Across
Foil employer who erects barriers? (6)
Ill after start of fast? Get medicine here (8)
Star actor I recast as Dracula, say (10)
Kind of weight that a horse finally brought down (4)
Split personality, for example, in tattered raincoat (8)
Love one part of school that's stupid (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
O(love), then one part of school is A FISH. I originally had one=A, but as pointed out in the comments, that convention isn’t used in the Times. I was in Mephistoland a few days early.
Surrounded by maidens, surrounded by helping hands (4)
The main challenges for sopranos, as you can hear (4,4)
Old soldier turning in torn decoration (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
O(old), then MAN(soldier) reversed inside RENT(torn)
Being behind, with others going back (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
ET AL(with others) reversed
Spirits raised after swallowing a litre (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
MORE(raised) containing A,L(litre)
Dawn to stand up and boast (8)
Grave situation from doctor's perspective (4)
One group in difficulty that's always ready to ignite (5,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
I(one), LOT(group) inside PLIGHT(difficulty)
Overeat a lot around a time for celebration (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
HOG(overeat), MANY(a lot) surrounding A. Anyone else think of Terry Pratchett here?
Like unsatisfied consumer taking article from European country (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
remove A(article) from HUNGARY(European country)
Down
English educational foundation embraces old fallacy (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
E(English) and RRR(the three R’s, educational foundation) surrounding O(old)
Like novelist, runs into accountant who was unbelievably accurate? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
AS(like) the novelist George SAND, and R(runs) inside CA(Chartered Accountant)
One of four men initially on board that is neophyte (6)
How numbers of letters appear here to bring up one demand they oddly put about (15)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
PARENT(bring up), then I(one), CALL(demand) inside an anagram of THEY. Definition referring to the enumeration after clues.
Even if a learner pondered, not reaching conclusion (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A, L(learner), THOUGHT(pondered) minus the last letter
After short time, like fiddle that's taken up theme (5)
Eccentric co-stars in part of Breakfast at Tiffany's (9)
Visitor to China has nothing to pack up before game (5,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
O(nothing) and CRAM(pack) reversed before POLO(game)
In part, take French or Spanish translation for the anthology (9)
Saint subject to criticism? That's child's play (5,3)
Former American student briefly holding British record (5)
Further letters after one or two from female or male relative (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
quirky wordplay #3 – remove one letter from MOTHER or two from BROTHER
Type letters or click words in the clue
