Across
Fish grabbing snail in the middle, cracking shell (8)
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CAR~P (fish) containing [grabbing] {sn} A {il} [in the middle], ACE (cracking)
Revolutionary group involved in covering up minor attack (6)
Slug ruined photograph (4)
New Ikea seat becoming centrepiece of trendy lounge (4,2,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
Anagram [new] of IKEA SEAT contained by [becoming centrepiece of ] T {rend} Y
Cold butter has torn bread (10)
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Anagram [torn] of C (old) BUTTER HAS
Scratching head, son repeatedly twisted plaything (2-2)
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{b} OY (son) [scratching head] + {b} OY [repeatedly], all reversed [twisted]
Female always starts to feel energised with medicinal herb (8)
Colour’s popular, regularly adding “wow” (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
IN (popular), then {a} D {d} I {n} G {w} O {w} [regularly]
Well-built enclosure receiving go-ahead to accommodate 100 (6)
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ST~Y (enclosure) containing [receiving] O~K (go-ahead) itself containing [to accommodate] C (100)
Worry about turning against Glasgow’s foremost criminal (8)
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G {lasgow’s} [foremost], ANGST (worry), RE (about} reversed [turning]
Seabirds rejected one from another species? (4)
Something added to bath soap smelt funny — sulphur? (5,5)
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Anagram [funny] of SOAP SMELT , then S (sulphur)
Rescuers firm as wind from the east loses strength, finally (10)
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CO (firm), AS , then DRAUG {h} T (wind) [loses strengt h , finally] reversed [from the east]
King Henry meets an Eastern ruler (4)
Garment’s stiff — pressure’s released by assistant at the back (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
COR {p} SE (stiff) [pressure’s released], {assistan} T [at the back]
Fish before on best lake (8)
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PICK (best), ERE (before}, L (lake). A young pike. This has appeared only once before in the TfTT era and that was in 2009, so I wonder if it may cause some problems, especially as speed merchants may be tempted by ‘mackerel’ unless they already have the crucial P-checker in place. Fortunately I did, but I happened to know the word anyway as I had a pal at prep school back in the 1950s with this as his surname and its meaning came up.
Down
Heinous violent assault — officer’s jacket torn apart (9)
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ABH (violent assault – Actual Bodily Harm ), O {ffice} R (’s jacket), RENT (torn apart)
Bogart is terribly engaging performer (7)
Character I will follow? (5)
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Cryptic I suppose, since ‘I’ follows ‘H’ in the alphabet
Runner departs from place of work (3)
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{d} ESK (place of work) [departs – d – from…]. Runner as in river. There are three River Esks in the UK to choose from.
Copying Ipswich’s first change, one’s substituted for United (9)
Stewed dish I’d mentioned (3-4)
Supporting line’s wrapped around stone in such conditions (5)
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GU~Y (supporting line – e.g. of a tent ) containing [wrapped around] ST (stone). I think the whole clue works as the definition here.
Obsolete fuel might ultimately have decline reversed (4,3)
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{migh} T [ultimately], OWN (have), then SAG (decline) reversed. Still used widely in some places in China, apparently.
One’s extremely lucky with tiny cut during boxing match? (9)
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L {uck}Y [extremely} + WE {e{ (tiny) [cut] contained by F-IGHT [boxing match?]. Another all-in-one definition I suppose, though not as neat as 8dn.
Hound’s eager and playful, nipping cat’s tail (5,4)
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Anagram [playful] of EAGER AND containing [nipping] {ca} T [’s tail]
Church in its current condition retains steeple’s initial frame (7)
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CH (church), AS~IS (in its current condition) contains [retains] S {teeple’s} [initial]
Iron shed left attached to rear of house (7)
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SHACK (shed) , L (left), {hous} E [rear of…]
Tokyo — busy city (5)
Originally misunderstanding etiquette, picked up wine (5)
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M {isunderstanding} [originally) then CODE (etiquette) reversed [picked up]
Program’s content lacking boundaries (3)
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{h} APP {y} (content) [lacking boundaries]
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