Across
Musical theatre that's old has Europe excited (5,5)
Force everyone to yield to temptation (4)
Personification of majesty and style in old dance (10)
Is, at best, deficient in odd places? Don't try to improve it (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
alternate letters of iS aT bEsT
Important city's condition — excellent (5,7)
I'm unclear about particular type of data (9)
Pessimistic lawmaker this country backed for prestigious recognition (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
no clue how the ‘pessimistic lawmaker’ reversed gives SOD [ah, thanks to Jack – it’s a reference to Sod of Sod’s Law], but before that we have KU (UK reversed). Other whimsical Crosswordland ‘lawmakers’ include Murphy and Parkinson.
Bumbling or inexpert, discarding ten and queen (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
INExPerT (no X [ten] or ER [queen])
Old part of Africa with chasm in one area (9)
Enthusiast engaged in on-line recording? (12)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
first of two cryptic definitions
Catch something that's over quick (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
NAIL as in nab or catch a criminal; ‘quick’ is the sensitive flesh under the fingernail, so NAIL is also ‘something that’s over quick’
Organises, having regrouped around leader of gang, for hostile action (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
G~ in ORGANISES*
Specifically, which letter winds up litigation in that case (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
the final letter of litigation is N, or specifically THE N
Fit for winter, say, as one cycles wearing fur (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
AS ONE with the final letter cycling to the front in SABLE (fur)
Down
Pained expression, in a sense — tee off (4)
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tOUCH (touch=sense with no T, or ‘tee’)
Surprised reaction for one piece of publicity (4)
Everyone repeating what cryptic crossword creator is doing (12)
Start of attack where crew does some shooting (5)
Locality's rebuilt without complaint (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
LOCALITY*
Pupil at easel in a depression about broken trust (3,7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
TRUST* in A DENT
Less than grand achievement for couple holding hands (6,4)
Representative thrusts a child under spotlight initially (12)
Vague, unreflective thinking involving endless depression (10)
Critical mood, in a manner of speaking (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
grammatically, the imperative is a mood which is used mainly to give commands
Map change altered French region (9)
From perspective of team game, second form lacking centre (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
TO (from the perspective of) RU (team game) S (second) gives our doughnut-shaped friend
In hearing, represent part of body (4)
Solo appearance in concert (4)
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