The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 431 - November 2, 2002

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A French soldier, possibly, holds bitterness to be ignoble UNGALLANT
A gun store oddly containing silver ARGENTOUS
A supernatural being cut down in the past AGO
A supporter Alighieri mostly found grating ABRADANT
Angle at first for members to establish food sources FISHFARMS
Announces fellow's taken to liberal president, whose behaviour is this? STATESMANLIKE
Antelope seen by Africans, also by the Spanish ELAND
Arduous ride on horseback to reach American shrub HARDHACK
Arguing logically confused a tiro, one born in Channel Islands RATIOCINATIVE
Asian tours US city, market leader in flower receptacles CHARIVARI
At home I fit fence badly, lacking competence INEFFICIENT
Band showing wild enthusiasm about English print LINEENGRAVING
Becoming known for vapourish exhalation TRANSPIRING
Bill and coo, allowed to make an ornament? NECKLET
Bird finds corn husks on small island CHAFFINCH
Blatant way to get one's pork pies past canines? LIETHROUGHONESTEETH
Briefly popular quality of June's cooking? FLAVOUROFTHEMONTH
But such a report may not be only on track events RUNNINGCOMMENTARY
Commercial opening observed by Christian church ADVENT
Comparatively genial type that's caught between opposing sides KINDLIER
Complete what's started - a whole race, for example GOTHEDISTANCE
Concerning marriage, songbook has note inserted in two places HYMENEAL
Croatian saint left Scotsman on river SLAVONIAN
Current work going into old Siamese currency TOPICAL
Dad's little one, full of energy for needlework FEATHERSTITCH
Demanding employers invite male food samplers round TASKMASTERS
Deprived of meat, so reduced to skeleton UNFLESHED
Despite all obstacles, cut down the coarse, dense and scraggy THROUGHTHICKANDTHIN
Diplomacy required about his artistic version of Mr Blobby? TACHIST
Endlessly cultivate sesame TIL
Fairly honest southern artist entering close with his output STRAIGHTISH
Famous poem about friend's short shawl FICHU
Frightful flyers turned back across East, losing heart in battle FEARSOME
Go to fat cantor to develop a bass instrument CONTRAFAGOTTO
Goes out to grab cab, naturally an attractive response GEOTAXIS
Honour a prickly type's command? ORDEROFTHETHISTLE
In Oslo, a choice freshwater fish LOACH
In smart novel, superior-sounding soul undergoing metempsychosis TRANSMIGRATOR
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In which all sides are even, unlike the eternal sort? EQUILATERALTRIANGLE
Infer additional dish is required to hold duck EXTRAPOLATE
Island judge put off touring common borders DEEMSTER
It measures rises and falls, in the main TIDEGAUGE
Lean over some distance in jousting area TILTYARDS
Lively steps taken to weed treeless upland? HOEDOWN
London borough associated with an old German poet BRENTANO
Material for bands capable of adapting to change? ELASTIC
Metalworker, smooth fellow rejected within Spanish borders IRONSMITH
Old German state requiring stag for diet REICH
Our bishops are wrong to have a hatred for a whole country RUSSOPHOBIA
Party as sailor turns up in Indonesian island briefly CELEBRATE
Permit a humble learner carried ALLOW
Person who is foolish about popular ingredient of detergents SAPONIN
Play a waiting game? A compact may be needed to do it KEEPONESPOWDERDRY
Points about business deals initially put in cipher ENCODE
Price actor negotiated with theatre at last to make fair return RECIPROCATE
Put coat on right away and disappear VANISH
Raring to go, has athletes confused about instruction STRAININGATTHELEASH
Reportedly a warm season is easy at first to review SUMMARISE
Retired bishop going to city inn PUB
Satisfied about article proposed MEANT
Singer briefly offered propitiatory gift SOP
Sort of cue Christian finally missed - it's connected with a sacrament EUCHARISTIC
Soviet probe originally launched up north in Kazakhstan? LUNIK
Stirring stage production upset a fool at first AGITATIVE
Storyteller in Scottish island going over peak NARRATOR
They assail seamstresses after a short time ATTACKERS
Touching high explosive involves endless danger TANGENT
Unaccredited article on unknown sumo organisation ANONYMOUS
Understand topics? Become wise about them GETTHEMESSAGE
Unfinished struggle having appeal for a foreign noblewoman CONTESSA
Verse in song to skewer newly-rich, a mock serenade THALAMI
Vessel skirting island, one with provisions for journey VIATICUM
Volunteer force's obsession with name of Aussie statesman TASMANIAN
Way gunners quietly capture a despotic ruler SATRAP
Wife abandons Victor, getting shot INNER
Worthless pair write extremely nastily TWOPENNY