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Company flying flag initially ran off at sea (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
BA (British Airways), F[lag], FLED (ran off).
Dog collars cruciverbalists put back are delightful (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
dog = BITCH, insert WE the solvers.
Fashion trend with gel covering one with curls (9)
Half-heartedly chattered about strip of clothing (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
I think this must be GABBED = chattered, reversed with a central B removed. I suppose having your trousers removed or pulled down does constitute partially stripping of clothing, but I thought it was rather loose.
Stick clutched by extremely cheeky tots in riding gear (7,6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
C[heek]Y, SHORTS being measures of spirits or tots, insert CLING = stick.
Ruffian around a creek rolling over in lounger (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
ruffian = LOUT, insert A, BAY (creek?) reversed. How is a bay a creek? Another stretch.
Threaten to go out first from Gatwick Express (6)
Make good business, plugging pure rubbish (6)
Perhaps someone shooting a bit of magic in EastEnders (8)
Person holding cup? I bet that gets smashed — it's what impatient waiters do (5,2,3,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
CHAMP[ion], (I BET THAT)*.
Creature that flies round lake in rainy weather (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
O (round) then L[ake] inside WET weather. I’m the owl man, I think when an owlet can fly, it has become an owl.
Doctor to unwind, absorbing hospital casebook? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
H inside (TO UNWIND)*.
Mellow wine, like certain spirits (7)
Activity handymen do, maintaining cunning system with two rulers (7)
Down
Perhaps Holly's outside watering hole, close to drunk (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
BAR, [drun]K.
Particular, distasteful part of fish to start with (7)
Phone cases character used on Apple products overturned, making bloomer (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
phone = CALL, reverse it and insert I as in iPhone, iPad etc.
Tons invested in stock, flipping American junk (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
I’m not clear about this one. US at the end, so we have TIRED reversed with T for tons inserted. How does tired mean stock? As in “a stock phrase” being used often so tired?
Two pieces of personal info brought up in wine store (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
the two pieces (reversed) are AGE and D.O.B., date of birth.
Funny writer with family penning poem (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
W[ith], HOUSE (family, as in historical dynasty?), insert ODE = poem.
Tasteless stuff edging plain upholstery fabric (7)
Cryptic indication of setter's part of town (4,6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
(SETTER)*. I’m not keen on ‘high’ as an anagram indicator, I thought this was a weak clue.
Recalling marines on strike, one could sound the reveille (5,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
“A LA” = French à la, recalling, in the manner of; RM the Royal Marines, CLOCK = strike, hit, wallop.
Naughty dog, say, turned on kids' programme (4,5)
Affluent banks in Madrid bagging working capital (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
RICH for affluent, M[adri]D has ON = working inserted (bagged). Richmond is a town in Yorkshire, and Richmond-on-Thames is a London borough. There are also some Richmonds in USA, one of which is the capital city of the state of Virginia, so it is a capital of sorts. I’d have thought ‘capital’ usually refers to a nation capital but that’s not so here.
Comic actor's crack — brief piece of dialogue (7)
Thus accepting an outcome of sunbathing is very bad (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
SIC (Latin for ‘so’), insert A TAN an outcome of sunbathing.
Loaded son with possible reason for going to church (6)
Barbarian aboard boat, regularly getting fare from Asia (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
B[o]A[t] with HUN the Barbarian inserted.
Wander off, ditching right guy (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
STRAY loses R. Stay as in a guy rope.
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