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Affected by brilliance all the rage in act, invites around (14)
Veronica's in good health following career (9)
Join backing group (5)
A little fear or remorse over slip-up (5)
Came across piece of poetry set in jazzy style (9)
A drop of chalk, say, in cataract on Hudson? (8)
Firearm's a variety of gun carried by French gentlemen (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
A plus an anagram (variety) of GUN, all contained by MM (Mm., monsieurs, French gentlemen). Thanks DJ for the notes.
Tie up dog during visit (6)
Alert because of conflict between bridge opponents (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
FOR (because of), then WAR (conflict) between E and N (bridge opponents).
Dorset village scheme turned to chaos, losing millions (9)
For beginners, take up the trombone in passage all play (5)
Pope dismissing foremost artist's work for stage (5)
Radiation possibly is weak round about an atom that's charged (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
TAME (weak) reversed (round), containing (about) AN, then ION (atom that’s charged).
Collected beside Iris Murdoch novel delivered just in time (5,2,3,4)
Down
Source of sterility in badly-written Utopian satires (14)
Omit tasteless stuff before disturbing recitation of dreams (7)
Men embarrassed over request (5)
Viewer's support certainly needed in European discussion (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
YES (certainly) in E (European) and TALK (discussion). The appendage on which the eyes of certain creatures (e.g. slugs) are supported.
Small domestic fowl finish off fruit (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
remove the last letter from (finish off) SULTANa. A small Turkish chicken that took me a while to enter, since I thought I should be adding a fowl without the last letter to ‘s’ to find a fruit.
What duke has attendant beginning to work? (5,4)
Meat cooker missing lid is working (7)
Like a line that goes straight? No main line does, sadly (3-11)
Lucky having strength to catch large fish (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
FORTÉ (strength) containing (to catch) TUNA (large fish).
Half of West End area accepts a new contract (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
half of COVENT garden (West End area) containing (accepts) A and N (new).
Large crater in Central America sheltering tree (7)
Advanced series of steps in audition for dancer (7)
Five in a horse race with no unknown, perhaps unusually (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
V (five) contained by (in) A + DERBy (horse race) minus the ‘y’ (no unknown). “Unusually” is an example of an adverb.
Old noble in northeastern Kent mainly (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
THANEt (a district of Northeastern Kent), minus its last letter (mainly).
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