Across
Distressed husband inquires about Liberal surrender (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Anagram [distressed] of H (husband) + INQUIRES containing [about] L (Liberal)
City's first to abandon support for Bank of Scotland (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
BRA{c}E (support) [city’s first to abandon]. In Scottish English, a steep bank or hillside.
Naval officer celebrated defending west following hostilities (4-3)
Constituent's got teeth into first minor role (3,4)
Time to replace female in flawed investigative role (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
DE{f}ECTIVE (flawed) becomes DETECTIVE when T (time) replaces f (female)
Lout rounds on upper-class Brit (5)
Man of the cloth shot at table, I hear (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Aural wordplay (I hear): “cannon” (shot at a billiards or snooker table). A cannon is a stroke in which the cue ball strikes two balls successively.
Hangers-on left without whiskey today (9)
Election official hosting party briefly — she's off to foreign parts (9)
Ignore fool on vacation abroad (5)
Earlier I fled, carrying weapon (5)
Pull Danes out completely (3,4,2)
Accra poorly placed as capital (7)
A right lot of wets reportedly in charge (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A, R (right), then aural wordplay [reportedly] “rain{s}” (wets) [lot of…] / RAIGN. Tricky goings on here which took me ages to spot. The surface reading refers to ‘Wets’ as Conservative politicians with liberal tendencies. I can’t remember now which PM labelled them this, but it may have been Mrs T.
Goes back to well (4)
Final part of scene omitted from terribly sentimental episode (10)
Down
Express first to run article on slump being over (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
R{un} [first to…], A (article), then DIP (slump) reversed [being over]
Reconstruction of US–Italian boat that sank (9)
Press here for further information? (4,10)
State of university weightlifter announced (7)
Hidden meaning of message from Times staffer? (7)
Contact that woman about checking account (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
HER (that woman) reversed [about] containing [checking] AC (account)
Sociable former leftie welcoming vicar from down under (9)
This won't end well, as undertaker might put it (3,4,7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A cryptic hint supports the clue to the well-known saying
Falls that may affect your vision? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Cryptic. Only last Wednesday in the QC we had Water feature that blocks one’s view? (8)
Biography of a setter? It's not much fun (1,4,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A cryptic hint leads us to another well-known saying
Raised current trouble with offspring's affair (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
I (current) + AIL (trouble) reversed [raised], SON (offspring)
It's dependent on soldier getting hold of £1 (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
RE (on) + ANT (soldier) containing [getting hold of] L I (£1). L as in £sd – pounds shillings and pence.
Enemy capturing retreating king's army (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
FOE (enemy) containing [capturing] CR (king – Charles Rex) reversed [retreating]
Wine producer's drink? There's nothing in it (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
PINT (drink) containing O (there’s nothing in it)
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