Across
Copper frames left by kind of white, synthetic substance (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
PC(copper), containing L(left) and ASTI(kind of white wine)
Very hard skill in bridge (7)
Tropical plant in sludge oddly hard to grasp (5,4)
Half-cut kids roving in Slavic city (5)
One interrupts lasses playing with Desert Orchid (6-7)
Key lingo one put in French person's mouth? (8)
Chanel pursuing return of gold for artistic style (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
the designer COCO Chanel after OR(gold) reversed
Loves pine leaves growing in China (6)
Learned group reduced fat with regular servings of roast pig (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
LITE(reduced fat) and alternating letters in RoAsT pIg
Deal with endlessly enthusiastic ticket supplier? (7,6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
TRAFFIC(deal), W(with), then ARDENT(enthusiastic) minus the last letter
Ancient school denied guards (5)
Remedy reform of taxation in failing area (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
anagram of TAXATION,IN minus A(area)
Render ineffective uproar about way of speaking English (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
TODO(uproar) surrounding RP(Received Pronunciation), E(English)
Old King Cole's back in a pickle, right at the start (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
the last letter of colE inside A, MESS(pickle) with R(right) at the beginning
Down
Faces of perennially upbeat soap sellers one's often seen in Boots? (4)
Northern Irish perhaps lifting article that's divine (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
N(northern) and GAELIC(Irish), with the A(article) moved up to the top
Low on energy, as American cars may be (5)
Operator of ferry boarded by empty Porsche or Escort (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
CHARON(operator of the ferry on the Styx) containing the external letters in PorschE
Shelter in filthy area with freezing water (6)
Bloke with Anne rolling a bit of a joint (9)
Addresses I ignored in Italian city street close to palazzo (5,2)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Remove I from TURIN(Italian city), then ST(street) and the last letter in palazzO
Not one large banking firm raised capital for province (4,6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
NO(not one), VAST(large) containing CO(firm) then A1(capital) reversed
UK university expert wrong about very poor grade (2,8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
DEMON(expert), then TORT(wrong) surrounding F(very poor grade). I had to piece this together from the bottom up, figuring F had to go into TORT somehow then an alphabet trawl for the rest. I was vaguely familiar with the school.
Financially speaking, protect jewellery dealer who's dodgy? (4-5)
Heavily cover entertaining newspaper column (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
PLASTER(heavily cover) containing the I newspaper
Lover of one kind of meat sent back another kind (7)
Queen upset relations getting extensions (7)
Old company keeping tax returns book (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
O(old) and CO(company) containing VAT(tax) reversed
Parent carries you across the Channel, in fact (5)
Spanish lady drinks less whiskey (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
WINES(drinks) minus W(whiskey)
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