Across
However made, a TV programme easy to dip in and out of (2,2,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A TV programme here is A SITCOM to which add the odd letters of EaSy, signified rather neatly by “dip in and out of”.
Carried on getting regular money (5)
Novel way to prepare extending the patio? (3,3,4,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
If you don’t know the Evelyn Waugh novel, this could be fairly opaque, but it’s represented by a succinct suggestion in the rest of the clue for how to extend a paved area such as a patio. You could try taking up the TLS, where this sort of entry crops up regularly.
Babies here in playground wearing red (6)
Two sources of energy containing key blend (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Two uses of “sources”, too, one being COAL the other being the first letter of E[nergy]. The key to be entered is (probably) top left of your keyboard, ESC. Blend here is a verb.
Her actions damaged one of several branches (5,5)
School leaving German castle in deficit (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A German castle is a SCHLOSS, from which SCH[ool] is removed
Takes on board chairs, not the first (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Chairs are SEATS, scratch letter one. Some clues are easier than others.
Visited a fellow motoring enthusiast to give a bit of a hand (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
One of the bones between wrist and fingers. The wordplay spreads it to MET A CAR PAL
Authoritative impression of reserve with a little money around (8)
Bother sailors beginning to swab decks (6)
Sorting out problems with noise in parliament? (15)
A prison is busy (5)
Several weeks in Provence introduced to provide rest (9)
Down
It sets like a shot (5)
Finally hotel-resistant, staggering around end of tour (2,3,4,6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
An anagram (staggering) of HOTEL-RESISTANT and [tou]R. I initially had AT…, which doesn’t work.
Herald's lying in grass with a collection of books (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
We’re in the heraldry collection of words. COUCH grass is a variant of wheat, to which A N[ew] T[estament] is added
Egotist's urgent claim that spreads online (4)
Boor reacts furiously — language! (5-5)
Exhausted fiancée stops scheming like some women (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
“Empty” F[iancé]E and place it within WILY for scheming
Dropping arms, she strangely exhibits small attention span (11,4)
Splitting up, speak rudely to individual not working (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
DIS (sometimes with an extra S) for speak rudely, then individual gives PERSONAL, without the working ON
Don't go near ox, plainly (5,5)
Pale actor transformed her death scene? (9)
Cooking Italian brought up to eat with old men (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Several Italian cooking products fit the space, if not the crossers, and I tried most of them before realising that it’s the reverse (brought up) of IT[alian] taking in AND for with and O[ld] O[ther]R[anks] men. Today’s most complex clue.
Leg after end of swim, one still glowing (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
EMBER, for one still glowing, follows the end of [swi]M
Source of sweetness in sauces from the south (5)
Fancy wife being supported by that man (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
W[ife] above that man, HIM
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