Across
Rotter deserts love having accepted ring (2-3-2)
Area with tar outside local that surfaces road (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A (area) + (with) SALT (tar) outside PH (local)
Red and black rock surrounding ridge (9)
Man-at-arms called out in sorrow (5)
Disguised as a blue agent circling second Labour venue (6,7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
anagram of (disguised) AS A BLUE AGENT around (circling) S (second)
Speed up current softly ebbing in river (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
TIDE (current) P (softly) reversed (ebbing) in EXE (river)
Persons inside university before Liberal official (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
CONS (persons inside) U (university) + (before) L (liberal)
Mission disheartened military force (6)
Offence outside hotel following MDMA party (4,4)
Phone-in with Old English confused naive character (6-3-4)
Up to nothing Scots fall back (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
TO O (nothing) FA (Scots fall) reversed (back)
Delicate female called bachelor in French island (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
F (female) RANG (called) + B (bachelor) in ILE (French island)
Very good shot paralysed investigator (7)
Saw nurses at work made contribution (7)
Down
Discharge rifle (4)
Gunners looking up securely fix light (3,4)
Murder good for execution (5)
Unwanted legislation performs poorly (8)
Ruddy-cheeked seaman drunk (6)
Venetian dotard in Plato anon written out (9)
Article takes shape about United's clanger (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
AN (article) GELS (takes shape) around (about) U (united) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxC1FE6QhEg
Book time in LA clubs perhaps going up together (5,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
T (time) in LA SUIT (clubs perhaps) reversed (going up) ONE (together) This is perhaps the third time I’ve had to blog a Mervyn Peake book.
Booking sensational comedian (6,4)
Girl made grand in con over not much (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
DO (con) O (over) LITTLE (not much) Eliza. 20 May is named after her.
Source for certain bars in a very unusual key (8)
Travel north: party with the French in boat (7)
Some evidence lover dropped almost all his coin (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
EX (lover dropped) HIS without the last letter (almost all) BIT (coin) One of my favorite clues. ‘Lover dropped’ is excellent.
Knee joint repaired itself (6)
Gold and silver backing on new church keys (5)
Drop American following Live Aid's conclusion (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A (American) after (following) BE (live) + last letter of (‘s conclusion) AID
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