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Man getting sack, as if Mrs Thatcher could be bothered (6,9)
Stress caused by commuter journey? (5,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A lecturer or preacher might like to emphasise some part to drive home his message. In my experience you only remember what you should have said on the homeward part of your commute.
Ace to welcome having time off for match (5)
Writer's well popular, returning to peak! (6)
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Last in, working out which bits to reverse and what abbreviations to use. Popular IN, the TO P(ea)K reversed
Bird with judge in black coat, not far ahead (8)
Urban dweller to have secure fences (6)
Barmaids worked on as engineer was called (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Brunel’s first name a happy anagram (worked on) of BARMAIDS
Element, mostly temporary one, we must think (8)
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No 89 on the list, so a nasty with very limited use, though I gather they’re working on it possibly for radiotherapy. Mostly temporary is ACTIN(g). one is I, and I take UM as “we must think” as in give us some time to think about that.
Coming soon, Jonathan Demme's Caged ... (2,4)
… Heat, note, theatre putting out first showing a third time? (8)
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This looks a little clumsy to me: HEAT is the word that loses its first, RE is the note and REP the theatre which preceeds it.
Bolts entrance to storehouse after derisory comment (6)
Hold-up as echo's smothered in order to be quiet (5)
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NATO Echo is covered by HIST for order to be quiet.
Something of a catch, daughter ended single (5,4)
Such as spring camping I love that comes to bad end? (4-11)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
I think this is an &lit, because I can’t see a separate definition apart from such as which needs the rest of the clue to make sense. Spring gives WELL, camping gives IN TENT, I and O from love, and a bad (anagrammed) END
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Follower of fashion with directions for making punch? (7)
Take in run, coming in second (5)
One's going to sea, so it's said — more easily with this? (3,6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Ones going to gives I’LL, sea gives OCEAN, put the two together for homonym (so it’s said). I have no ideas on why eye lotion makes going to sea easier, unless sea is doing double duty for a homophone of see.
Doctor Who won't fight no dalek, ultimately! (4)
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As in the books. Someone who won’t fight is a C(onscientious) O(bjector), no gives the other O, and the last letter of DaleK the K
Again correct to swallow tablets to get most high (8)
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Such voices are high enough. RE-EDIT from again correct takes in ES, tablets.
Writing on reflection remains a great success (5)
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writing is MS, then reflected, and remains is/are ASH
Entering harbour, just losing way, a trip provider (9)
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The harbour is MARINA, insert JUST without ST(reet) which gives JU, add the A
Did pilot hit the roof crossing top of this? (7)
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Took me a while to see hit the roof as SEE RED. into which insert top of This.
One having a race with a "condition" — not well at finish (5-4)
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The water that makes the mill wheel turn is a race. W(ith) A TERM from condition, not well for ILL.
One camper wandering outside turned up 19 skeletons! (9)
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I think someone who has turned up is AT, the rest is an anagram (wandering) of CAMPER. 19, AT HAND gives where the bones are.
Musical work, something groovy recalled with books (8)
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Another Puccini opera. Something groovy RUT, to be reversed (recalled), with gives AND (easy to miss!) and books the Old Testament.
Base display of arrogance greeting native American (7)
Stretch one's mind with centre for reading (7)
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One’s gives IS mind gives TEND the centre of reaDing goes at the front.
Bacteriologist favoured upping radiation (5)
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He of the dish. Favoured: PET and I(nfra) R(ed) radiation reversed (up)
Show of concern? Not to women on vacation (5)
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So take the alternative to to from the phrase to and FRO, add empty WomeN.
Fixture, not ending all square (4)
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Fixture EVENT, knock off the T.
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