The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 778 - September 27, 2008

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... North American lake beside a lofty dwelling AERIE
African's turning up of no account, nearly LIBYAN
Again experiences ecstasies about the City RECAPTURES
Almost all of own law enforcers POSSES
Almost discontinue cover, showing little emotion STOLID
American champion crosses north, given time to settle USANCE
Beef dish in hospital is grot - horribly unfit to eat STROGANOFF
Beg to have directions hidden in tree BESEECH
Celebrity gained backing in right quarters RENOWN
Charm of Peruvian film director introducing cricket side INCANTATION
Collective wisdom about a hot Asian city LAHORE
Crack up coming from Sussex to London EXTOL
Depraved peacekeepers? Completely, we hear UNHOLY
Diocesan subdivision having capital H PARISH
Draw Tarka beginning to yawn by lake ... LOTTERY
Earthenware vessels common originally where alpine plants grow CROCKERY
English drama disgusting? It's as good as a feast ENOUGH
Ensign with warship is not up to scratch SUBSTANDARD
Footwear used by digger following European across stream ESPADRILLE
From back of saddle has sore, alas, so going to coast SEASHORE
Fuss about tripper regularly producing weapon TORPEDO
Girl grew mad, one never still WRIGGLER
Grant aid to enclose top of this support CARYATID
Heartlessly shreds starchy tubers TATERS
In Arras he took a northern dish ASHET
Instrument taken up on posh Malay boat PRAHU
Lacking restrictions like insecure cargo ships WITHNOHOLDSBARRED
Lassitude one country shows without fashionable backing INANITION
Little bird moving unsteadily round entrance to dell REEDLING
Long to meet artist, one who regulates courses DIETITIAN
Made of glass, it's thrown over suit VITREOUS
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Male prisoner's circular letter about quiet island group ARCHIPELAGO
Negative voters outside new part of office NONES
New employee - one under legal supervision? PROBATIONER
New England states, or Kenya, oddly, way back YANKEEDOM
Not likely to see a French maid embracing old boy? UNOBSERVANT
Novel way to identify archaeologist's find SHERD
Offspring welcoming hard woman in Irish airport SHANNON
Old field marshal lining up sauce FRENCHDRESSING
Order leading to expression of surprise in Nebraska city OMAHA
Part of Derbyshire reflected his wandering CHESTERFIELD
Partly trained son finished off shoring up house SEMISKILLED
Pasta a little gal cooked easily at first TAGLIATELLE
Poisonous pair of females? BELLADONNA
Possibly a tramp or drifter's practical skill CRAFT
Roman theatre evoking widespread repugnance, so to speak ODEUM
Roused to support leftist principles around prison BESTIRRED
Sign of missing letter? It's addressed to absentee APOSTROPHE
Slender girl's initial obsession THING
Sort of tea service aristocrats initially rejected ASSAM
Sponging Zoroastrian concealing a nerve problem PARASITIC
Stop trying service Stan offered in new stores RESTONONESLAURELS
They may be in the mountains but low HIGHLANDCATTLE
Timid FBI agent arresting ... isn't that Blakey? FAINTHEARTED
Tomboy's retreat at bottom of boat HOYDEN
Very cold, like eels in East London, say GELID
Very small wine's unknown? It's unknown outside Birkenhead! ITSYBITSY
Volcanic fragments get a gal more excited AGGLOMERATE
Where venomous types may find themselves in a hole! SNAKEPIT
Without outstanding feature? What a wonder! CHINLESS
Word about sage - good and nutritive NOURISHING
Work to get marks of approval, say, in scientific study OPTICS