Across
Absent-minded sergeant losing material on holiday (6)
Underworld character in ditch (7)
Smallest of visible asteroids, shrinking (5)
Downtrodden journalists blocking article (9)
The common people march about, full of spirit (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
DEMO (march), C (about), RACY (full of spirit). I wasn’t sure about the definition here, but this from Collins has it covered: the ordinary people, esp as a political force
The Spanish reportedly consume cream (5)
Monster conger eel oddly vanishing (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
{c}O{n}G{e}R {e}E{l} [oddly vanishing]
Singular rotundity and thickset build (10)
Passing pointer on European trail (10)
Male short leg (4)
Live long and prosper, lacking nothing (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
D{o} WELL (prosper) [lacking nothing]
Loathe Manitoba, moving east (9)
Unexplained details of card game watched by detective (5,4)
Starter of oysters with effervescent Asti and old port (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
O{ysters} [starter of…], anagram [effervescent] of ASTI
Head of Anatomy Department eviscerated lamprey with skill (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A{natomy} [head of…], DEPT (department), L{ampre}Y [eviscerated]
Vulgar programme on radio (6)
Down
Love cycling with daughter on capital's bike track (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Anagram [cycling] of LOVE, D (daughter), ROME (capital)
Smoothie from tea room something after do served up? (7)
Observe what water is when warm (6)
Runs out of cheesy crackers (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
D{r}IPPY (cheesy) [runs out]. Both ‘drippy’ and ‘cheesy’ are slang used to describe something that’s sloppily sentimental. ‘Dippy’ simply means crazy or mad.
Dump wicked, spiteful woman (3-5)
Sign of America stopping tips shortly (7)
Dad getting applause at last after party trick (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
DO (party), {da}D + {gettin}G + {applaus}E [at last]
Maybe contemplative second acts in plays (8)
String player and most of orchestra beam (8)
Separate stands put up to take in golf (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
ETAGERES (stands) reversed [put up] containing [to take in] G (golf – NATO). I didn’t remember etagere / étagère although it appears to have come up before. SOED defines it as a piece of furniture with a number of open shelves on which to display ornaments etc. I prefer the English word for it – whatnot.
Extremely floury pork pies amidst eatables (8)
After sorting, name a certain plant genus (7)
Person betraying characteristic obstinacy resists at first (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
TRAIT (characteristic), O{bstinacy} + R{esists} [at first]
Escort loves to accept pounds after performance (6)
Letter delivered with sinking heart (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
DEALT (delivered) ‘with sinking heart'(A) becomes DELTA
Regularly warning of unknown bug (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
{w}A{r}N{i}N{g} O{f} [regularly], Y (unknown)
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