The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 905 - January 3, 2011

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Absolute power, for a start, in golf club PUTTER
Almost time to leave quarters in evening wear NIGHTGOWN
Army corps, weary, retreated RETIRED
As communicated by pilot, I land in the East INDIA
Attractive girl putting flowers around piano POPSY
Award not given for military heroism, making saint angry GEORGECROSS
Being kept in for detention HOUSEARREST
Character needing husband somehow worried my wife MERRYWIDOW
Characteristic religious work of a saint MARK
Cherished king and emperor PETER
Complex of stores that's very quiet SHOPPINGCENTRE
Crazy man had abused substance outside MADHATTER
Criminal prepared to shelter ring-leader CROOKED
Cut and prune drastically to reduce inflation quickly PUNCTURE
David and Claude in France, for example PAINTERS
Die protecting one thing one really cares about PASSION
Doctor or technician containing a process hard to stop CHAINREACTION
Enclosure on end of quay is guarded CAGEY
Fish on River Wye, say, where small fry are found NURSERY
Fish smell when head's cut off TENCH
Flight before landing may have to go round this HOLDINGPATTERN
Frenzy as dentist finally gets to cavity TANTRUM
Handouts reproduced in large number THOUSAND
Happiness about a penny less in cost CHEAPER
Have a part put in agreement PLAYACT
Heading north, see smoke signal TOKEN
History master understood our group TACITUS
Horse going back to cover the same ground again RECAP
In an ugly arrangement that's clumsy UNGAINLY
In rain dance I am involved AMERICANINDIAN
In West End, I'm performing title role TIMON
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Included in eleven thus, I astounded fan ENTHUSIAST
Injure soldiers, holding back task for queen MARYTUDOR
Instalment husband collected in a daze TRANCHE
Intermediary and representative including me in one level of organization MIDDLEMANAGEMENT
It's not, as some might say, a blemish TAINT
Japan, for example, pronounced someone wanting LACQUER
Lacking refinement, though possibly ladylike UNGENTLEMANLY
Left after constant gossip on island, having reservations CONDITIONAL
Manoeuvre needed in test that involves forwards and back THREEPOINTTURN
Massacre as result of counter-reformation TROUNCE
Murderer used to refer slangily to police unit SWEENEYTODD
Nothing in English elementary education reduced? Correct ERRORLESS
Over time, deciding on the revised rate for part of hospital OPERATINGTHEATRE
Part of camp around a lake some scouts are looking for TALENT
Person with more than one job, second on boat MOONLIGHTER
Point to equine as source of this WHINNY
Preserve right oven for meat dish POTROAST
Producer of keys — in my case, possibly gold SYCAMORE
Rabbit taking rook, resulting in mate CRONY
Rational-sounding explanations WHYS
Run quickly over song? Quite FAIRLY
Selecting players for hurling CASTING
Stays if ordered, to do what's required SATISFY
Strive to grab power and authority EXPERT
Tube taken by expert, as a result PRODUCT
Unappreciative type announces local hero INGRATE
Validates part of voyage — one is covered by this paper LEGITIMISES
Way in which bore turned up for seat on Jumbo HOWDAH
Why, we hear, psaltery's involved in the writer's religious work MYSTERYPLAY
With venture, mother and a girl raised capital once DARESSALAAM
Woman included in test in place for skin treatment TANNERY