Across
Lever end off pack (some chocolate?) (7)
In darkness, makes cuts in middle of speech (7)
Terce and sext for example, or a longer stretch of the day (6,5)
Fitting carpet that's oddly defective (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
alternate letters as above.
Make a fuss in front of awful island houses (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A[wful] inside CRETE an island.
Bailiff seizes pair, one let off (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
a REEVE is an old term for bailiff, insert PR I for pair, one.
Amazing reductions at start of day, but not one for DIYers? (5,8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
(REDUCTIONS AT D[ay])*
Rural rail line a fine thing at first (7-6)
Black cats on island left in large numbers (8)
Turned a limb to ice (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A LEG turned = GEL A, TO. Italian ice cream.
I'm surprised garden barrier's lost a little height (3)
Filthy rag is smudging party decorations (5,6)
Wanted to be free of parent? (7)
Finally ad caused a run on revolutionary mousetrap? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
CHE (our usual revolutionary), D D (ends of ad caused) A R[un]. In my experience, which is both wide and current, dogs like cheese best and mice prefer chocolate biscuits.
Down
Get down right inside sofa (6)
Start to thump eccentric (7)
Rhymes in reverse (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
two rhyming words for the answer.
Personnel supporting sport in Dortmund area (4)
For church unity Alice originally entertains Christian Union types (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
insert C U MEN into (ALICE)*.
Sort of printer that turns up in fire sale (5)
Even out till the early hours, apostle briefly pops round (7)
Plea to have dinner in lobby (8)
Remember inconclusive direction, one in a Shakespeare play (4,2,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
BEARIN[G] = direction, not concluded; A Midsummer Night’s Dream, often known as MND, insert I for one. I spent too long trying to think of a WS play with words of 4, 2, 4 letters.
Monk peaceful to hear, taking cream (9)
Boring way to transfer funds over, but one draws from it (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
all reversed (over); DRAB (boring) BACS (free bank transfer method in UK).
Foolish king within almost too attentive (3,4)
Drained lake, every weed regularly pulled out (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
L[ake], EACH (every), [w]E[e]D.
Cat taking advantage of medic? (6)
Work out with hellish new gangster away (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
hellish = INFERNAL, remove N[ew] and AL [Capone].
Principal elements of strategy youth never could coordinate (4)
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