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Killer taking men from island (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
{Men}ORCA (island – aka Minorca) [taking men from…]. Killer whale.
Far from just tie, reportedly jumper too (3,7)
Rue this getting edited — it's far from smooth (7)
Elementary particle London college discovered in gas (7)
Sporting league led by duke (9)
Recall working with current Human Resources for money? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
ON (working) + I (current) + HR (Human Resources) reversed [recall]
Stories involving foal, bees and asps? (6,6)
Globe recanted with changes for Romeo perhaps (6,6)
Erica for PM (5)
Tut … was so heartlessly given a penalty on quiet motorway (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
MUM (quiet), M1 (motorway), FI{n}ED (given a penalty) [heartlessly]
Time of revolution, men circling court, roubles regularly stolen (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
OR (men – Other Ranks), containing [circling] CT (court) + {r}O{u}B{l}E{s} [regularly stolen]. The 1917 revolution in Russia.
Small lady's grip drops hot buffet (7)
Strange clue grasped by inventor over sugar compound (10)
Remedy of blood in ER when heart's failing (4)
Down
Snake — concealed one in old rubbish (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
HID (concealed) + I (one) contained by [in] O (old) + PAN (rubbish – criticise heavily). I met this in a Jumbo last year.
Irresponsible not running a motor limiting energy (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
CARLESS (not running a motor) containing [limiting] E (energy)
No Scottish company put up the drink (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
NAE (No, Scottish) + CO (company) reversed [put up]. We had the Scottish ‘Nae’ only last week.
Web app destroyed en bloc in computer-aided testing (9)
Former S American people losing area share imprisonment (13)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
INCA (former S American), R{a}CE (people) [losing area], RATION (share). I biffed the answer and worked back from there.
What retainers do: go back to be accepted by family (4,2)
Sinew is key in part of joint (6)
University member, all very skilful and trustworthy (13)
Top grade of seabird circling loch kilometres south (4,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
FULMAR (seabird) containing [circling] L (loch), then K (kilometres), S (south). The bird made one appearance as an answer here 7 years ago.
Pen with second cygnet initially seen on river (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
S (second), C{ygnet} [initially], RIBBLE (river). The river runs through North Yorkshire and Lancashire.
What might prompt island girl to be extravagant (8)
Confused hour trapped in urban environment (6)
Indian dish, cold, very cold (6)
Pondered topping what the entertainer did (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
{a}MUSED (what the entertainer did) [topping – remove the first letter]
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