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Didn't drink six-pack and exercised, right away (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
ABS (six-pack), T{r}RAINED (exercised) [right away]. Collins: six-pack – a set of highly developed abdominal muscles.
Plant tax collecting rupees (5)
Moor Hospital hosts event (7)
Dire ego failed NE resident (7)
Fancy ignoring the French forecast (10)
Poke with tip of pointed stick (4)
Ignited high explosive fluid (5)
Receive verbal lashing after going round pinching guidance for players (4,5)
Batter tailless fish where cooks train? (6,3)
Dyke-builder left rubbish (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
OFFA (dyke-builder), L (left)
Offensive practical joke deposes leader (4)
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{p}RANK (practical joke) [deposes leader]
Patty sent back food following complaint, beginning to experience runs (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
BEEF (complaint), then GRUB (food) reversed [sent back], E{xperience} [beginning to…], R (runs). No pastry is involved in this definition from SOED: patty – a small flattened cake of chopped or minced food, esp. meat.
Capital city's new appearance and charm (7)
Pointlessness when cancelling key public service (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
{f}UTILITY (pointlessness) [when cancelling key – F]
Hard currency area? One has to laugh (5)
Poor Pandit Nehru, eh, missing a game of cricket (3-3-3)
Down
Fabulous writer regularly sampling mater's soup (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
{m}A{t}E{r}S {s}O{u}P [regularly sampling…]
Snake exhausted after eating wings of eider (7)
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SPENT (exhausted) containing [eating] E{ide}R [wings of…]
Famous Greek agreed to stop god of war (10)
What suggests self-confidence of acrobat group? (5)
Follow mountain pass, initially left and right, in special clothing (3,6)
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DOG (follow), COL (mountain pass), L (left), A{nd} [initially], R (right). Special clothing for some priests.
Dog food (4)
Back the last nag leaving the start (7)
Veronica went very fast, stuck with ultimately large fine (9)
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SPED (went very fast) containing [stuck with] {larg}E [ultimately], WELL (fine)
Tormented soul; obtain forgiveness! (10)
Part of Listener puzzle? (9)
Pseudoscientist saving wife from crazed Salem witch (9)
Article on Pacific island country featured in excellent publication (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A (article) + NZ (Pacific island country) contained by [featured in] FINE (excellent)
More hazy character of Verne's work? That's right (7)
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FOGG (character of Verne’s work), IE (that’s – that is – id est), R (right). Phileas Fogg is the main character in Jules Verne’s Around the World in Eighty Days.
French ref's unfair person (5)
Material artist over there (5)
Indian state home to unknown artist (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
GOA (Indian state) containing [home to] Y (unknown)
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