Across
Philosopher's request for help wrapping box (8)
Rejected role as provincial governor once (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Darias the Persian had 120 of them (Daniel in the lions’ den) and indeed they were regional governors. It’s just PART AS from role as, reversed (rejected)
Alternative suggestion from bartender? (15)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A bartender works behind a COUNTER, and his suggestion might be a proposal. If I knew how to do a dotted underline I’d do so here after the solid one, because this works pretty well as an &lit.
Fast runner I caught in short burst (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
I have witnessed ostrich racing, and they’d thrash the gee-gees on the flat. I C(aught) in an anagram (burst) of SHORT
Hard worker assembling good part of roof (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Easy: G(ood) plus RAFTER, part of roof.
Up to a point, about the speaker, who cares? (8)
Something hot or cold, like snacks in bar (5)
Strength of current in all directions (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Current has the symbol I (actually i) and the full set of cardinal points is SNEW
Psychologist in hearing, one who keeps records (8)
Challenge a vain statement from me (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Can’t imagine the twice-impeached one saying it, but I’M (a) PEACH would be another bit of vanity.
Something made for passageway (7)
Makes assertion, in theory wrongly, about a pressure that's off-putting for patient (8,7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A compound clue, with AVERS for makes assertion, then an anagram (wrongly) of IN THEORY, with A P(ressure) inserted
Passed in City's second half score (6)
Give up? It could be far worse (8)
Down
See actor rejecting each part (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Take the letters of SEE ACTOR and take out EA(CH).
Unknown's withdrawn from Irish part in series that comes to nought? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Take the “unknown” Y out of COUNTY DOWN, which gives me the irresistible excuse to point you to the wonderful Ballad of County Down from the Hoffnung series of concerts spearing the early American sense of inferiority in the Space Race. Good music too.
Dirt sea spread across both sides of bay, perhaps (7)
Take precaution against being shocked or heart initially sinking (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Simply move the H of Heart to the bottom.
Road-making material, when soft, to stop working? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
When: AS, soft: P, stop working HALT
Amongst others, one providing fresh test for student (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Others is REST, insert I (one)
After inconclusive vote, emerge and create sharp division (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
An inconclusive vote is POLL without its last letter. Emerge translates to ARISE
Holiday destination that's British? You betcha! (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Possibly the setters’ favourite holiday resort because it allows a host of variations on today’s version, B(ritish) RIGHT ON for you betcha.
British statesman on line, counterpart of Charles de Gaulle (8)
Delay writing on Internet about university's hypothesis (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
What I try not to do when blogging this thing, which is to POST LATE. Insert U(niversity) I checked that postulate can be the noun, so the definition doesn’t need to have an E on the end.
Showing ambition in the form of sanctimonious tirade (8)
Weight that is misrepresented as something unspecified (7)
English footballer of fifty with a total of two sons (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Before getting the O from product, I expected this to be a named footballer, probably called LAWLESS, which rang a bell, but there aren’t any dead ones who played for England, instead its a generic female English player. Rather cleverly, fifty is L , a total of two is I (one) plus ONE, with two S(ons) attached.
One who stops? Just the opposite (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
I may have the stupid hat on here, but the best I can do is that the opposite of one who stops playing is one who stays on the pitch. Open to (quite probably obvious) suggestions
For example, bishop making quiet pronouncement (5)
Accepting the odds, play this on area outside house (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
The odd letters of PlAy ThIs On.
Type letters or click words in the clue