The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 465 - May 17, 2003

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A Celtic minstrel consuming duck on gig, perhaps? ABOARD
A graduate is after a research room where cotton can be produced ALABAMA
A set of books in elegant binding but in random order CHAOTIC
Appetising extract from ground plant TRAILER
Burden carried by clubs reluctant to provide rider's need SADDLECLOTH
But is one indecisive when maintaining boundaries? HEDGER
Cold-blooded student girl's favourite old record is in German HERPETOLOGIST
Commander with good health set over a region of Vietnam COCHINCHINA
Continental impostor adopting unfashionable female name SOUTHAMERICAN
Creature a woman'll whip, having first instructed us soundly TORTOISESHELLCAT
Digging up old doctor? One son quits protesting about it DISENTOMBING
Embroidery specimen seamstresses originally found more than generous SAMPLER
English baronet supports daughter in state of obligation DEBT
Entering Irish county, lives like a hooligan LOUTISH
Even in narrow tongue of land, children may play here SANDPIT
Extremely chic viol hard to play - try this instead? CLAVICHORD
Feeling of inadequacy, one surprisingly rife in Tory network INFERIORITYCOMPLEX
Fellow going over pilots' training device is a hypocrite DISSIMULATOR
Film shown in eastern half of South American capital VIDEO
Glow seen in shop newly set out for perfume, say PHOSPHORESCENCE
Go over old ground, taking out MP's daughter RECAP
Greek woman's older relations GRANNIES
Grounds for dispute one may pick? BONEOFCONTENTION
Gulp endlessly in a wine store not divided into compartments ACELLULAR
He runs off with key to copier ESCAPER
How this clue is framed, with plain, clear terms (2,5,2,3,8) INWORDSOFONESYLLABLE
I celebrate with young lady, being 47 ISINGLASS
I pour it out in South America for alcoholic SPIRITUOUS
In first half of last month, man's spontaneously burst out DEHISCE
Intended to distract from account in Pooter's book DIVERSIONARY
Lacking form, unlike the allied powers in Europe once? SHAPELESS
Lied over man under chestnut tree being composer SONGSMITH
Lieutenant in drama cut down by old American conspirator CASSIUS
Like Lincoln, not quiet but suitable for housing RESIDENTIAL
Loss of face man and woman of Eastern origin reported HUMILIATION
Mammals Henry's taken from warmer town, not Bury OTTERSHREWS
Mate lacking experience rejected Eastern porcelain CHINAWARE
Muscovite prophet's pronouncement MICA
Clues Answers
Notes one may read between the lines in this set of features FACE
Observed housing many in area mentioned specifically NOMINATED
Obsession in church office with saint's vacuity NOTHINGNESS
Odd Latin trait involves love gradually wearing away ATTRITIONAL
One who believes - i.e. not Thomas, without a conversion MONOTHEIST
Only a Whig would accept promissory notes left so blatantly NOTORIOUSLY
Only one of Ouida's characters is in agreement CONSONANT
Outward features of former sailors wearing ducks EXTERNALS
Part missing from bird's crest RIDGE
Personal protection from special constable given to king in secret affair SCALEARMOUR
Place in Georgia for Graham Greene's travelling aunt AUGUSTA
Plant left outside Lord Windermere's entrance? PEARLWORT
Possessor of hill encircled by road and river LANDOWNER
Prison officer made tight by driver? SCREW
Refuse admission to monarch going ashore DEBARKING
Rough conditions quietly borne by composer taking English ship CHOPPINESS
Royal attendant initially taking in messenger COURTIER
Scandinavian starts to seek employment in Opera North NORSEMAN
Scotsman caught breaking Granny Smith's kitchen aids? APPLIANCES
Shavian doctor's problem beginning to dog the Italian girl DILEMMA
Silly to embrace one dull and lifeless INANIMATE
Slave I imprisoned with stroke of the pen SERIF
Sound girl managed to grasp one imperfectly transcribed MISCOPIED
Stage boatswain's unhelpful self-identification, say? SMEE
Stay ahead in game SUPPORT
Summarily dismissed, having confused parts of bird (6,3,4,3,4) THROWNOUTNECKANDCROP
Supporting Ransome book unquestioningly, Cousteau, for one, gets the bird GREATNORTHERNDIVER
Take-off makes primate extremely ropy APERY
The courses one cooks us are true art RESTAURATEUR
Travelled in pursuit of odd characters from dreary river DERWENT
Trickery gets good person withdrawn from race in Paris tomorrow LEGERDEMAIN
Turn away first of applicants, worried about legal right ALIENATE
Unrelenting resentment of female wading bird, do we infer? BITTERNESS
View of universe, one held by commander and sergeant-majors COSMISM
Went faster than a tousled eccentric circumnavigating island? OUTSAILED
When, way back, its pampered jades couldn't draw much? ASIA
Whip given to old statesman CATO
Worker I sustained a long time makes register of Jefferson's supporters ANTIFEDERALISTS