The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 898 - November 20, 2010

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A princess in opera? Either G&S or Verdi AIDA
A source of seafood stew, perhaps OYSTERBED
Attempts to preserve Status Quo musical work — one in fashion among the things one owns HOLDINGOPERATIONS
Ballet leap is about vigour with leg, mostly CABRIOLE
Breathe out and nearly drink in river EXHALE
Broadcast to deal with where flights are on offer AIRFIELD
Carefully study the point of a church plot CONSPIRE
City contributing only half effort when entering sports trophy SHEFFIELD
Commander's threatening look reveals embarrassment COLOUR
Consistent worker replacing aircraft's tail CONCORDANT
Construction worker very into serving people NAVVY
Cutting with leaf falling away from a standard SLIPPAGE
Destroy bag with feathers in fine game with son SHOOTDOWNINFLAMES
Do they show ocean, and what's in it? Just about ATLASES
Does as one's told round governors OBEYS
Duke's thoughtlessly cruel killing the head French revolutionary DANTON
Endless game involves universal boredom ENNUI
Entice office worker to come before time TEMPT
Ex-fireman's retired and gone travelling ABEDNEGO
Far from tender vegetable's not cold HARD
Fibre lines installed in a short press of a mouse button ACRYLIC
First steam railway town? No contest — Stoke, surprisingly STOCKTONONTEES
Food shop stocks little hot here? Yes and no DELHI
Fought against nun endlessly wearing scarlet RESISTED
Girl listened to record that's not digital ANALOG
Goddess is one heavenly body — without husband ISHTAR
Happy to drop good book for short story CONTE
Head of aristocratic line in Sicilian city offers wife to Claudius MESSALINA
I'd be playing with silicon device and not complying with the rules CIVILDISOBEDIENCE
Idea to introduce new fees in college, initially for reference books and the like NONFICTION
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In book, is horrible gap sorted out by them? BIBLIOGRAPHERS
Killer whale is something of a major catch ORCA
Like some pills, darling? Having swallowed, get medic back round SUGARCOATED
Loch with a boat here in Scotland LANARK
Loses hope of the French matches DESPAIRS
Makes a mistake, getting nought in exam TRIPOS
Man is returning, embraced by fellow, sticking together COHESIVE
Marine bacteria affected even large beluga with loss of velocity BLUEGREENALGAE
Most awful cry from German, doubly prostrate from back pain STOMACHACHE
Move cargo article on vessel to front of hold during journey TRANSSHIP
New-fangled spacesuit's not universal for one leaving this world? ESCAPIST
Notable feature of Chicago, namely music in the strongest of hits SKYSCRAPERS
Obsessive, destined to grab one kiss FIXATED
Occasionally vicar is half-back, with another priest not starting EVERANDANON
One held to be harmless DETAINEE
Partners in crime being caught in organised police scam ACCOMPLICES
Perhaps it turns company into crowd THIRDPERSON
Persons confused with Sixties' artists EXPRESSIONISTS
Roughly edit precis, introducing volume so as to give a verbal impression DESCRIPTIVE
Second partner returned to BBC with a change of heart concerning pronunciation unit SYLLABIC
Some mast a company delivered to Royal Navy ACORN
Stands blade in the mixer to be abrasively cleaned SANDBLASTED
Struggling apropos the detail of punctuation APOSTROPHE
Stylish sort coming up with tons of stuff written for women CHICKLIT
Unknown to catch hero in A&E — a real dish ZABAGLIONE
Very good secretary invested in excellent lets for elderly relatives GREATGRANDPARENTS
What comes from patron contributions? TRONC
Where one may stay in hotel or in lodge RESORT
Worried about what may be sun goddess ASTARTE
Wrong to admit new company BAND