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Ruffle sailor involved in scrap (5)
Spiky individual who monopolises country's borders? (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Cryptic. Hedges are borders, perhaps in the countryside, and individuals who monopolise something can be referred to as hogs e.g. road hog.
Unexceptional choice of green spaces (6-2-6)
The whole group, easily disheartened, drove by to reorganise (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Anagram [reorganise] of E{asil}Y [disheartened DROVE BY
Yankee devours poems by him (5)
Harmful substance in fish abroad gutted (6)
Soldier dies, mutilated, and is carried up to here? (8)
Leading Roman is entertaining you on local river (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
TIBER (local – to Rome – river), IS containing [entertaining] U (you – informal e.g. in texting )
Manage not to be late for social event (4,2)
Hard going on slope in ploughed earth (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
TILT (slope), H (hard)
Like a fork to keep contents of roll stretched out (9)
Promiscuous detectives fit up cases (14)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
INCRIMINATE (fit up) contains [cases] DI’S (detectives). ‘Fit up’ can mean to make someone appear guilty of something when they are perhaps innocent. POD: promiscuous – demonstrating an unselective approach; indiscriminate or casual.
Test join: if loose, discard (8)
Handle danger with husband away (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
T{h}REAT (danger) [with husband away]
Down
Just initially take topcoat off to have a snack (6,6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
J{ust} [initially], anagram [off] of TAKE TOPCOAT
Dessert almost failed completely (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
BOMBE{d} (failed completely) [almost]. This is a frozen dome-shaped dessert.
One piece of wood, or eight? (3-2-4)
Bear climbing regularly hopes for bird (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
POOH (bear – Winnie) reversed [climbing], then {h}O{p}E{s} [regularly]. A salmon-pink Eurasian bird.
Pet, by turning up in muzzle, can't get into this? (5,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
DOG (pet) then BY reversed [turning up] contained by [in] GAG (muzzle). As with 14ac the definition is reflexive.
Annual failing to start in good time (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
{y}EARLY (annual) [failing to start]
Skilled worker willing to help after leaving firm (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
{co}OPERATIVE (willing to help) [after leaving firm – Co]
Rock circulating in profusion here offering a drug hit (8,4)
Lopsidedness of main cable needing adjustment (9)
One dissecting a North American cat is heartless essentially (9)
Omens from summits involving America (8)
Skin preparation: diver keeps it around (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
LOON (diver – bird) contains [keeps] IT reversed [around]
Happens to be in very warm lift (5)
Good fabric with a glossy finish (5)
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