Across
Board is liable to be damaged when picked up (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Picked up by the ear, “would chip”, liable to be damaged.
Malcontent gambler cleared out with pained expression (6)
Teetotal workmates eschewing opening spirits (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
I’ve gone with LADS for the workmates losing its opening letter, following on DRY for teetotal. These are wood nymphs.
Pigeon very casually ignored swallows (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Regular visitors to my bird table, though I say they’re collared doves. Of the pigeon family, and nearly as unpleasant. V[ery] is swallowed by an anagram (casually) of IGNORED.
Girl rejected Spandex trousers (4)
Nameless boozer masters flayed (10)
Settler's arrival met with displeasure (8)
They're found with keys from bus regularly (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Odd letters (regularly) of F r O m B u S .
Exploratory procedure cut short (4)
Shut away at home, became vocal (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
IN for at home is common enough, then we have the sound of (vocal) turned for became (the weather turned nasty).
Welcome king hosted by uncomplaining prior (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
HI is the welcome, STOICAL is uncomplaining taking R[ex] for king in.
As soon as feasible, empty case (4)
Jaguar groomed with it's tongue (8)
One displaces equestrian in tournament, taking the lead (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
One in tournament is a JOUSTER: remove the lead letter.
Dull animal's home beside meadow (6)
All truly concerning in banks of Europe (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
ON makes a swift return, this time standing in for concerning (“On the Origin of Species”). Truly gives VERY, and the banks of E[urop]E contain the ensemble.
Down
Extremely old ferries are fitted with propellers (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Easier than I thought it was – once again first and last letters of O[l]D contain ARE in plain sight. Ferries the containment indicator.
Really con agent with Dadaist fake (just one time) (4,7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Con in its role as against, rather than diddle. An anagram (fake) of AGENT and DADAIST but with one T[ime] removed.
Coastal town contains smart parts (8)
Accomplices run to catch up as crossing border (8,2,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Congratulations if you dallied to parse this one. It’s R[un] plus ENTRAP for catch reversed (up) and SINCE for as containing/crossing RIM for border.
Fabulous being in possession of European person's make-up (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Fabulous being is a GNOME, insert E[uropean]
Raising two daughters nothing unusual (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Two daughters DD, nothing, O, raised.
Attractive man on board (9)
Badly misrepresented yourself in penning article (11)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Not the most likely looking anagram, but it is (misrepresented) of YOURSELF IN and A the only article it can be.
Vulgar tackling church over singer's morality (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Vulgar is RUDE, insert EC for a reversed (over) C[hurch of] E[ngland] and an avian, singing TIT.
Player seems tall on Everton's flanks (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
NDY, but buried in seem S TALL ON E verton’s
Establish new radio is faulty (6)
Inoffensive note received by family (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
The note (pick any one from seven) in CLAN for family.
Men accepting such charity would be new (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
If AID was inserted into MEN it would give MAIDEN, here in its meaning of new.
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