Across
Steep rocks traversed by snoop (6)
Perhaps one's undoing last of aspirin, being sick (7)
Handy source of opposition? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
CD, the thing on your hand that allows manual opposition.
Almost relax with daughters round about, looking after them? (9)
Foolishly canoeing across river, not having had instruction (9)
Something greater than family selection from menu (5)
Chum's pants (4)
A mail line including hotel's address (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A + POST (mail) + ROPE (line), containing H (hotel). Apparently a passage of a speech or poem addressed to a person.
Unmanageable figures with no opening within reach (10)
Some power painter has to dismiss Monet's water (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
WATTeau (French painter) missing ‘eau’ (French for, Monet’s, water). I’m sure, without any evidence to support my claim, the breadth of the French language (and others) we are supposed to know has been increasing since I started these; no complaints here, just saying). The unit of power.
A jackal is one to preserve primitive instincts (5)
Strange argot comprehended by reliable proxy (9)
A link ties "diabolical" and its opposite (9)
Shoe with a lip (5)
Last plays — one of Beckett's (7)
High vault full of metal (6)
Down
Flag-waving in the vicinity of disturbance captured by photo (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
AT (in the vicinity of) + RIOT (disturbance), all in PIC (photo).
Tropical lizards inhabiting Antiguan ash-heaps (7)
Prepare for cruise with letter on outside of trunk (6)
Upsetting competition for Perrier is not wise (5)
Wine region, note, preserving essence of vin ordinaire? (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
MEDOC (wine region) + RE (note), containing middle letter of vIn.
Rise of the Joker (5-2)
Blacken or scorch outside, medium inside (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
SEAR (scorch outside), with M (medium) inside. Top clue.
School introducing new software for some hard stuff (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
SCH (school) before N (new) + APPS (software).
Wells found here supply tree moss (8)
So French to be receiving kiss, Monsieur, see (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
ETRE (French verb, to be) containing X (kiss), then M (monsieur) + ELY (see). Very clever and original – my COD.
Review volunteer fighters once admitting death in hostile campaign (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
VET (review) + TA (volunteer fighters once), containing END (death).
Humans relying on replacement of outsiders with qualified doctor (7)
Seaman with forward letting go (7)
Show gusto around duke, wife and migrant (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
here’s what I think: GO (show, informal US, a chance) + IT (gusto, energy or verve), containing D (duke) and W (wife). Or, more likely, as below, GO IT (show gusto). Not a phrase I’ve ever heard. A bird that undertakes some astonishing migrations.
Grand house excludes liberal section of society (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
CASTlE (grand house) excluding ‘l’ (liberal).
County that's not so forthcoming to auditors (5)
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