Across
Economical type — watch — in pursuit of pub profit (7-6)
Cut out large manœuvre by figure skater (4)
Historic swindle involving Young Conservative baker (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Y (young) C (conservative) in PAST (historic) ROOK (swindle); one thinks of Alun Armstrong’s innkeeper ‘rooking the guests and cooking the books’ in Les Mis
Consequences surrounding item of legislation for way of working (8)
Cloak that's for chop? (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
okay, this was the clue I couldn’t make head nor tails of. Thanks to V, who unravelled it for me: CHOP may be rendered as ‘P after CHO’ or ‘P on CHO’ > PONCHO!
Who's quiet, working to pilfer? (10)
Methodically search quantity of data stored on firm (4)
Chamber group tour finishing early? Over (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
TRIp O
Secure northern European cosmetic treatment (4,6)
That woman's following key Dutch artist (6)
Craftspeople showing outraged reaction about accepting shortened time (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
cunning wordplay again: a STINK is an outraged reaction; the clue ‘shows’ STINK reversed around (it ‘accepts’) TERm (shortened time)
Each swirl of nostalgia overlooking old Saxon kingdom (4,6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
EA (each) NOSTALGIA* (minus the O); the five original kingdoms of England are typically deemed to be: Northumbria, Mercia, Wessex, Kent and East Anglia. If you are interested, a very readable account of this period is given by Marc Morris in his 2021 book, The Anglo-Saxons
Number eight in cricket team in Somerset venue? (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
if you go in at number eight, an impish scorer might refer to you as Bat H
Daughter, having reserve and humour, had worked with the risk intensely (4,4,5)
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D ICE (reserve) WIT (humour) [HAD THE*]
Down
Dog drinks and pants (5,6)
Reignited, temperature turned to carbon old item (5)
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RELIt becomes RELIC (t to C)
Irish, excluding middle third, supporting current measure relating to frogs? (9)
Rise of an aroma just beginning (7)
Skill rising when probing revolting part of plumbing (1-4)
Possibly chance it over line of mechanical products? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
CHANCE IT* followed by L (line); I’ll leave it to sciency types to get their rubber gloves off and discuss the niceties of the words involved here
Animal that jumps requiring a lot of space (3)
Final section of NY prison sentence after being out of prison? (4,7)
Observing the future, support first Conservative leaving in a rush (9)
Criticise demure article being presented in bright colour? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
PRIM (demure) AN (article) in RED; I suppose it’s usually bright or brightish, but the attribution seems a bit arbitrary to me
Evidence of poor penmanship: I especially note a good deal around end of book (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
booK in I (I) NB (Nota Bene, ‘especially note’) LOT (a good deal)
Give new life to King meeting bridge opponents and bridge partners (5)
Somewhat upset about iodine in bone (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
I (iodine) in A BIT (somewhat) reversed [upset]
Support anyone in difficulties at the outset (3)
Type letters or click words in the clue