Across
Fighting drained divorcees with joint custody (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
WAR(fighting), the external letters of DivorceeS, then HIP(joint)
Eg brilliant Arab abridged Talmudic text (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
GEM(brilliant as a noun can mean a gemstone), then ARAB minus the last letter
Good work to improve image of tech department (6)
Academic opens early novel that can't be written over (4-4)
Passable tune piper's son interrupts on the violin (4,2,8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
AIR(tune) and TOM(Tom the piper’s son) inside FIDDLING(on the violin)
This on road's verges being cut? (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
STREET(road) with the external letters removed
English bully arrived and overturned Ireland's green champion (3-7)
Don't eat then run — intake likely to rise (4,6)
Tender like husband after Francesca's heart (4)
Remarkable feat left eight men so shattered (5,9)
Spooner's dreadful quartet escape in heated situation (4,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Spoonerism of DIRE FOUR(dreadful quartet)
25 per cent off duke's inferior brand (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
remove the last quarter from MARQUESS(duke’s inferior)
Mass begun by male or female bell-ringer, sometimes (6)
Mischief-maker turned saintly to prepare for smack (6,2)
Down
Tube attached to pump coming up through that road (5)
Stay outside in desperate agitation (9)
Hail Tesla driven by club (3)
Columnar entry helping mostly with entry of cents (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
PORTION(helping) minus the last letter containing C(cents)
Napoleonic forces, God help us, within range at sea (6,5)
Root vegetable I threaten to pull up (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
I and LOOM(threaten to pull) all reversed. Possibly an escapee from Mephistoland here, I don’t recall MOOLI in a daily.
Scrupulous engineers likely to start action without it? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
RE(engineers) then LITIGIOUS(likely to start action) minus IT
Very high, as lower jumping got? (4,3,4)
Nearly influence sound of group singing Get Back (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
remove the last letter of REACH(influence), then a homophone of CHOIR(group singing)
Chaser o'er ground? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
anagram of CHASER,O’ER
Full collection of awards saw boost to confidence (3-4)
Still popular, Marc Bolan's band briefly making comeback (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
IN(popular) and T-REX(Marc Bolan’s band) reversed minus the last letter. Marc Bolan died in 1977 so this band might be a little new-fangled for the Times
From report, immediately feel sorry for tiny country (5)
Coat with supernatural powers saving US soldier (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
MAGIC(with supernatural powers) minus GI(US soldier)
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