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Loudmouth baronet trapping fish with bait (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
BT(baronet) containing GAR(fish) and RAG(bait, tease)
US city rents in recession increase continually (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
LA(US city) and RIPS(rents) all reversed. Something my housemates do on their phones all day
Unsettled Irish cannot leave: hard to evade conscription! (8,7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
anagram of IRISH,CANNOT,LEAVE minus H(hard)
Inside a belly's endlessly delicious fruit (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A POT belly containing RICH(delicious) minus the last letter
Criminal bagging top-quality earthenware (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
FENCE(criminal) containing A1(top quality)
Greek character involved in slight makes Cretan cross (8)
Bounder's place over in North America (5)
King getting into Great British bitter (5)
Bones in head extremely logical, each round (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
PATE(head) then the outermost letters of LogicaL, and EA(each) reversed
Old boy back to fill face with duck and game (7)
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OB(old boy) reversed inside DIAL(face) and O(duck). That thing with the ropes and the sticks and the two-headed top you have probably seen unshowered people play with in the park
Sense of grievance private soldier voiced (7)
Secret fear at the end trapped in credit fraud (10,5)
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CONFIDENCE(secret), then the last letter of feaR inside TICK(credit)
Imitation gem left in delicate shade (6)
Commander vacillating over Norwegian sector (8)
Down
Preacher: no point looking toward Heaven? (6)
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NAY(no) and NUB(point) all reversed. John, of A Pilgrim’s Progress. Agonized over BINYAN, BONYAN, BENYAN and all sorts of other possibilities.
Medium interest in following sentence? (9)
Try to cage rook that hurt amusing brother (7)
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GO(try) containing R(rook) and OUCH(that hurt). Reference to the Marx brother. Duck Soup is my favorite.
Cook in oven or pan (5)
A person is fitted with one in old age (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
PER(a) MAN(person) containing I(one)
What to do when in power shower we hear? (5)
Story by Bavarian? Not right for loyal servant (8)
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LIE(story) next to GERMAN(Bavarian) minus R(right)
Bring trouble upon oneself when tackle catches pro (3,3,2)
For Lily a special house key (8)
Turkish area in grip of national rioting (9)
Applause? I contribute to it, ousting Liberal in contest (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
HAND(applause), then I CLAP(I contribute to it) minus L(Liberal)
New union member's restraining order for dullard (7)
Crescent shape clear in old stringed instrument (7)
Go-between crushed spirit of resistance (6)
Virgin martyr gets on train finally coming in (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
AGES(gets on) containing the last letter of traiN. Another religious figure I was fuzzy on, but the wordplay left no other possibility
Senior academic mostly giving one side of story? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
RECTOR(senior academic) minus the last letter. The right hand side of the story.
Type letters or click words in the clue