I have actually managed to complete all three sudoku puzzels in The Times today - Mild, Difficult & Fiendish levels. They must be easier than those in The Daily Telegraph as I have never managed...
14a Sexy nurses run after fellow in group (6) C?H?R? Thought it might be COHERE=group but, as usual, I couldn't make any headway with the "sexy nurses"
Tales of french romance ruined, (9), d???????a
Irish port's seamen's opener, (9), h???????w
Tennis competition formerly that is either exclusively male or female, (6,3), ?????? ??x...
20d Pushed hard, finally engine's beginning to seize up (6) ?A?G?D
Just noticed the new layout at the beginning. If everyone uses it this will make searching so much easier, I hope....
4d Call for retirement. as rough sport introduced to basic weapon (5,4) F?R?T, ?O?T (is it FIRST POST? Can't see the connection. I thought that last post would be the call for retirement.)
27a Familiar racing driver, such an ass mostly going round (6) ?E?S?N Could it be Jenson (Button)
25d Times? One of several alternatives here. (4) E?A? I'm thinking ERAS but can't explain it...
26a Somerville and Ross collection ignored Irish (5) T???? 23d Odd venue arranged to tackle a little "Nachtmusik" (6) U???E? 27d Matador's first accentless shout (4) ??L? The bottom...
23d Rude letter about new thing Fenland rivers presumably do (3,4) R?N ?E?P (It has to be RUN DEEP but other than "still waters" I don't see the wordplay.)