Across
Salient point from Conservative leaving sales talk (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
PITCH loses its C for Conservative.
Peter hit cops extremely tentatively in protective gear (6,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
SAFE = peter (slang), BELT = hit, insert (“cops”) the ends of T[entativel]Y.
Barman's driven me to Barking (10)
Vaunted team (4)
Impressionist in US city starts to impersonate Romney (6)
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RENO (in Nevada), initial letters of Impersonate Romney.
Great time to enter base (8)
Tennis legend finishing early for nothing (4)
Light source shone out, constraining very exposed part of Tyrolean ensemble? (10)
Clergyman's trifling argument against accepting article (5,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
MINOR = trifling, CON (argument against) with AN inserted. I know about such clergymen from reading Barchester novels.
In Kyoto, your hat might be made of this (4)
Elegant socialite broadcasting (8)
Arrive at nursing home, to begin with, in distinct part of town (6)
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GET TO = arrive at, insert H[ome].
Some sleazy groper lying about in meeting of Congress (4)
Unknown number in Scotland know cycling in High Peak (5,5)
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AMOUNT (number) “cycles” to give MOUNTA, insert KEN (Scottish for know) Y (unknown).
Win card game in Panama? (4,6)
After party, nearly obtains port in Qatar (4)
Down
Musical agent dealing with Topsy-Turvy supports one not working (11)
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EVITA (a musical) REP (agent) ON (dealing with) I (one) all reversed (“topsy-turvy”).
Fiery primate conceals archbishop's first difficult issue (3,6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
HOT = fiery, a POTTO is a lemur type primate; insert A from archbishop.
Some fail regularly following split (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
SEVER = split, [f]A[i]L.
This topic should be avoided in Bedford (9,6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
FORBIDDEN is an anagram of IN BEDFORD, so it’s “forbidden, ground”.
More neat French gentlemen in German city (7)
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two French Monsieurs go into TRIER a German city.
Bird, say, on top of tree (5)
Dryer in tall building changing hands (5)
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TOWER changes Right to Left.
Why battery's replaced in holiday resort (11)
Getting better of those people interrupting continuously (2,3,4)
Smooth-talker in good spirits losing heart to member (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
CHEER (good spirits) loses its central letter replaced by ARM a member.
Close match one's seen in bed (7)
Doctor can up quantity of saliva (5)
Start living, having raised grand (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
BEING = living, move the G upwards.
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