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Only entering to be tossed out (8)
Deeply cracked Conservative Lord receives bungs (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Not and adjective that trips easily off the tongue, or out of the wordplay. C[onservative] and MY for Lord (as an exclamation). Then, I think, HAS for receives bungs it up. Nominations for the literal character risk litigation.
West Ham's unable to decide about the German substitute's deal (13)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
West ‘Am is yet another way of indicating the missing H, in this case off [H]UNG for undecided (jury, election). Insert DER, the, in German, and STAND-IN substituting for -um- substitute. West Ham did decide to sign Niclas Füllkrug of Borussia Dortmund for £27m in 2024 on a 4 year deal.
Shamed when dancing — what's that called? (2,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
← That short one is an en dash, the one in the clues is our entry, and an anagram (dancing) of SHAMED
White queen that is shy (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Queen is R, add IE for that is and SLING for shy.
Where Kent reports assembled men returning briefly from European country (10)
Musical duo with terrible acting (4)
No ordinary people rejected this dodgy dealer (4)
Note old lady securing make-up with capital backing (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
MUM, the universal old lady, takes in (genetic) make-up DNA and ROME, the capital, both backwards.
I agree to try capturing flightless bird (4,4)
Hoping to get in the club by going round back entrance (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
BY surrounds DOOR for entrance backwards.
Predictive text taking time might put across daughter's irritation (7,6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
The I CHING is the ancient Chinese divination text. Insert T[ime], follow with POWER for might around D[aughter].
Demonstrate anger about opening to Deadpool 4 (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
RE for about, opening for Deadpool D and DEN for a version of 4d earth. Marvel still haven’t decided whether there will be a fourth in the franchise.
Future bishop welcomed by academic mostly wearing drag (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
R[ight] R[everend] bishop inside most of MOO[t] for academic inside TOW for drag.
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How delightful paring rind in cheese from Aston? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
If you don’t know Aston is part of Birmingham you might struggle here. “How delightful” translates to YUMMY which needs to have its outer skin pared off before being inserted into the cheese BRIE
Land Rover I'm reassembling in Mississippi (3,3,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
An anagram (reassembling) of LAND ROVER I’M for the song from Showboat rendered by Paul Robeson . The literal perhaps suggests the much Trumpeted deal done with the UK to limit US tariffs.
Sorry to wrap gift for our home (5)
Charm of canal where ecstasy is exchanged for heroin (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Of canal leads you to ENTERAL, then you change the second E[cstasy] to H[eroin].
Talk about revolutionary leader beheaded for Edward? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Edward, King of England before the ill-fated Harold. CONFER for talk enclosing a reversed and decapitated [b]OSS for leader.
Angers China mounting incomplete screening method (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Angers asks you for the French version of CRS china plate -mate. It’s also the reverse (mounting) of IMA[x], a cinematic ultra wide screening system.
Political slogan putting medical speciality in shade (7)
Widespread rules control a wand or deregulate cloaks (3,3,5)
Old Italian Mass held by church leader — one who's from Scotland? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
M[ass] within POPE (definitely a church leader!) plus I (one) and IAN, who’s from Scotland.
Board under pressure to exercise authority (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Board as a verb leads to RESIDE. Place under P[ressure]
Millions are ruing what regularly struck best mate? (2,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
M[illions] then the alternate letters of aRe RuInG wHaT.
Release missing duck — it follows bear (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
UNDO for release without its O (zero, duck) and ERGO for it follows, therefore.
Open book to appear threatening (5)
Scoundrel's magic word to remove a piece of underwear — twice! (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Abracadabra without two renditions of A BRA. Saucy.
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