Across
Order check on empty surgery (6)
Extremely clever, my boss — I owe him (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Oh my, now remove the contents of C[leve]R and add to EDITOR, the setter’s boss who let this repetitive bit of cluing through.
Eventful game for the most part, with English heading for defeat (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
I guess such a career is eventful. CHEQUERS, the game shortened by removing the S, then add E[nglish] and the first letter of Defeat
Move back to accommodate old novelist (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Don’t be afraid (it might be Leonard, Virginia’s hubby, also a novelist). Reverse FLOW for move and accommodate O[ld]
Contraction initially impacting German debt adversely (11)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
An anagram (adversely) of GERMAN DEBT plus the first letter of Impacting.
Close relation lives on benefits in the end (3)
Reporter's in contact with source on the way from France (2,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
An aural charade (reporter’s) of ON, in contact with, and ROOT, source.
Nation somehow "discontented", PM concludes (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
And perhaps in concert with 1 and 4 above RTCO (dis-content-ed) SomehoW, and add EDEN, PM brought down by the Suez crisis of 1956.
Republican party winning everything in race (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
For once, it’s not R[epublican], but its other abbreviation, the Grand Old Party which “wins” ALL for everything. Race as in speed along, not Grand National.
Millions in favour of trade union backing case for election (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
FOR, in favour of, T[rade] U[nion], then RTCO ElectioN and reverse (backing, case)
Character seen in first part of book? (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
One of the Greek ones. CH[apter] I might be the first part of a book.
Resolve differences: exonerate sole successor in hearing (5,3,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Another aural charade (in hearing) of THE HEIR, sole successor, to follow CLEAR for exonerate.
African native being ironic, you say? I disagree (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
And another aural charade (you say), this time of being ironic, or WRY, followed by NO for I disagree.
Dish his wife tries out (5,4)
Underworld boss losing millions in stock exchange crash perhaps (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
DIS is both the nether regions and their overlord, Pluto, but in this case you need the boss to produce MASTER , from which your remove M[illions]
Obsequious southern host entertaining maiden (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
S[outhern] ARMY for host with M[aiden] included.
Down
Judges thus arresting conservative thinker (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A little liberty taken with the word order here. Thus, SO, judges, RATES takes in C[onservative]
Husband trapped by waters beginning to rise is cut off (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
H[usband] inside SEA for waters and FLO Rise.
Wingless Madagascan creature — it can't fly (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
The Madagascan creature is a LEMUR. This time RTCO and promote them to be your answer.
Correct groom once again (7)
Sensible review of time on death row? (4-2-5)
Last of atheist philosopher's articles for union (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
LLO atheisT and ROUSSEAU Jean-Jacques, proto-woke Swiss philosopher. The definition references the stuff put aside for a bride.
Turn down official employment (6)
Setting for Oedipus Rex film announced (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Fortunately you don’t have to know Oedipus’ whereabouts with any precision. a sound charade (announced) of GREASE. It’s a word, it’s got groove, it’s got meaning, it’s a musical.
Two kisses signifying a betrayal? (6-5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
XX
Facts about island's earliest broadcast (9)
A hothead, one sadly falling abroad (8)
Pressure on television channel to be in charge (7)
Boozy capacity of female briefly irritating (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
9 brewed gallons, or a quarter of a barrel, or what you claimed to have said when your mum thought she heard something ruder. F[emale] plus IRKING, irritating, cut short (briefly).
Panic-stricken broadcast drops middle section (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Broadcast is SCATTERED. RTCO the middle bit.
Make modifications to 'arness (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A HALTER is part of a harness. Do unto the former what the clue does to the latter.
Fringe uninspiring? On the contrary (3)
Type letters or click words in the clue