The Times - Cryptic - Bank Holiday Jumbo 638 - May 1, 2006

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Clues Answers
A bang at home upset pets maybe ANIMALS
A music group finishing early in Queen's dance HABANERA
Articles call initially for mischief-makers to be found RINGLEADERS
Batsmen making duck at Lord's, a number being caught OPENERS
Beach stall in which you get rock primarily STRAND
Bird went by without tail across Ireland PASSERINE
Cancan tempo I'm getting wrong in music played on piano maybe ACCOMPANIMENT
Cold overtaken by very hot, with change of wind BACKING
Comforts about to be given donkeys outside Abraham's place REASSURES
Communicating in a senseless way? TELEPATHIC
Company associate admitting deficit is on a huge scale COLOSSALLY
Count and knight entertained by boy that's not funny LANDGRAVE
Dancer tried a safer manoeuvre FREDASTAIRE
Device for capital punishment leaves breathing organ without oxygen NOOSE
Difficulty with breathing has two characters passing out by motorway - it's the pollution MIASMA
English clot wishes to be relocated somewhere questionable in Germany SCHLESWIGHOLSTEIN
Fight interrupts fine sporting action THROWIN
Girl tucking into mum's delicious food MANNA
Governor's name inscribed in throne with gold SENATOR
Had meal, tucking into salad - as provided by her? CATERESS
He worries about beginning to till areas of land HECTARES
In environment that's bleak sing a song BARCAROLE
In French class you study Italian? TUSCAN
In the lake there's a fish LOACH
Inspiring female upset priest's routine TERPSICHORE
Is time no longer given to left-wing party? SOCIAL
It could make me get confused about circle and parallel lines GEOMETRY
Language in joke associated with Punch - I followed it PUNJABI
Like some telescopes from northern Israel? GALILEAN
Lion protects insect, providing shelter LEANTO
Clues Answers
Looked forward to? That's not surprising EXPECTED
Lord, round and fat, someone not very bright DULLARD
Ma's joy - envy the pa, somehow keeping quiet! HAPPYEVENT
Magistrates err - so apt to be silly PRAETORS
Manage to go after formal rehearsal DRYRUN
Member of the cloth has injected a chemical substance! REACTOR
Mentor needs to loosen up, to give support ENDORSEMENT
One fellow upset British - one leading a foreign country NAMIBIA
Opinions offered by those who met Pope Gregory ANGLES
Player getting century - one brought in for a few words? CAPTION
Powdery stuff I allowed to fall to ground grew and blossomed FLOURISHED
Put back controls on outstanding journalist REINSTALLED
Range by oneself around European country SIERRALEONE
Return to normality having got a second wind BREATHEAGAIN
River traversed by our honey-bees RHONE
Sacked boss perhaps unknown, not in the book EXDIRECTORY
Seal not interesting when head is submerged ORING
See males gathering around for play THEGLASSMENAGERIE
Self-styled African dictator's worker, therefore comes to the fore SOIDISANT
Singer in time of gloom favoured good beer NIGHTINGALE
Takes part in burglary - wicked act after the holiday BREAKSIN
The reason someone is no longer distressed? HAIRRESTORER
This writer wants a set of books designed MEANT
Thrashed three-nil, we'd reasonably objected DREWTHELINE
Three maidens having little hesitation in ensnaring university actor MUMMER
Tumbler landing on mat may provide entertainment at fair ROLLERCOASTER
United Nations in revolutionary regions where it gets pretty hot SUNTRAP
What can trouble me - horny rams and sheep ROMNEYMARSH
What could make my opus end in the style of George Eliot? PSEUDONYM
What we can see is this understanding INSIGHT