Across
Distinctive item along with beer bottles (8)
Secret report on the core of Scientology (6)
I bet rats never troubled cockroaches, for instance (13)
Facts about figures hosting Republican inaugurations (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
STATS (facts about figures) containing [hosting] R (Republican)
Farm building with calves regularly occupied by a certain goose (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
BARN (farm building) + C{a}L{v}E{s} [regularly] containing [occupied by] A. ‘Certain’ as in a particular type of goose.
Opportunity — with money — to have a meal (5,5)
Fine wine, unopened? (4)
Outstanding leaders from our wonderful head journalist (4)
Property made of concrete close to Boise, Idaho? (4,6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
REAL (concrete), {Bois}E [close to…], STATE (Idaho)
Pile of combustible material noticed around range (8)
Line taken by nearly all sea fish (6)
Rowdy bloke not prepared for group of influential guys (3,3,7)
Big commotion as a large, friendly bear comes back (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A + L (large) + POOH (friendly bear) reversed [comes back]
Liberal English newspaper is ultimately just tedious for Labour supporters, say (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
L (liberal ), E (English), FT (newspaper – Financial Times), IS, then {jus}T + {tediou}S [ultimately]
Down
Dishonest type of player asking for another card? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
The second definition is perhaps more of a hint and refers to various card games in which players say ‘twist’ when they want the dealer to give them another card.
Don't give up when, in the end, every idea's worked! (5,3,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
{whe}N [in the end], then anagram [worked] of EVERY IDEA’S
19th-century designer initially disregarded 18th-century gold lace (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
{M}ORRIS (19th-century designer – William) [initially disregarded]. Collins: orris – a kind of lace made of gold or silver, used especially in the 18th century.
Mike stops high-pitched vibration (7)
Remnants of slug trail mostly heading up over raised border (9)
Lab specialist perhaps involved in projective tests (3)
Bird went skyward completely inverted (7)
Using acquired evidence, new operator is beginning to improve (1,10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Anagram [new] of OPERATOR IS, then I{mprove} [beginning to…]
Terrible 11 split open by old Spanish champions (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Anagram [terrible] of BARNACLE (11ac) containing [split open by] O (old)
Good job a GPS might show this! (3,2,2)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
I was baffled by the first definition but Collins COBUILD advises that you can say ‘Way to go’ to show that you are pleased or impressed by something someone has done. Not in my lingo. If someone said it to me I’d assume they meant I had not completed the task in hand.
Passages by artist written up for magazine (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
LANES (passages) + RA (artist) reversed [written up]. Both words means a store for armaments, munitions etc.
Label containing information about hard wood (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
TICKET (label containing information) containing [about] H (hard)
Word from Larousse provided recurring theme (5)
Drop of creamy mixture (3)
Type letters or click words in the clue