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House reports worker installing stairs in odd places (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
HAND around S{t}A{i}R{s} Chambers has: the printed reports of debates in Parliament, from Luke Hansard (1752–1828), whose descendants continued to print them down to 1889.
Small individual upset player on pitch (7)
Port and rhubarb trade reshaped capital of Malta (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
ROT (rhubarb) + anagram of TRADE + first letter of MALTA
I see rat in retreat, a Russian one? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
AH (I see) CAD (rat) reversed A Russian cottage.
Smart superior wanting introduction (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
SNOBBY (superior) without the first letter
Fiddler on the Roof surely has such scope (5-4)
Rulings stop lackeys gathering inside of gate (14)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
DETER (stop) + MINIONS around g{AT}e
Manoeuvre that could get you sent from nest? (5-5,4)
Thick book, perhaps very dry (9)
Banish cross page occupying overturned shelter (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
X (cross) P in LEE reversed
Principle relating to a culture that's unnamed? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
ETHNIC without N (unnamed)
Terrible two baulk a public stroll (9)
Thugs regularly given blow and grass (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
T{h}U{g}S + SOCK (blow)
Attempt nursing former queen where skin is treated (7)
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Following brief strike, call staff building (6)
Worthy excuse for a TV dinner? (7)
Gas expert on river containing half of leak (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
ACE (expert) + TYNE around LE{ak}
Useless line again entertains old comedian (6,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
DUD (useless) LEY (line) + MORE (again) around O I always forget about the LEY lines. As for Dudley Moore, I’ll just leave this here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YqgiOj54Ko (Not sure whether the impression of Britten or Pears is better.)
Add up characters in Iliad in reverse order (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
MUS (characters in Iliad) reversed That’s the plural of MU, or μ.
Seller that's been exposed with fund (5)
What may be heard from pit crosses Olympic colosseum (7)
Bring up the majority at the very end (8)
Relative casually left after sailor overturned dish (6,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
NANA (relative casually) SPLIT (left) after AB (sailor) reversed
Place once for storage in Bath with term almost up (5,4)
Most durable Arab Quarters maybe close to desert (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
STABLES (Arab quarters maybe) + last letter of DESERT This one also took me ages as I felt it had to be something like AR + COINS + T.
Fresh search nets zero fish (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
anagram (fresh) of SEARCH around O
Censure sales person over cycling (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
REP + OVER with last letter moved to first
In a monotone, starts to lecture youth lifting tyre (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
first letters of LECTURE YOUTH below FLAT (tyre)
Chip from hot tin flipped with egg (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
H CAN reversed + O
Pan Labour when Republican is banned (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
WORK (labour) – R (Republican) Banned?
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