Across
Edge has broken some pieces of glass instrument (8)
Sweating perhaps, potting a red (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
MOIST (sweating perhaps) containing [potting] A. Red in politics, Mao also had his Little Red Book.
A moralist with navy pants in charitable organisation (9,4)
French figure behind British sculpture (6)
Misfire in defeat, accidental (4,4)
Fresh sandwiches are prepared with first of processed cheese (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
CHILLY (fresh) contains [sandwiches] anagram [prepared] of ARE + P{rocessed} [first of…]
Alcoholic drink for a king's nicked (4)
Flower on end of tennis racket (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
{tenni}S [end], CAM (flower). The River Cam flows through Cambridge.
Twist that's baffling written in English (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Anagram [baffling] of WRITTEN IN, E (English). I’ve seen an almost identical clue somewhere very recently but maybe not in The Times.
Minister once said to misbehave (8)
Live with desire and feel connected (6)
Important clothes we do, right for working? (5,8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Cryptic. PRESSING (important) contains [clothes] anagram [for working] of WE DO R (right). & lit. Thanks to Nigel F-H and Bletchers for pointing out that I had omitted the wordplay here. Once again I failed to consult my annotated print-out when compiling the blog. ‘Cryptic with no wordplay’ had been my original verdict on this one but I had gone back to the clue post-solve, spotted what was going on and marked up the clue accordingly. Then I forgot about it!
Day extremely full of disagreements, ready for bed (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
D{a}Y (extremely) containing [full of] ROWS (disagreements)
Car reversing in fast bringing medicinal product (8)
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MINI (car) [reversing] contained by [in] LENT (fast)
Down
Courts offering protection to American country (7)
As are mum and dad, running this way and that? (11)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Cryptic. An error here lost me time as I originally put ‘palindromes’ which would have been perfectly acceptable, but I had to change it in order to accommodate DIOCESAN at 21ac.
Smoother, fifth design? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
PLAN (design) E (fifth – letter of the alphabet) – ‘PLAN A’ having been the first design
Ungodly imbibing last of drink — isn't that enough? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
SINFUL (ungodly) containing [imbibing] {drin}K [last of…]. The definition is reflexive. ‘Having a skinful’ is UK slang for having too much to drink.
Vessel in my hands on film (9)
Long pole, gilded article? (3)
Launch escapade in flier (7)
It's strong material that has my support in Scottish town (4,7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
FOR TWILL (strong material) I AM ( that has my support). It sits on the shores of Loch Linnhe, not far from the foot of Ben Nevis.
Musical, musical bunch! (9)
Happy golfer just off the green? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A vaguely cryptic hint supports the literal here. I’m not up on golf, but my AI assistant advises: A chip shot in golf is a low-trajectory shot played with minimal distance in the air. It’s designed to get the ball rolling quickly on the green towards the hole, similar to a putt but from a slightly farther distance off the green.
Clear, after ascent, exercise unfinished — bit of a climber? (7)
Figure serving up seasonal drink soon (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
NOG (seasonal drink) + ANON (soon) reversed [serving up]
Broad-shouldered beast, what only child has that's been raised (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
NO SIB (what only child has) reversed [raised]
One had to leave woman alone? Gosh! (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
W{I’d}OW (woman alone?) [‘one had’ to leave]
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