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Unfair attempt to limit travel time on vacation (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
BID (attempt) with GO (travel) then TE (T[im]E) inserted.
Calendar gals stripped (one not in the buff) (7)
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[g]AL[s], MANIAC (buff, fanatic) with I removed.
Fragments taken from street of a trailer (9)
Sophisticated small drone close to plane (5)
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S[mall], UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), [plan]E.
Sinister body regulating ads in the City (5)
Plant that's difficult gardener is going to put in fine soil, initially (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
MARY’LL (the gardener is going to), is put inside AI (A1, fine) S[oil]. But what is the ‘difficult’ doing? Amaryllis is an easy plant to grow, ours has been sticking up enormous stems and red blooms regularly for years.
Retire due to ill health, maybe eventually like one's teacher? (4,2,4,3)
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TAKE TO (like eventually), ONE’S BED (one’s Bachelor of Education so teacher).
Director finished with lists completely (4,4,5)
A sign radio programme has not ended (3,6)
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the Zodiac sign Sagittarius; The Archers being a long running (still going, since 1951) radio soap on BBC4.
Without question a difficulty pulling back loose garment (5)
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A RUB = a difficulty, reverse and insert Q for question.
Parade a symbol of victory that is not shown on BBC (5)
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V for victory, AUNT[ie] = BBC without I.E.
Decline to show hesitation, becoming vocal patriot? (4-5)
Like the clappers are striking: without end? (7)
Fear led to shift supporting Union (7)
Down
Happen to note there's a ringer going about! (6)
Fish, good variety of tuna, given to a huge glutton (9)
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GAR (a kind of fish), G[ood], (TUNA)*, A.
Bird heading away from its last animal sanctuary (7)
Take apart books in pitiful English (9)
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DISMAL (pitiful) with NT (books) inside, E.
Porter perhaps cross, meeting a smart home help (5)
Confuse A&E maybe, with obscure case of pinkeye (7)
Irish male eleven finally getting score draw? (5)
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[eleve]N, I ALL (one all, a score draw).
A contemptuous person roughly upended lover in play (8)
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All reversed; A, DISSER, C (roughly, approx.).
Spouse exercising for health (5,4)
One visiting stops at first by delta in Mississippi maybe (3,6)
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B[y], US RIVER with D[elta] inserted.
Wife loathing extremely short, dismissive remark (8)
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W[ife], HATE, VER[y].
A measure of what attracts concertgoers — tedious shows! (7)
Gave way after reply, periodically getting jostled (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
[r]E[p]L[y], BOWED = gave way.
Hardy perennial, this? Yes and no (6)
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Well, Laurel and Hardy were a long running double act, but not exactly perennial, and Laurel is a hardy perennial shrub. Or something to that effect.
Something cracked, holding up energy supply (5)
Big, strong guy with paper hanky's last (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
HE (a guy) FT (the paper) [hank]Y. I had HUNKY pencilled in for a while until I was failing to solve 26a, a re-think got to FLAG-WAVER and a new look at this one.
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