The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 710 - July 28, 2007

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Clues Answers
A learner, before degree, wasted a term in old college ALMAMATER
A little drink, including almost enough for next retirement occasion TONIGHT
African trips a female's taken wearing Asian clothes SAFARIS
Animosity I associated with West Indies in the fifties ILLWILL
As a perennial, it's able to be reproduced ASTILBE
Backward characters given punishment in school STRAP
Big noise - in short, one from Rome entertained by Vice-President VERYIMPORTANTPERSON
Bishop, even when involved with sin, gets top position up North BENNEVIS
Brave, changing sides? That's different from the norm VARIANT
Characteristic sound made by three in pack TRAIT
Constant amount of milk served up - Kitty likes that! CATNIP
Corresponding need of small area? POSTAGESTAMP
Country dance that makes girl stagger VIRGINIAREEL
Custom-made draughtsman DESIGNER
Drug converted into crack, mostly NARCOTIC
E.g. army or navy uniform found in accommodation SERVICEFLAT
E.g. art lately rearranged, in appropriate location TATEGALLERY
Excessively admiring male on bank, or boats collectively HEROWORSHIPPING
Extremely generous part of popular gesture LARGEST
Firm decision that puts an end to discord RESOLUTION
Friend follows child without reservation TOTALLY
Groups of separate cells in places like Alcatraz ISLANDS
He does all he can to make money SWINDLER
Hotel worker with carriage, one helping Wellington up BOOTSTRAP
Inspiring passages for so-called travel company AIRWAYS
Invalid without one, it's obvious PATIENT
Irascible type has to go over one's responsibility CROSSPATCH
Island capital that's lit up in celebration HAVANA
It bores everyone listening AWL
Leading leg-spinner ONTOP
Let drum, by spinning, process clothes thus TUMBLEDRY
Clues Answers
Like virgins of old wives' tales, to some extent VESTAL
Nasty people I spotted in all directions SWINE
Noble protecting superb tower, as one opposed to war PEACEKEEPER
NY landmark, say, used in establishment of power EMPIRESTATEBUILDING
Offensive breaching stone part of defences SALIENT
Old middle eastern type says Iran must be reformed ASSYRIAN
One Christian, for example, includes it in copy IMITATE
One kind of tactics succeeded in sea-battle SALAMIS
Part of body inadequately clothed by a party animal ARMADILLO
Part of racket is undercover operation to capture king STRING
Party returning one bribe in election OPPOSITION
Piece of jewellery that can make an impression SIGNETRING
Place for recording piece of music? A flat, perhaps NOTEPAD
Plane involved, primarily, in desperate strife SPITFIRE
Pope, perhaps, or great king ALEXANDER
Publish that poetic American author RUNYON
Put in too many buildings, and so spoil the picture OVERDEVELOP
Puzzle-maker observed after dance JIGSAW
Ray's annual coverage, astronomically large LIGHTYEAR
Rook gets something to eat, an edible root RADISH
Rugby chap booked as an example TOMBROWN
Series of shots from Surrey opener excited Oval SALVO
Son becoming friendlier, taking part in mass movement SWARMING
South set apart is, possibly, enough for them SEPARATISTS
Spreader of illness in naval vessel CARRIER
Stars found in airliners, oddly ARIES
Stimulate, being repeatedly said to produce visible understanding INCITE
Things historic figures were going to say FAMOUSLASTWORDS
Thus political leader conceals his faulty reasoning SOPHISM
Traditionally armed carrier as escort - that's official SWORDBEARER
Unusual sport with mass following RUM