The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 569 - March 5, 2005

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Clues Answers
A smoker to search for American plant ALUMROOT
About a hundred buried in vault, here perhaps? CATACOMB
After a tick, this judge hugged by someone crying? Former wholesaler STOCKJOBBER
Air needs treatment in poisonous compound ARSENIDE
Besides the levity, Henry's set in concrete THEREWITHAL
Brother beginning to belch put on some sound stabiliser, all to reverse tummy rumbling BORBORYGMUS
Butler leading dog round cabin to cage RABBITHUTCH
Can fan COOLER
Chance meeting of policeman and deity headed off ODDS
Charts unwanted messages on the up MAPS
Clumsy old youth had a limp - he upset old youth leader HOBBLEDEHOY
Current disturbance covers prow of boat in rip: cling to this for comfort? TEDDYBEAR
Daughter snared by more X-certificate director RUDDER
Declare in favour of shellfish, swallowing one PROCLAIM
Extremes evident in the dark, a lively trip MAZURKA
Few fresh, or small number preserved MINORITY
Flat bit in sad tale needing no introduction APARTMENT
Flier's hours struggling to fly? NIGHTINGALE
Gem as sign of love, clutched by young woman GIRASOL
Geraint's loved one's aim, keeping single ENID
Good judge to hold in cause of burp? GASSINESS
Grandson you found original - apparently granddaughter as well? ANDROGYNOUS
Horses in single yard detailed, not stable YEARLINGS
Husband needs to get weaving - intimate this? HOSIERY
Instrument touching on rag out of place in orchestra BABYGRAND
Japanese painting heart of Tokyo has a robe - eastern, for one KAKEMONO
Kenneth Grahame's dragon was awfully cute, drinking lake through spout RELUCTANT
Lacking capital to develop land ESTATE
Last of bread from a sandwich roughly chopped, by this? CHAINSAW
Laughed head off, doubled up, in cases of heavy pregnancy? That's out of order HIGGLEDYPIGGLEDY
Clues Answers
Little Tom-ocracy's broad principle? RULEOFTHUMB
Location of a country formerly abbreviated? ASIA
Make sharp turns in Palestinian and Egyptian sites, both cut up ZIGZAG
Might one being pasted eventually die? (4,2,1,6,3) COMETOASTICKYEND
Most brutal punk indestructible? Somewhat UNKINDEST
Mountain without a European runner climbing here BEANPOLE
Nike failing to participate in final appears most weedy LANKIEST
Not yet experienced washing where mum would remind you to? WETBEHINDTHEEARS
Opening wrong end, tucked in - needs to be put straight NEATENED
Pick a screen for generating research here SCIENCEPARK
Poison catches up amid speed RATSBANE
Positive responses, or just one? AYES
Premier leaves Man. United to play in swamp INUNDATE
Record choice LIST
Second bump suddenly developed SPRANG
Simple construction when the Beatles weren't yet great? PREFAB
Sink where food gets caught, trapped SCUPPER
Sort of cycle either way OTTO
Sort when built, viewed with floors STOREYED
Spurs' punishment, delicate finish EGGSHELL
Still on drug for cold EMOTIONLESS
Tailless dog catches disease having eaten mongrel's seasonal treat HOTCROSSBUN
Test exploding stars, taking out golden listening device STETHOSCOPE
Three were literally, similarly at risk (3,2,3,4,4) ALLINTHESAMEBOAT
Trumpeter's accompanist? MAHOUT
Villa in old city ready for main passage UPANCHOR
Where the habit's to accommodate very many tons? No! GHOSTTOWN
Windy city's only half supporting linked cities, away from north TWISTY
Wintry weather welcome HAIL
Woodland sight excites randy elf LADYFERN