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Overcome by male brown bears falling down crack? (5,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
STUN (overcome), T~AN (brown) contains (bears) M (male). One meaning of ‘crack’ as a noun is an expert.
Quit roughly filling barrel with earth (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
CA (roughly) contained by [filling] VA~T (barrel), then E (earth)
Film star playing Lance Armstrong originally British? (9,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Anagram [playing] of LANCE A {rmstong} [originally] BRITISH
Walk in street, then travel by bus? (6)
Perhaps Pedro Sánchez drops back to probe political adviser (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
RAIN (drops) reversed [back] contained by [to probe] SPA~D (political advisor – SPecial ADvisor ). He’s the PM of Spain, but we didn’t need to know that.
After beginning of incarceration, very brave group put back in cells (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
I {ncarceration) [beinning of…], SO (very), GAME (brave), then SET (group) reversed [put back]. I got so far with constructing this from wordplay then gave up and used aids. NHO it, and this is its first appearance in any puzzle in TfTT’s 20 years.
House-trained, thanks setter (4)
The right way to eat cold Mexican food? (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
TA~O (the right way) contains [to eat] C (cold). In Chinese philosophy Tao is the way or code of behaviour that is in harmony with the natural order.
To obtain fondle, one must be good at pulling (6-4)
Now smile about extremely tractable protein (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
IN (now) ~ GRIN (smile) containing [about] T {ractabl} E {extremely]. I don’t know how ‘now / IN’ is supposed to work. Another NHO that until today had managed to escape the attention of Times setters since TfTT was founded.
Cheers as I've made a mistake (6)
Our bubbly guest's first to give money cobbled together (5-3-5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Anagram [bubbly] of OUR , then G {uest’s} [first], HAND (give), READY (money)
American politician following clergyman and pimp (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
REV (clergyman), A (American), MP (politician). Collins: pimp – to adapt or embellish in an ostentatious manner.
Problem with gas having surfaced, is inclined to throttle man, bachelor (3,5)
Down
Historian's outrageous catsuit (7)
What psychometry is doing in care facility (7,4)
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What psyc HOME try is doing
Stroke hunk on bottom in lounge (5)
Ale isn't fantastic in punch (7)
Having space in containers at home is minor infraction (6,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
EN (space) contained by [in] V~IALS (containers), IN (at home)
Tea and conversation cut short (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
CHA {t} (conversation) [cut short]
Proposition in article more convoluted (7)
Make a mistake blocking a fan of opening question (11)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
ERR (make a mistake) contained by [blocking] INT~O (a fan of) + GATE (opening)
Second body missing foot in boat (9)
Description of fair racecourse? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
I had no idea what was going on here although AINTREE was obvious from ‘racecourse’. Google advises: “Aintree Fair” usually refers to the popular Aintree Antique and Collectors Fair, a large monthly event held at the iconic Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool. Who knew? I had this down as two definitions and thought it one of the most feeble of that type I have ever seen in a Times crossword because they are linked to the same venue. On reflection I think it’s just a cryptic definition, but I still don’t care for it . Edit: Oh well, you can’t win ’em all! Thanks to vinyl1 for pointing out the correct wordplay: ‘fair’ = A IN TREE (fir).
One helps to secure arm and head (4,3)
Church leader, you once said, finally agog (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
POPE (c hurch leader), YE (you once), {sai} D [finally]
Inferior son was dressed in trousers (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
WORE (was dressed in] contains [trousers] S (son)
Lizard found in Bhutan (3)
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