Across
Career detectives knocked back cocktail (7)
Before two operations, a large cold drink (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A + L + C + OP +OP.
Kitchen item for one consumer east of Great Britain (9)
Speak slowly to attract learner (5)
Fool next to source of hazardous material (5)
Prepare to ambush load for dictator after some extra sleep (3,2,4)
Bond offering from heads of legal industry needed vital changes (4,3,3,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
L[egal] I[ndustry] + anagram of NEEDED VITAL.
Fantastic clue pro to hire? (7,6)
Expert follows Frenchman with whiskey never running out (9)
Space to sleep on board as back of big gun is removed (5)
One inactive feature of scoundrel disappointingly making a comeback (5)
Flat feet ultimately observed on separate guys (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
APART MEN + [fee]T.
Familial inheritance is beginning (7)
Animal found in capital of China and part of Mexico (7)
Down
Outline of comedy routine (6)
Vicar's attire upset deity, culminating in arrest (3,6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
GOD upside-down + COLLAR.
Auditor's instruction to pay off Russian playwright (7)
Get even with a literate criminal (9)
See eye to eye on time limits (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
AG(RE)E. I biffed this, and erased it when I couldn’t see the parsing, and then put it back when I got all the checking letters.
Measure key port to the north of church (7)
Father about to relax endlessly in square (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
P(LAZ[e])A.
Plant from Montana extremely reflective in light (4,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
PAL(MT,R[eflectiv]E)E. The two-letter USPS abbreviation for Montana may not be obvious to UK solvers.
Transport for Arab army with odder tanks (9)
Cleaner put off dope with therapy initially (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
DETER + GEN + T[herapy]
Delightful scheme briefly seen on Dynasty (8)
Party dumping leader charges to greater heights? (7)
Mechanical mug with old idiosyncrasy (7)
Typhoon at sea shedding variable amount of light (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Anagram of TYPHOON minus Y.
Stocking stuff inside many longboats (5)
What may generate fanfare for top officials (5)
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