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City areas less urban, on reflection? Not entirely (8)
Rather stupid, introducing bit of lamb into fish course (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
L{amb} [bit of] contained by [introducing…into] COD (fish) + DISH (course)
Backed disturbances, but not over prison (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
RI{o}TS (disturbances) [but not over – ‘o’], reversed [backed]
Shock? The man isn't so shocked (12)
Badger turned up around trail beside rear of pasture (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
UP reversed [turned] containing [around] LAG (trail), then {pastur}E [rear of…]
What remains strange about side playing United? (8)
French writer recalled receiving money for working on newspaper? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
GIDE (French writer) reversed [recalled] containing [receiving] TIN (money). André Gide 1869-1951.
Spineless individual, American, about to follow associate of Capone? (7)
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MOLL (associate of Capone – as in “gangster’s moll”), US (American), C (about). ‘Mollusc’ can also be used figuratively to mean a lazy or sluggish person.
Decline farewell involving capital of Wales or place nearby? (4,4)
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EBB (decline) + VALE (farewell) containing [involving] W{ales} [capital of …]. The town in South Wales is about 30 miles from the capital, Cardiff.
I run in circuits, going round curving course (6)
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I +R (run) contained by [in] LAPS (circuits) reversed [going round]
Enclosed line in revised copy — editor in charge covering everything (12)
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ENC (enclosed), then L (line) contained by [in] anagram [revised] of COPY, then ED (editor), IC (in charge)
Wind player ducks end of piece after interruption of 'Bravo' (4)
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00 (ducks) + {piec}E [end of], containing [after interruption of] B (bravo – NATO alphabet). In music circles it’s common practice to refer to ensemble players by the names of their instruments.
The control securing source of music in electronic instrument (8)
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THE, REIN (control) containing [securing] M{usic} [source of …]. You Tube has many examples of performances on this instrument.
Contract returned before finale from star fiddler (8)
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KNIT (contract) reversed [returned], ERE (before – poetic), {sta}R [finale from …]
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Newly organised soldiers also took charge (8)
Direct approach secures answer immediately (12)
Fatigue rising about heartless African from part of Africa (8)
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TIRE (fatigue) reversed [rising], RE (about), A{frica}N [heartless]
Unseemly argument, perhaps over railway setting? (7)
Gym apparatus? Lands with head lowered (6)
Author has to support good play (4)
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G (good), I’VE (author has). Flexibility, room for movement.
Right hand agitated my itch connected with pulse? (8)
Having a reasonable salary suggests open-minded management primarily? (6-6)
Hour after the Spanish occasion is a late one (8)
Rock face banning English, one in Scottish town (8)
Film star's horse in pride of place here? (8)
Snake here has more than half twisted (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
When PRES [more than half] of PRESENT (here) is reversed [twisted] the result is SERPENT. This is the parsing suggested by Quadrophenia in the first comment below. Many thanks for this, Q as I’m sure that is what the setter intended. My original parsing was: SERPENT{ine} (twisted) [more than half]. I think at a glance it just about works but it doesn’t account for ‘here’, ‘is’ would be better than ‘has’ and as I went on to say, it’s a little vague on the deletion instructions. I would have expected ‘more than half’ of a 10-letter word to mean 6 letters rather than 7. This expectation is borne out in the new parsing with ‘more than half’ of PRESENT indicating 4 of 7 letters.
Impassioned sporting body elevated game (6)
Pitch marker almost split (4)
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