The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 577 - April 23, 2005

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Clues Answers
Adjust weight in wood TWEAK
Almost bank on pub which is full of laughs? BARREL
Avoid sporting failure DUCK
Barker swigs old brew PEKOE
Begrudge carrying collection of paintings miles - saying it again RESTATEMENT
Boom - this is failing to be controlled by hand THUNDERCLAP
Card which is ultimately not bottom? TRUMP
Centre of cut meat resembling eye layer UVEAL
Child's outfit in paper case SUNSUIT
Claw, perhaps, to note extreme deformity HAMMERTOE
Couch potato's litre in drink, unopened IDLER
Current regulator wants horse whipped, shoddy stuff RHEOSTAT
Decent money finally - try five hundred, double more generous figure FAIRYGODMOTHER
Delightful Italian wine half finished keeping elegant one out FRABJOUS
Dull mood lifted during pouring of claret LACKLUSTRE
Expect works? That's a surprise (4,2,3,3,5) TURNUPFORTHEBOOKS
Finished raising towers, but not be able to get up OVERSLEEP
Fleece to get whitened? TAKETOTHECLEANERS
Fool, one dressed by woman's tailor CLOTHIER
Forty five's choice to dispense with leader always ELECTIONEER
Full-bodied drink STOUT
Girl's back to front cake ECLAIR
Got dirty having caught skirt reversing into outbuilding SMIRCHED
Great thing to see our people supporting company deficit COLOSSUS
I party and do fancy footwork? PODIATRY
In play, profiles part, as is needed for the cast? PLASTEROFPARIS
In summer, gentlemen come together MERGE
In which love may be seen as a rival to kiss? NOUGHTSANDCROSSES
John, Scottish engineer, holding Elizabeth to his breast? WATERCLOSET
Just about time, as short of it MORTAL
Clues Answers
Kentish farm's rabbit? HOPPER
King embraced by honeybunch in night of poetry DARKLING
Left post, but changed mind? RESIGNED
Living with goat, reportedly had kids to put first BREADANDBUTTER
Measured round two lines, in the main fitted together perfectly TESSELLATED
Most blushing brides' duty to drop by in a tizzy RUDDIEST
Muse about something slippery, having fallen over CLIO
Muslim finds oil is hot DERVISH
Number beneath two notes one's spotted DOMINO
On which there's labouring to entertain him, and also working BUSMANSHOLIDAY
One acquiring paid doctor? PROCURER
One heavily stoned causing bother after topless mayhem AVOCADO
Political assistant is able to declare shortly after five CANVASSER
Proclaim vigorously, don appears beaten up by head of school SWEARBLACKANDBLUE
River virtually swamping another in farm GRANGE
Small drop to shine endlessly, turning blue GLOBULE
Snipers who disputed rights of possession OWNERSHIPS
Soak twice to retain surface of Oval pitch - it should backfire RETROROCKET
St Peter's roof raised during drink CUPOLA
Stop money holder claiming money, not in housing benefit? DAMPCOURSE
Style for a hairstyle AFRO
These low instruments on record about noon LONGHORNS
Thousand entering dash, opening running competition TRACKEVENT
Turn over list ROLL
Two planes colliding, divergent or hidden DIHEDRON
Type of fever nearly requiring oxygen - it's catching LASSO
Wasteful American gift, pound invested in Bank of England BOONDOGGLER
Weapon with short front in the main CROSSBOW
Whistle-blower caught by chance, abandoned BEREFT
Why it is only just done, having admitted it's done badly RAISONDETRE