Across
Rocket engine with discoloration in charger? (9)
Nark's pressing question into the scoring of more ecstasy (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Q (question) has been pressed into PIU (‘more’ in music notation, scoring) plus E (ecstasy).
Fruit and a lot of cereal in a jar (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
RICe (a lot of cereal) in A POT (jar).
Greens arrested without a shred of evidence (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
COLLAReD (arrested) minus the first letter (a shred) of evidence. As my (British-American) family prepares for Thanksgiving, this was easy, since ‘collard greens’ has become a bit of a favourite. Otherwise NHO.
Tartan Army held back by copper dispersing a party in Cardiff (5,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
PLAID (tartan), then aRMY reversed and contained in (held back by) CU (copper), minus the ‘a’.
Store Tesco's opening in Berkshire perhaps (4)
Affected by a tinge of nostalgia in middle of poem (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
TWEE (affected) + the first (a tinge) of Nostalgia. Poetically, in the middle.
Very obvious line penned by gag writer with only one good set (4,5)
Exhausted trooper in a seat like this? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
first and last of (exhausted) TroopeR, contained by A SADDLE (seat).
Charlie wearing a lush cravat (5)
Brief exercise involving Navy vessels (4)
Scottish writer's terror on hearing what lies deep below (10)
Steps required for returning chimney in Glasgow area (7)
Maker of all my sandwiches put away on launch of restaurant (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
COR (my), contains all of EAT (put away) after (on) first of Restaurant).
Bachelor parking large car outside dance (5)
Pedal spring obtained from cycling centre to the west of Derby? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
ENTRE-C (centre cycling, a tame version of our setters’ new favourite toy), before HAT (Derby?). A ballet move/step.
Down
Small instrument pitched too high (5)
Outside water sports champion? (7)
Western missing out on Oscar after head of Academy noted exception (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
oCCIDENTAL (western) missing its ‘o’ (Oscar), after the first letter of Academy.
Out to lunch in New York eating sandwich with no crust (5)
Returning from break in the middle of jury service (9)
Hide large treasure boxes (4)
Parquet floor's finish getting damaged on shifting piano a fraction (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
anagram of (getting damaged) pARQUET + last of flooR, after removing (shifting) the ‘p’ (piano).
Conclude ultimately that women supply dowry? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
END (conclude), then an anagram of (supply) the last of (ultimately) thaT + WOMEN.
Priest's backing change and still preaching about it (10)
Cut up leaf to brew this amount? (9)
Alert wife understanding waves from pram? (4-5)
Fit cap of tiny brown liquor bottle (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
first (cap) of Tiny, which TAN (brown) and RUM (liquor) contain (bottle).
Wild cat — he twice spotted one in the Serengeti (7)
Check on board capsized river boat (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
CH (check) contained by (on board) reversal of (capsized) TAY (river).
Soreness when pulling off a river wader (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
rEGRET (soreness) removing (pulling off) one letter ‘r’ (a river).
Tip a fraction of a pound following our short drink (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
reversal of (tip) OZ (ounce, a fraction of a pound), after OUr (short).
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