Across
Fail to take advantage of reasonable mark at university (4,2)
Doing something with unwelcome intruders? (8)
Legitimate target that is less appealing than soccer? (4,4)
Meditative place containing area in a quiet room (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A (area), in A + SH (quiet) + RM (room).
Dire omen disconcerted boss (8)
Diplomacy initially is clearly expedient (6)
Steps possibly taken by crew in Tube following warning signal (8)
Law introduced with leader of parliament's agreement (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
ACT (law) after first of Parliament.
Crop frame of blue movie (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
outermost letters (frame) of BluE + ET (film).
Note about what listeners practise (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
RE (note), containing (about) EH? (what) + EARS (listeners).
What solicitor may do about overturning bulk of legal expenses? (6)
Issued new mandate after start of election (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
anagram of MANDATE after first of Election.
Sport isn't about entertaining opposing players (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
anagram of ISN’T containing E + N (East and North, opposing players in bridge).
Unimportant, short-lived ménage à trois? (8)
King was convinced to remove bishop no longer showing concern (8)
Moderate urgent legislation's passage (6)
Down
Working in Canada, somehow being able to draw breath? (8)
Uninterrupted sound on recording (8)
Earth possibly reduced grass and other plant life (5,4)
Theatre objected to supporting extra appearing more often than expected (15)
Steal the show from leading male character at end of performance (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
UP (leading) + STAG (male character) + last of performancE.
Short ceremony encapsulated by cross and incense (8)
Queen perhaps behind protest involving Republican politician (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
CAT (queen perhaps, a female cat) after DEMO (protest), involving R (republican).
Sharing Standard piece on which Time article is based (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
PAR (standard), then KING (piece, in chess) under T (time) and A (article).
Newspaper most unlikely to charge for each column (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
I (newspaper) + LAST (most unlikely), contained by (to charge) PER (for each). Vaguely remembered architectural feature.
Expert regularly unveils something hard to get one's teeth into (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
CRACK (expert) + regular letters from uNvEiLs. What I would more likely call peanut brittle.
Happened to live in a corrupt state (8)
Constant checking by particular type of examiner (8)
Impatient author's preceded by everyone else (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
I’VE (author’s) after REST (everyone else).
Type letters or click words in the clue