wrestled with legendary adventurer (8)
For example, king or queen in movie, original (7,4)
Fizzy tonic water warmer when it's cold? (6,4)
Awfully unsettled after vacation and ever so tired (8)
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Anagram [awfully] of U{nsettle}D [after vacation] + EVER SO
Bird feeding fish to number of whales (7)
Big area has a little grandeur, as I anticipated (7)
Artificial channel in position on the field (5)
Wife neglecting sandwich getting blame (3)
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{w}RAP (sandwich) [wife neglecting]
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