Across
In general, large crowd retreating, initially blocking projectile (7,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
L (large) contained by [in] C~USTER (general), then MOB (crowd) reversed [retreating], B {locking} [initially]
Shake drink (3)
WW2 fighter restarted following reassembly (6,3)
I'm surprised service drained members of flock (5)
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GEE (I’m surprised), S {ervic} E [drained]. Geese when not in flight.
Withdraw US president over time (7)
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CARTER (US president) reversed [over], then T (time)
Spin managed to protect Liberal after negative comment designed to cause friction? (7)
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NO (negative comment), anagram [managed] of SPIN containing [to protect] L (Liberal)
Book managed to engage one's mind (5)
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B (book), RA~N (managed) containing [to engage] I (one)
Contents of Italian song aroused poignant memories (9)
Walkway accessed centrally by flyer in aircraft (9)
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{acc} ES {sed} [centrally], then AD (flyer) contained by [in] PLAN~E (aircraft)
Food gives us hiccups to some degree (5)
Do second language before finally graduating (7)
For example, box contains a hundred pounds and something sweet (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
TRE~E (for example, box) contains A + C (hundred) + L (pounds)
United beginning to struggle during Lincoln's attack (5)
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U (united) + S {truggle} [beginning to…] contained by [during] AB~E (Lincoln)
Screened select group losing heart in scrap (9)
Power one connected to back of satellite dish (3)
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P (power), I (one), {satellit} E [back of…]
Labour representative shared post with criminal (4,7)
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Anagram [criminal] of SHARED POST W (with): ODE: A person elected by workers, for example in a factory, to represent them in dealings with management.
Down
Firm discipline to begin with one getting battered? (3)
Happy with TV or not? (5)
Land quietly, away from turtle (7)
Feeling uplifted about austere character, first to leave literary setting (9)
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AI~R (feeling) reversed [uplifted] containing [about] {p} URITAN (austere character) [first to leave]. A fictional European country created by author Anthony Hope in 1894 as the setting for The Prisoner of Zenda and various sequels.
Frequently losing head in temper (5)
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{s} OFTEN (temper) [losing head]
Crossing over, possibly being a border resident? (7)
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Anagram [possibly] of BEING A containing [crossing] O (over). A very late arrival in the grid for me.
Man in the street's duty to obtain key records implicating leader of government (3,6)
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JO~B (duty) containing [to obtain] E (key), then LOG~S (records) containing [implicating] G {overnment} [leader of…]
Part of jamboree MP has is exacerbating stress again (2-9)
Approve of masseuse, small and compact? (6-5)
A representative lied about nursing trade union's size (9)
End of ascent is within range — mostly straightforward for climbers (9)
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{ascen} T [end of…] contained by [is within] SWEE~P (range), EAS {y} (straightforward) [mostly]. Yet another late arrival.
A duke departs on ship for where he lives? (7)
Warmth retained by woman's shroud (7)
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HEAT (warmth) contained [retained] by S~HE (woman)
Pleasure craft capsizes traversing Southern Ocean originally (5)
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T~UG (craft) reversed [capsizes] containing [traversing] S (southern), then O {cean} [originally]
A pain in the neck? Not quite up and about (5)
Impersonated police officer, meeting with division's chief (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
DI (police officer – Detective Inspector ), D {ivision’s} [chief]. Older Brits may remember the TV impersonations panel game back in the 1970s called Who Do You Do?
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