Across
Band bringing fuel meeting down town (7)
Way to get batter out of some fish? (5)
Beckettian state? (5)
Hospital doctor after a driver to bring food (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
H (hospital), then MB (doctor) after A, then URGER (driver).
Bank, maybe, on second rate kitchen appliance (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
LENDER (bank, maybe), on B (second rate).
Rests, hugging little child: or no little one, perhaps (7)
Quaint translation of Orwell: odd English (4-6)
Answer, understood, read out again (4)
Intelligence exercise (4)
Without planning, due for shake-up, games company caught short (10)
Still bitter maybe, writer, after months (7)
Boundless glee inside following gag (7)
Superior keen to welcome sailor round five (1,3,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
ACUTE (keen), containing AB (sailor) + O (round) + V (five).
"Couple" has it in reverse (5)
Demanding somewhat faster news (5)
Special fabric apparently so tight-fitting (5-2)
Down
Part of London Bridge couple are inclined to traverse slowly at first (4,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
W + E (West and East, bridge couple) and TEND (are inclined), to contain first of Slowly.
Leave college in disappointment (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
to ‘come down’ is the opposite of ‘go up’ to college, I assume.
Composer or storyteller with what to replace one? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
LiAR (storyteller), replacing I (one) with EH (what).
Wife one's enticed to follow British sports tournament (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
W (wife) + I’M (one’s), then LED ON (enticed) following B (British).
Our Rex, up for this show primarily? (6)
Tense gent hit out (7)
Bucks? A different county, we understand (5)
Bishop to carry on with book — John — in anger (3,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
B (Bishop) and ADD (to carry on), with B (book) + LOO (john) inside.
Encounter urgent demand: a sign of the times? (3,6)
Credulous on hearing excuse for being late? (4-4)
For Louis I, a bad, bad feeling! (8)
First movement outside of prisoner, leading to escape (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
first and last of PrisoneR, then ELUDE (escape).
Old archbishop's demands for payment, with thank you note (7)
Get on a bit with work (6)
One's being very slow to accumulate (5)
Ultimately, this display shows promise (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
last of thiS + WEAR (display).
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