Across
Following delay of months, slander hospital department's union (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
MALIGN (slander) with M (months) moved to the end + ENT (hospital department)
Public school lodge reported (5)
Depraved scene from "love party" embodied by aggressive-submissive proclivity (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
O (love) DO (party) in SM (aggressive-submissive proclivity [S & M = sadism and masochism])
Second-rate artiste carrying more weight on thigh (9)
Monarchies asserting vetoes abroad (9,6)
Took away cover from discharge pipe examined at both ends (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
first and last (cover) from DISCHARGE + DUCT (pipe) + first and last of EXAMINED
Stick notice in The Times? (6)
Catch securing edges of door-plate in tank (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
HEAR (catch) around first and last of DOOR-PLATE Chambers informs me that a ‘header tank’ is a thing.
Good buzz surrounding Polish play in Rugby (4,4)
Regrettably, couple that initiates divorce furtive about settling (15)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
first two letters of DIVORCE + SLY (furtive) around APPOINTING (settling)
Bizarre dream, not the first that involves intro to Finnegans Wake (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
anagram of {d}REAM THAT around first letter of FINNEGANS
London authority protects river for locals (5)
Horse bet, essentially £1 (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
middle letter of (essentially) BET + QUID (£1)
Soldiers charging Roman Catholic gathering ultimately feeling sorrow (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
MEN in (charging) LATIN (Roman Catholic) + last letter of GATHERING
Down
Fools judge? Not quite (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
ASSES{s}
People from Indiana share twin sons (11)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
IN (Indiana) DIVI (share) DUAL (twin) S (sons) Didn’t know this spelling of ‘divvy’.
Head of state no longer in charge following union of cardinals (7)
Defective electronic chip's core codes formed imitative words (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
anagram of E (electronic) + middle letters of CHIP + CODES
Breaking in, tense street urchin lowering head (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
T (tense) + GAMIN (street urchin) with G moved down When I remembered T = ‘tense’ and GAMIN for street urchin, I knew I was going to fare decently on this puzzle.
Hurt forces brought up case for three days (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
RAMS (forces) reversed + first and last (case) of THREE + D (days) Thought the ‘forces’ would be some combination of RA, RE, etc. Also, this setter sure uses this ‘first and last’ technique a lot, don’t they?
Old newspaper much of the time in verse? (3)
Continental jargon primarily used in sensitive, regressive summit (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
first letter of USED in reversal (regressive) of SORE (sensitive) + PEAK (summit)
Film of Charles upset Diana briefly (3,4,3,1)
Dry ditty regularly confused with 14 (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
anagram of D{i}T{t}Y and ADHERE (14 across)
Scold Henry in school, location of Maggie's education (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
RANT (scold) H (Henry) in GAM (school) Of whales. Was glad to remember this one, too. No idea about the definition.
Met maker of saw that's turned up in River Dee (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
RIP (saw) reversed in EXE (river) D (dee) Great definition.
Incorporate legal draft delivered prior to crash (5,2)
Fat cat completely extra (2-4)
Second person finally seen collecting litter? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
YOU (second person) + last letters of SEEN COLLECTING
Leading trio to sign letter overseas (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
first three letters of TAURUS (sign)
Type letters or click words in the clue