The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 547 - October 16, 2004

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...wonderful thing the poet's left unfinished MARVEL
A European's first back from the Orient EASTERN
A social worker exists to limit the present contrasts ANTITHESES
Abnormal growth in Charles II's day? OAKAPPLE
Again ascertain length of dance introduced by soldiers REMEASURE
Amphibian cave-dweller briefly crossing coral ridge TREEFROG
Anchor presently left inside, Bill's first to own ACKNOWLEDGE
Assistance for one that's easily deceived when speaking SUCCOUR
Become more involved, seeing bumpkin in overturned trap THICKEN
Billowing smoke hid Arab chief's territory SHEIKDOM
Bind a number over, allowing break for tea ENCHAIN
Bird possibly settled by Dennis Brain? HORNBILL
Bird producing widespread destruction in Poplar and in Paris AVOCET
Carriage taking girl to new church CLARENCE
Colourful exploit put into literary form REDACT
Confuse girl thus, having nothing in French gallery DISORIENTATE
Dance with cleric, say - one fired long ago CANNONBALL
Designate a marine to board English vessel EARMARK
Donne wrestled with text that was uninspiring... NONDESCRIPT
Easily-moved son frequently tried restraining Lawrence, initially SOFTHEARTED
Eat ravenously and go green, getting sick ENGORGE
Eccentric canon's lines are like Lear's NONSENSICAL
Endlessly grumpy about exam continuing to exist SURVIVAL
Figure crossing river is a withered old woman CRONE
Fine exam result - lucrative post, ultimately, in store SUPERMARKET
Flirt given shelter outside Pakistani city? No thanks COQUETTE
Fruit one's found during wet season in Tropics RAISINS
Get to call out freely, needing to stop attacks by rhinos REVERSETHECHARGES
Heady tumult covers sacred space ADYTUM
Hit rock-crushing machine, ending up with scab STRIKEBREAKER
Clues Answers
In flight manoeuvre, gunners in accident losing tail SPIRAL
Io - a moon a poet struggled with, needing a term that sounds right ONOMATOPOEIA
It was used as a destructive agent, by Jove! THUNDERBOLT
It's hard work, dressing! APPLICATION
Maid regularly wearing fine church vestment AMICE
Nineteen-sixties teenager enters resort thus, proceeding fitfully SPASMODIC
Noteworthy island railway employee SIGNALMAN
Place across lake taken by old underworld boss PLUTO
Point sustained by politician renouncing current Parliament WESTMINSTER
Predict count appearing, after warning, of course FORETELL
Roman god backing exercise in northern air NEPTUNE
Sage Derby perhaps eaten by close relative MAHATMA
Seeing hail appear, ran madly for appropriate equipment PARAPHERNALIA
Set of rules potentate's displayed around current place PRINCIPLE
Shocking deception mostly involving a posh floor covering TRAUMATIC
Sign that one's passed racecourse TRACK
Sitting still at first in a gelatinous solution ASSIZE
Slender and straight, similar to pole or perch? RODLIKE
Sound essay on area in ship being like some plane shapes TRILINEAR
Sound experiment with edible fungi builds muscle TRICEPS
Spots insulated cable, by the sound of it FLECKS
Star in Nepal flickering beyond the mountains TRANSALPINE
Take lots of courses to resemble the Empress of Blandings? (4,1,3,2,7) MAKEAPIGOFONESELF
Tax I've taken into bank, in a way suitable for withdrawal? RECESSIVELY
There's a current need to grow this healthy food WATERCRESS
Together what may be seen after Oxford and Cambridge? UNITED
Travel to that timeless old German town GOTHA
Unruly daughter lives with hospital worker DISORDERLY
Victor disposing of wife's ring INNER
Woman receiving a signal gets one removed from danger EVACUEE