The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 436 - December 7, 2002

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'Live here!': Antony's aged thought in play (4,4,3,5,5,5) LETSHAVEONEOTHERGAUDYNIGHT
A creature stirred by night THING
A long time for us to speak HOURS
Athlete's malice in compound BLUEVITRIOL
Athletic people lead in tournament fixture FITMENT
Bit of Italy on a plate, melting and pleasurable? NEAPOLITANICE
Bringing into balance continental who's consumed by rising spleen over small portion EQUILIBRATION
British people once bringing coolness to Northern Ireland ICENI
Cage's modified key mechanism? PREPAREDPIANO
Camille wrote excerpt that's uplifted writer ORWELL
Cash laundered in innocent acquisition PURCHASE
Central Line is a boundary when going north AXIS
Close to hearing this Ring setting? EARLOBE
Contrived anti-satellite (etc.) firing device, long left abandoned STRATEGICDEFENCEINITIATIVE
Copper butterflies found in Neuilly/Caen area LYCAENA
Copper in heap almost reduced to about 60kg PICUL
Counter scornful remark and mourn after one's lost perennial favourites EVERGREENS
Coward is very acceptable SOOK
Criticise a financial district's greed RAPACITY
Decline to change this final part of one's words? SUFFIX
Don't burn so much pot that is left after craving like a mad dog CAVALIERKINGCHARLESSPANIEL
Drinks and behaves amorously NECKS
Finish one round, then have another in this watering-hole? NINETEENTH
Former Irish president washed up before time DEVALERA
German newspaper that is forgotten was established DWELT
Glancing sideways, like James's valet ASQUINT
Half of cadres going after Ulster cell NICAD
Here's spirit and energy before entering finish genetically enhanced, perhaps? ENGINEERED
High Country people seen milling around enclosure NEPALESE
I drink to such excess, there's elementary variation in it ISOTOPE
I engineer angle for swimmer accustomed to great latitude ICEFISH
Ignoring outsiders, gauge rusty manager from bygone era AUGUSTANAGE
In America, cut in rental designed as tension reliever RELAXANT
Indian side order British opener off, one religiously walking? HAJI
Infant secured by towelling BATHROBE
Irritating woman who's pretty used to warm food CHAFINGDISH
Italian dish and French woman follow closely, almost all the way back TAGLIATELLE
Jack has summer in France, and spring JETE
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Japanese dictator banishing leading couple to Nigerian state OGUN
Lay to rest on stage, having effect on each other INTERACTING
Like a horse almost, crossing valley extremely carefully, showing the same tendency to react EQUIVALENCY
Long they twisted, squeezing everyone in fatal fashion LETHALLY
Maintain a wartime plot? DIGFORVICTORY
Make homeless leave, in city ejecting odd characters EVICT
Man from west coast is generous supporter to opera company ANGELENO
Money to be coined regularly in Big Smoke? There's always a redeeming feature (5,5,3,1,6,6) EVERYCLOUDHASASILVERLINING
No chance to ignore something FORGETIT
No type of radiation is used by foreign water, that's the latest NOUVEAU
Noon time: my partner and I adore nothing less TWELVE
Oil pressed from a sort of aster ATTAROFROSES
One ejected from within France left borders of Europe DEPORTEE
Pair nine francs? Nine established originally as standard charge PRIXFIXE
Part of mantle the page boy picked up as present for clothing ASTHENOSPHERE
Perhaps shows excitement in charge of bible studies ISAGOGIC
Point to vehicle's sound basic nature and tendency to pass rapidly EVANESCENCE
Prohibit article with complete failure to deliver disarming message BANTHEBOMB
Recording group thinning out TAPERING
Roguish huff about troubles PICARESQUE
Ship making a river journey ARGO
Short cut on second Israeli settlement MOSHAV
Silver won (not first) in Greek contest AGON
Sound out union: a union'll give perhaps the best defence LEGALEAGLE
Sprawling, fat banlieue? No FONTAINEBLEAU
Stockholders in the firing line? RIFLEMEN
Tender rhymes for one of dubious sex GENDERBENDER
There's much fun involved, nabbing a terrible Chinese doctor FUMANCHU
They'll pick up signals before holding girl back ANTENNAE
They're harmless to women - cue Huns on the march EUNUCHS
This allied with set is to get broadcast SATELLITEDISH
Time among old Peruvian people for a spell INCANTATION
Too much of coal's on ALSO
Toothless creature straining to eat FILTERFEEDER
Tree's immature vigour GREENHEART
Turner's installation ruined Tate cash plan CAPSTANLATHE
Types of recorder making proper sound, having to dance REELTOREEL
West Indian in a backless dress - see a part of body and head AFROCARIBBEAN