Across
Rat briefly stopping near fish (8)
The smallest number needed liquor — umpteen bottles (6)
Long run wrongly associated with Canadian waterway (5,5,5)
Being tight-lipped, in case of some battle (7)
Coloured garments drew approval (3-4)
Dependency mostly on a friend in the City (3,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
HABIT (dependency) without the last letter (mostly) next to (on) A BUD (friend)
Rope that's not long now twisted with energy (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
SOON (not long now) reversed (twisted) + (with) E (energy)
Concerning time before finding local official once (5)
All available money and permits for people on the move (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
M1 (all available money) + (and) GRANTS (permits) Couldn’t get past LETS for ‘permits’, and didn’t know money supply abbreviations! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_supply
Following exploit, managed uneventful journey (4,3)
French artist, dispensing with frame, struck gold (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
SWATTED (struck) without first and last (dispensing with frame) + AU (gold) I definitely didn’t see SWATTED in real-time, but I had the W from WEAVE and AU from ‘gold’, and I knew the artist.
Flight affected by winds? (6,9)
Eastern ruler said to flourish (6)
One using free ticket passed on by teacher (8)
Down
Taking forever to cross street might be this? On the contrary! (6)
Awfully like crab, is not laidback ultimately — but this? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
anagram of (awfully) LIKE CRAB IS without (not) last letter of (ultimately) LAIDBACK Liked this one too! Being IRASCIBLE means you are crabby and not laidback.
Part of theatre finale that's particularly welcome (7)
Relative, sprightly, heading off (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
JAUNTY (sprightly) without first letter (heading off)
Spotted meat for lunch, the healthier sort? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
inner letters of (meat for) LUNCH + LEAN (the healthier sort?) ‘Meat’ fooled me for a long time here.
Accompanying opening line — or after it? (5)
What can be bittersweet: having nothing left with lots to go round? (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
O (nothing) L (left) with MASSES (lots) to go round
Disgusted at welcome that's got extended to sides (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
AT HI (welcome) that’s got LONG (extended) around (to sides)
Caution, twenty-four hours after promotion? Rather! (8)
Thus tennis player should focus, like a pro? (2,3,4)
A place for firm assumptions (8)
Reserve weapon carried by English vessel (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
ARM (weapon) in (carried by) E (English) + ARK (vessel)
Got up? I'm obliged to do that, weary (7)
Travelling rep due's broken down (6)
River has periodically recalled ferry? If only! (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
every other letter (periodically) of FERRY IF ONLY reversed (recalled)
Our team has possibly picked up web design (5)
Type letters or click words in the clue