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Rob from Norfolk town gathers groups of friends together (10)
European chap transmitted message out of America (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
E-MaIL (transmitted message) removing (out of) A (America).
Pet cuckoo is tame, welcoming return of experts (7,3)
Cutting edge of Romany XV? (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
CHI (X, Roman Greek letter ‘x’) + V. Devious conjoining of the Roman numerals. I knew ‘shiv’ as a blade from crosswords, and eventually stumbled into this. Reading Jackkt’s comment below, I’m inclined to agree. And thanks to Ulaca et al. for correcting my parsing.
Way of overcoming pain through separating object and subject (4,4,6)
If upheld, such an appeal would lead to dismissal (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
I’m going to go for cryptic definition, since I cannot see any wordplay, and guessed this only from the overall cricketing reference. Advice welcome.
Prime minister going round each and every London street (4,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
PM (Prime Minister) containing (going round) ALL (each), then ALL (every).
Built-in from dollar, get nickels back (8)
Get onto English Evangelist about bishop (6)
Enthusiastic earl drinks in fine writer's advice on strategy (4,5,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
KEEN (enthusiastic) + E (earl), contains (drinks) NOW (in) and THIN (fine), then MY (writer’s). I happen to be good at guessing multi-word phrases from checkers, which is lucky, since this one was a [insert expletive] to parse.
Others take forcible control of broadcast (4)
Innovative type charged with taking a look around (10)
DJ who promoted many series of changes on radio (4)
Warned not to pay, might chap be in danger at work? (10)
Down
Cast down — just a little (4)
One encapsulated by rolling waves lapping edge of shore? (3,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
I (one) contained (encapsulated) by an anagram of (rolling) WAVES, all next to also containing (lapping) the first last (edge) of shorE. &lit. My COD.
Blasts of air finished game (12)
Silence present helpers largely set aside (6)
With following wind in last flight (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
W (with) after (following) AIR (wind), all contained by (in) STAY (last).
Masters receiving mortarboard for one sage (7)
Being parasitic, one is a success by accident (5,5)
Puts forward screening method: acceptable protocol for consumption? (5,7)
Securely seal straitjacket? (6-4)
Black mineral providing the exterior for a great hall (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
B (black) and SILICA (mineral) containing (providing the exterior for) A.
Piggy at last escapes extremely secure pens (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
final letter of (at last) escapeS, which TOO (extremely) and TIE (secure) contains (pens). As in, this little piggy…
Crown dependency close to nuclear area turning on cabinet (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
IOM (Isle of Man, crown dependency) + last of (close to) nucleaR + A (area), all reversed (turning), then RE (on).
As Charles is no good at all, stop (4,2)
Old impressionist wanting last piece mounted (4)
Type letters or click words in the clue
