Across
Land in the ocean shows a narrow channel (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
a nice double definition.
Large water bird that is seen in the sky (3,6)
Voice is key in brief authority (9)
Take from mutt a luscious bone (5)
Ruling that binds you and me together? (13)
Journey ending in short farewell (4)
Succeeded in moving residents, those in the minority (10)
With several speeches liar initially gaoled until tortured (10)
Army section leads in attack, not last usually in retreat (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
this was my LOI, twigged eventually when I had the final A from 13d. As no doubt the setter intended, I was stuck on sections of a real army, before remembering the “Uxbridge English Dictionary” to think “army” = “of an arm”. You have the leading letters, reversed, as highlighted above.
Moving pleas about to stop psychologist coming to crime-infested area (7,6)
Head of house, one sounding inquisitive (5)
Happen to swallow small whiskey perhaps left for polymath (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
ARISE (happen) swallows TOT, L[eft]. A polymath is not only good at maths; Collins says “a person of great and varied learning”.
Song book, one helping in church (3,6)
Be overturned in furrow in drive back (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
RUT (furrow) with BE reversed inside.
Down
In winter a suggestion brought up was worrying: remove one's top? (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
DEC (winter month), A, TIP reversed, ATE = was worrying.
Fish is too big for cask (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
I can only think that the setter is saying TUNA as a word is bigger than TUN?
Greatly distress husband with quarrel (6)
Person stays for ages, feeling like a native (9)
Good to wander in wood (5)
Puzzled, need hint finally (2,3,3)
Cancel instruction to empty basin (4,3,4)
Sport is hard to run (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
RU’S (Rugby Union is) H[ard].
Novel ideas in a trilogy I translated (11)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
*IN A TRILOGY I)*.
Watch part of flight: people are on time (10)
More nervous about disfigurement with darker complexion (9)
Detective's funds said to spread widely (8)
One filleting fish perhaps into a trough (6)
Opening notice, sensitive over grant (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
sensitive = RAW, reverse that into AD = notice.
A gem, but friendless? (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
if friendless you have 0 pals. Chestnut time.
A cat's lost by flap (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
TABBY cat loses BY.
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