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Present journal containing conclusion to report handed down (10)
Successive letters daughter's left for hotel's cook (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
CDEF (successive letters) with D replaced by H (daughter’s left for hotel)
Top up, pre fifty-mile trips here? (6,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
anagram (trips) of TOP UP PRE L (fifty) M (mile) Nice semi-&lit.
Fish for fete's sandwiches (4)
Reliable, cheap accommodation, say, containing study (5-3-6)
Is shocking piece of software inadequate too? (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
APP (piece of software) + ALSO (too) without the last letter (inadequate?)
Opens act with flourish: a crowning achievement? (8)
Performing many functions exhausted yours truly (3-2-3)
I wish to take off clothes running on island (2,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
FLY (to take off) around (clothes) ON (running) next to (on) I (island)
Intelligence facilities incorporated in beds, gates and lamps? (9,5)
Men to go back, always ending in retreat (4)
Thrilled reaction at lazy morning touring second rate dump (7,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
WHEE (thrilled reaction) + (at) LIE IN (lazy morning) around (touring) B (second rate) Didn’t know this one but was able to piece it together from the wordplay.
Take off, and cross summit (4)
Started with a ten-digit sum, originally, that's spent (10)
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Not oddly looking up, you pay the photographer's agent (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
hidden reversed (not oddly looking up) in YOU PAY THE
Bishop hosting a series of bike races has a quiet pedal (3-4)
Show lack of tact producing a ring? (4,1,7)
Formal attire which restricts work (3,3)
Engineers face corrective (8)
Prince's friend helping briefly with house (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
RATION (helping) without the last letter (briefly) next to (with) HO (house)
Charge and fine us elderly for misbehaving! (5-2-3)
Stealing from kitty before paying (12)
At least three accountants putting book-keeping chap in the picture (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
CAS + CA (at least three accountants) around (putting in) ALAN with B inside (book-keeping chap) No question mark here, eh?
A ninth op rectified short passage (8)
Moving easily, finally fulfil one's part (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
last letter of (finally) FULFIL + I’S (one’s) SOME (part)
Zero per cent tax initially after I fail to declare returns (3,1,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
first letter (initially) of TAX after I + BAT ON (fail to declare) reversed (returns) This has something to do with cricket, and rather than try to explain, I’ll just put this here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_and_forfeiture
Queen visiting for one chance to see old king (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
R (Queen) in (visiting) EG (for one) + BET (chance)
Female rivals at table with the papers? (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
E[ast] N[orth] (rivals at table) + (with) ID (the papers?)
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