Clue contest No 44

Are short videos in single time for seeing The Dark Side of the Moon? (5,7)

Short videos = CLIPS, Single = SOLE, ARE CLIPS in SOLE = SOLAR ECLIPSE. A solar eclipse gives the unlit side of the moon pointing towards Earth.

Notes where to kiss in modern times for plunge into darkness (5,7)

Notes = SO LA RE, where to kiss in modern times = LIPS in CE = C[LIPS]E, for plunge into darkness = definition

Social lepers intermingling in rare alignment (5,7)

(SOCIALLEPERS)* intermingling | Def = rare alignment

Aspire to have cellos performing special arrangement of The Planets (5,7)

Anagram (performing) of ASPIRE +(to have) CELLOS. Def: Special arrangement of The Planets. Relying on Chambers having planet as including "a satellite of a planet" and especially "a moving heavenly body (such as sun and moon)"

Police lasers interfered with cosmic light show (5,7)

cosmic light show/ POLICELASERS* (interfered with)

Extremely revolting recipes all producing something you shouldn't look at directly! (5,7)

SO + RECIPESALL*; you shouldn't look directly at a solar eclipse

"Sun block blew up oxygen-depleted aerosol cans"- online magazines (5,7)

def: sun block, AER(o)SOL* AROUND (cans) E (online) CLIPS (magazine)

Touring India, Carlos peels badly - sunblock is required! (5,7)

carlospeels* around I (India)

The Sun covered lead story about special role (5,7)

DEF: "The sun covered", lead [S]tory + *specialrole

God's rejected in exclusive Church, initially pastor lies about cover-up (5,7)

SOL{RA}<E + (C)hurch + (PLIES)* -- God (RA) reversed in SOLE (exclusive) + first letter of Church + anagram of (P)astor + lies

Claire slopes off casting a huge shadow. (5,7)

Claire slopes (off - ang) and the eclipse casts a huge shadow.

The Sun's cover story? (5,7)

CD

Riley scratching backside loses cap off sunblock (5,7)

RILE[Y] scratching backside LOSES CAP* off(anagram indicator) sunblock(def)

Temporary blockade of nuclear site (5,7)

CD

Inside parasol, are clips — essential for when sunlight is blocked (5,7)

(para)SOL, ARE CLIPS — E(ssential)

Edward Elgar initially pens passages with ascending notes sung in heavenly movement (5,7)

EE (Edward Elgar initially) pens in CLIPS (passages) with SO LAR (homophone of ascending notes so la). Definition - heavenly movement

Event that may be total loss, real epic disaster (5,7)

Def: event that may be total. (LOSS REAL EPIC)*

One close pearl up in the air covering Sun (5,7)

ICLOSEPEARL* ("up in the air") around S

Sun playing special role: one that can blind you (5,7)

Def: one that can blind you / S (sun) + anagram (playing) of SPECIALROLE

Rock star’s Ray-Ban order (5,7)

CD

Sunblock only conceals a concerning stroke symptom's source? (5,7)

Def = Sunblock? SOL(A + RE + CLIP + S(ymptom))E. In full: only = SOLE, lit. A, concerning RE, stroke (as in hit) CLIP, symptom's source S

Very fat Democrat scorned by Trump in Sky show (5,7)

SO+LAR[d] +/by ECLIPSE (to surpass/trump)

Coverage of star's turbulent rise and collapse (5,7)

Def. ('Coverage of star') = [RISE + COLLAPSE]*

Sign role as edited including splice - fifty to one making a comeback (5,7)

Sign = definition ("omen"); role as edited = anagram ROLEAS -> SOLARE; including splice fifty to one making a comeback = including SPLICE with L (50) and I (1) swapped (SPILCE) and reversed -> ECLIPS; SOLAR + ECLIPS + E

Dark time? Rise, collapse, revive! (5,7)

Def =dark time, RISE+COLLAPSE angram

Star upstaged by Moon in A Midsummer Night's Dream? (5,7)

CD

Upset about the French scowls in church causing darkness (5,7)

SORE (upset) about LA (the French) LIPS (scowls) in CE (church) causing darkness = def.

Brief shadowy affair's remarkable rise and collapse (5,7)

Def = brief shadowy affair; anag of RISE + COLLAPSE

Loose soil replaces sun screen? (5,7)

Anagram (loose) SOILREPLACES

Luminary overshadowed by clip sequence, not entirely following notes (5,7)

Def: Luminary overshadowed. = CLIP SEquence (not entirely) after SO LA RE which are musical notes

Careless pilot almost crashes when it gets unusually dark (5,7)

CARELESSPILO*