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Indian dish served in Maryland port? No more (5)
Bog standard wine about to overcome character opening inn (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
MEDOC (wine) and RE (about) surrounding (to overcome) the first letter of (character opening) Inn
Work with the school map, perhaps: it's for examining pupils (14)
Small group Elder perhaps notes outside hotel (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
TREE (elder perhaps) plus SO ME (notes) outside H (hotel)
Athlete's approach getting old rail union down? (3-2)
Obsequious sergeant major and his area of influence (6)
Eye-catching feature high-flyer goes round with minder at first (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
LARK (high-flyer) goes round AND (with) and Minder at first
Old city bloke left Derby finally as a top priority (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
UR (old city) + GENT (bloke) + L (left) + DerbY finally
Dry American senator in Rome way back (6)
"Like a bone?" First of underfed Labradors raced back (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
The first of Underfed Labradors + RAN (raced) back
Lorry governor used to carry agreed plant (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
ARTIC (lorry) + HE (governor) holding (used to carry) OK (agreed)
Game birds? (5,3,6)
A new compiler mostly imbibing single liqueur (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A + N (new) SETTEr (compiler) without the last letter (mostly) taking in (imbibing) I (single)
Gaseous element unknown in French — or Norwegian originally (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
X (unknown) + EN (in, French) + Or Norwegian originally
Down
A Jurassic herbivore, or a son 18 abandoned? (12)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
An anagram of (… abandoned) OR A SON with BRUTUS (18 – 18a) I checked enough of the anagram fodder to avoid a BRONTESAURUS … but then went and entered BRONTASAURUS instead
Nonsense writer engaging husband as composer of music (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
LEAR (nonsense writer) engaging H (husband)
Mongoose in Germany I associated with cardinal in speech (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
ICH (in Germany, I) plus what sounds like (… in speech) NEWMAN (cardinal – the 19th century cardinal John Henry)
Flowering plant requiring market's first permit (6)
Doctor once said to be connected with Bath and Wells perhaps (8)
Eg Hammerstein's gigantic vehicle? (5)
Sorry about worker shut up inside (9)
Representative of Evita touring south pursuing wheel components? (12)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
PERON (Evita) around (touring) S (south), all pursuing SPOKES (wheel components)
Old Native American, key one of five inspiring long novel (9)
Dreadful pranks reportedly stopped by cold woman in charge (9)
Likable prayers introducing a set of holy books (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
PLEAS (prayers) preceding (introducing) A + NT (set of holy books)
Comedian's foil swapping a ring for daughter's heavy food (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
STO[o]GE (comedian’s foil) swapping an O (ring) for D (daughter)
Libertines encountered in Marrakesh? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
The answer is encountered in MarRAKESh
Old man carrying article made of wood (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
O (old) and KEN (man) carrying A (article)
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