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Drunk returned drink — even shot (4-2)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
SOT(drunk) reversed, and then SUP(drink). Was anyone else hoping the first part of this was SIP reversed?
Prove ineffective, as would Shackleton's Endurance ultimately? (3,2,3)
A loner wasted money from recording artist (8)
Disgrace taking my place, we hear? (6)
Skin on rump of animals for butcher (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
LAYER(skin) after the last letter in animalS
Keen stud would be at home here? (8)
Asian leader once in magazine introduced to Asian daughter, Hello! (6,6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
RAG(magazine) inside INDIAN(Asian), D(daughter), HI(hello)
Lords according to Commons, say, befuddling paternal echo! (7,5)
Two kings first to uncork fine wine (5,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
I liked this trick by the setter, the two kings are GR AND CR, then the first letter of Uncork
Delegate with foot rolled over puppy? (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
REP(delegate) and PAY(foot, pay for) all reversed
Main course in Pakistan, cold (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
BALTI(course in Pakistan), C(cold) – my first in
Appear to smuggle whiskey into school, for example (4,1,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
W(whiskey) inside SHOAL(school of fish) and EG(for example)
Model goes in to fill centre of banner for advertiser (4,4)
Hypothesis way removed from the narrative (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
remove ST(way) from THE, STORY(narrative). Another trick we don’t see often
Down
Playwright — everyone else better then? (6)
Old fighter reportedly happy, on having bagged record (5,6)
Bird not entirely free, first two released from cage (9)
Tomahawk for Chinook, say? (7)
Fine material poet served up (5)
Rotten part of climbing scaffold (3)
Socialist leader crushed by Conservative country and American people (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
CHE(Socialist leader) under C(Conservative), OMAN(country)
Think about criminal model (11)
Money racket lands leader of opposition in jug (5,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
GRAVY(money) and BAT(racket) containing the first letter of Opposition
Hike with it over ridge (8)
Chicken soup cooked wrong (7)
Soldiers after deal for shooter? (6)
Oxygen fed to just over three hundred bacteria (5)
Seen empty, food container (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
SEEN empty would be SN, which is the chemical symbol for TIN
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