The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 597 - August 27, 2005

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Clues Answers
A region troubled long ago IRONAGE
A stronghold welcoming in English, but must be planned ahead AFORETHOUGHT
Allowance for spice's culinary breakdown MACERATION
Approaching river, draw back? Conqueror forward - no third way EITHEROR
As some layers turn up, cut over a sour mixture OVIPAROUS
At start of journey, one experienced war JIHAD
August, where end of July a parting duty, virtually ROYAL
Automates to appear about to invest cash in organisation MECHANISES
Black stuff popular on letter writer's sheet TARPAULIN
Bottom in actual contention? To the contrary REBUTTAL
Chrome is pretty hopeless in testing for oils PETROCHEMISTRY
Corgi in wardrobe? CARDIGAN
Creditable condition of live albatross, full of energy, see? BELIEVABILITY
Cutting-edge digital processor? NAILSCISSORS
Demand reserved person keeps single CLAIM
Denser fogs with sea airs SERENADES
Diameter divides accompanying distance WIDTH
Director's sweet cast? CUSTARDPIE
Distortion of Picasso that's rejected - a heavenly figure CASSIOPEIA
Domestic level making management exhausted? DRAININGBOARD
Duty, say, bound by marriage ALLEGIANCE
Exhibitionist in rabble SHOWER
Fat cat cut and run, no criminal - you bet he wins! TURFACCOUNTANT
Group held up by man, sort of cross MALTESE
Highly acidic jerk expressing nuances of conversation PHONETIC
House inferior to unfinished elevation - never mind HEIGHHO
I let tangerines blend in food processor LARGEINTESTINE
Impudent lad, thief with camera? WHIPPERSNAPPER
Inconsiderately, one drops issue to vex LITTERBUG
Introduction to Charles Dickens' last novel, for romantic light entertainment? CANDLESTICKS
Clues Answers
Judge offering female dope? ASSESS
Left foolish to retain right's facility OVERDRAFT
Left trailing vapour in wood HAZEL
Mean, mean mood after prayer AVERAGE
Night flights about due to avoid centre, certainly REDEYES
No state for woman preparing garments - such a state without them? UNDRESS
Oddly, their tiny task big, creating Japanese dish TERIYAKI
One gathering sound support rising to hold cunning seat EARTRUMPET
One without partner opening without knight WIDOW
Opinion concerned with business manoeuvre TAKEOVER
Perhaps Sardinian's line grabbed by swimming sardine ISLANDER
Pink endlessly snookering black, one leading charmed life? COBRA
Plant drug, old one HORSECHESTNUT
Playing a joke, knock back good snifter and have fun by mistake? BOOBYTRAPPING
Reportedly black vegetable CHARD
Reversal of kowtow takes a bit of fiddling DOWNBOW
Right goody-goody accommodates contemptible European PRIVILEGE
Rod's turn SWITCH
Snort over a show of histrionics DRAMA
Some smell utterly uplifting that may be around one's body TULLE
Speedy projectile beginning to zoom, doubling over outlaw into old politician WHIZZBANG
Squirt - boy that may be washed up JETSAM
Tedium for all entering game, limitless ENNUI
Treacle fudge ingredient of superb snowball ACCELERATE
Try to stand up wearing tie tied TOGETHER
US patroller finds alien behind duck! FORESTRANGER
Utter no beastly sound NEIGH
Verbally, girl demonstrated affection for disorderly person ANARCHIST
Witticism spread round to entertain Greek character EPIGRAM
Worry too much in our private room about part of speech OVERBURDEN