The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 825 - July 18, 2009

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Clues Answers
... namely, corruption that primarily involves food store VIDELICET
A bridge carrying upper-class to motor sport? AUTOCROSS
Abandoned chores to digest Berlioz's last composition SCHERZO
Animated deer brought up acceptable youngster BAMBINO
Aquatic creature reportedly saw a taxi crossing river SPIDERCRAB
Backward papers ignoring French art and Greek poem ILIAD
Be in time for round CATCH
Bedridden patients may do it without protest TAKESOMETHINGLYINGDOWN
Bets should, we're told, when made fast BELAYED
Birch extending over head of remote mountain lake TARN
Bone of bird — one following five others, do we hear? COCCYX
Breaking in with axe at the back, deface gnome made of stone MARMOREAL
Cause persistent vexation: act as escort before a tipsy social? (4,7,1,5,5) LEADSOMEONEAMERRYDANCE
City guides, say LEEDS
Correct last word written by daughter AMEND
Crack up about leaders of this physics course HOTPOT
Craftsman at home with hen producing eggs INLAYER
Curious upset about mistaken act of boldness DERRINGDO
Deception youth leader associated both with glass of whisky and card game? JIGGERYPOKERY
Deliriously in love, cool about lover's first instrument VIOLONCELLO
Democrat unpleasant about variable succession of rulers DYNASTY
Development Head of Art missed in training EDUCTION
Engineers grew weary and stopped working RETIRED
Ersatz new article in financial area's set-up SYNTHETIC
European chap following upright type round university ROUMANIAN
Fawning man's refusal to admit affray finally to bobby SYCOPHANT
Fix flag — it's of prime importance CORNERSTONE
Follow in order to accomplish aim SUCCEED
Fungus sun possibly shows up by fox's hole EARTHSTAR
Get a lift to this ramp, from which runners may be launched? SKIJUMP
Clues Answers
Girl left opening in fortification SALLYPORT
Given fresh assessment, liar appears confused REAPPRAISAL
Hero, possibly, intrudes upon eponymous heroine PRIESTESS
Hold back, quietly getting out of jam RESERVE
Impartial duke lives like the supposedly Shakespearean pilgrim DISPASSIONATE
It tests the vision of cat found in old safe OPTOMETER
Lawyer politician retained in later criminal case ... TEMPLAR
Man leaving one city for another CHESTER
Mournful English cricket side's current account ELEGIAC
Oddly it sails the Thames at Oxford ISIS
Oddly unsoldierly university cadet initially viewed with scepticism INCREDULOUSLY
Old dramatist's colleague executed outside back of Mountjoy LYLY
Old soldier is obliged always to protect half of county MUSKETEER
Orderly's receptacle for odds and ends TIDY
Political theorist that is accepting nothing I put on record IDEOLOGIST
Preacher from Greater Manchester area, one taking endless wine ECCLESIAST
Prickly plant lacking most of the fibre ISTLE
Ray grabbing tail of another fish BREAM
Reporter, one allegedly committing adultery? About right CORRESPONDENT
Reptile needs power, digging into ground TERRAPIN
Round of applause thus welcoming a meal ticket SALVO
Scottish vagrant's light work in the French Resistance? LANDLOPER
Severely critical — but course is on anyhow! CENSORIOUS
Some depraved rags tersely identifying modified racing-cars DRAGSTERS
Something that's been shot and blown up? ENLARGEMENT
Take pleasure in English girl visiting American city ENJOY
Trace a viper loose in hedge PREVARICATE
Turn up these instruments, producing unexpectedly happy results? TRUMPS
US native gets transport to hospital on the part of church STEEPLEBUSH
Young people writing about modern soldiers MINORS