The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 690 - March 31, 2007

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... steps taken with partners in conjunction with courses DINNERDANCES
A Canadian leaders in North America displaced ACADIAN
A Madame suffering setback, such as Flaubert's heroine EMMA
A problem in sight since call for increasing penalty SEEINGDOUBLE
African country's money on the line? EQUATORIALGUINEA
After small house, backed rented accommodation HOTEL
Article on sacred text in good taste, or totally out of order? CHAOTIC
Asian fighter coveting revolution VIETCONG
Be stuck within, possibly, a square dance position ARABESQUE
Binge that makes Cockney linger with excitement OVEREAT
Call me with a unit I used at sea, such as this? NAUTICALMILE
Call part of UK up for this kind of decorative work INLAID
Clubs, with no difficulty, dismiss truce CEASEFIRE
Communed with nature, perhaps, finding tree SATINWOOD
Competitive runner who's pursuing high position in church? STEEPLECHASER
Distance and time accomplished, in record of sporting achievement LEAGUETABLE
Empire-builder hangs king he tortured GENGHISKHAN
European in favour of dividing cattle of hardy breed HEREFORD
Final parts concealed by one minister after another TERMINI
Full version of movie with two characters is out of this world EXTRATERRESTRIAL
Having beer, run inside to get more stout LARGER
Having taken steps to rise, in one's mind ... UPSTAIRS
Important person's strong report, perhaps BIGNOISE
In case one's views may be decisive EYEWITNESS
It may sound like a gap, but it's complete WHOLE
It's bellowed rousingly and inspiringly, primarily in sort of annual rite RULEBRITANNIA
It's bloody awful, my dear chap! OLDBOY
Like giants, hard to believe in TALL
Lobbying groups in US having clearest ties with spin, possibly SPECIALINTERESTS
Man turned nets around in water a bit MOISTEN
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Mark in American literature, and two in history TWAIN
Material for ship with load badly stowed, getting stuck DEADLOCKING
Merchant blundering into loan with pound to be forfeited ANTONIO
More work was literally so ideal but unrealistic UTOPIAN
Not a good speaker to introduce old-fashioned measure in club DRIVELLER
Old king's endless supply of red wine EDWIN
Old military devices that could be twenty nine across SIEGEENGINES
One business informally established on a Spanish island IBIZA
Paradise has changed: have with resentment shortly to enter SHANGRILA
Part of Africa where queen is mostly backed NIGER
Piece with crew, so to speak, located at the front FORECASTLE
Pull young lady up who's getting behind? LAGGARD
Quickly move vital part that's instrumental BARRELORGAN
Quickly reach the other side in encounter RUNACROSS
Relating to science, one involved with moon, star, and the speed of light ASTRONOMIC
Retorts, for example, one can see through GLASSWARE
Small pie reportedly for Italian singer PATTI
Some light pieces heard, then he will create discord RAISEHELL
Start of book repeatedly affected in style CHICHI
Succeeded immediately with iron, getting birdie SNOWGOOSE
Suspended link between Californian banks GOLDENGATEBRIDGE
Sweet similar to humbug FUDGE
Swindler's brief confession found on desktop ICON
This loud instrument upset neighbour TUBA
Thrown as horse did this? SHIED
Train fare can be got from table here RESTAURANTCAR
Unlike liberal, I miss ideas being somewhat retrogressive DISSIMILAR
Violet's predecessor holding extreme position ULTRA
Wherein response is, in a sense, at the tip of one's tongue TASTEBUDS
Workers on stage understood, we hear, ropes SCENEPAINTERS