The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 368 - October 13, 2001

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A mostly exhausted city in Colorado APSEN
Affliction affecting plants INDUSTRIALDISEASE
Almost sagging during following attack? Nonsense FLIMFLAM
Analyse carbon to get measure of the universe PARSEC
Approaches cathedral area linked to vice CLOSESIN
Boastful claims, most adorned, ridiculous, about nothing RODOMONTADES
Bridge opponents, imperfect, dropping King, getting in a tangle ENLACING
Card-game almost returned a quantity of gold BACCARAT
Chap filling cup with a quantity of water TASMANSEA
Chap with woman in part of India BENGAL
Cloth mostly turned backward, not forward TIMID
Dope gets on autocue? IDIOTBOARDS
Eager to trim leading edge of some river-banks REEDY
Energy's certainly in the expression of English diarist PEPYS
Financial institution's boss inclined to dismiss first overseas pupil EXCHANGESTUDENT
Fish dish has us returning to boat? Not quite SUSHI
Foodstuff found in desserts or meat dishes SWEETBREADS
Get serious: only mines exploded SOLEMNISE
Girl, elected, triumphed over the German state? That's unrealistic ALICEINWONDERLAND
Gusto shown by taxmen filling in identical copy SPIRIT
Hairy insect mostly keeping out of view? BUSHY
I strain original works, not thinking straight IRRATIONALISING
I'm pulling up second South African plant MINOSA
In time, substantial backing may be necessary INTEGRAL
Individual supporting Australia is a gas OZONE
Last of us covered in fur in Russian city MINSK
Lists many essays developing efficiency work SYSTEMSANALYSIS
Look longer than 60% of staff in extravagant surroundings OUTSTARE
Love and a kiss never upset Scots college types? OXONIANS
Maintain a difficult climb is to appear serious KEEPASTRAIGHTFACE
Male in pine tree garbling quantity of hymns LONGMETRE
Mediating, meaning to bring in revised creed INTERCEDENT
Mediating, one's accepted by the French, I confess LIAISING
More exposed, ripped apart by new gale - one gives quite a display BARNSTORMER
Mountain cat, tailless, eating a creature of the Andes ALPACA
Not the sort of delivery one need associate with theatre methods NATURALCHILDBIRTH
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Novel operation supplying frozen vegetables? COLDCOMFORTFARM
Oldest trees damaged around fifth of October FIRSTBORN
Phase chap takes a long time to organise STAGEMANAGE
Polite alternative to exclamation of grief? GRACIOUS
Pouring claret, but affecting wine-taster's ability? NOSEBLEED
Punch on the way, with one going down completely HOOKLINEANDSINKER
Rampaging centaurs from part of old Italy ETRUSCAN
Ranch's first rodeo champion upset about one device used by announcer RADIOMICROPHONE
Religion, quiet one, is attracting monk, initially SHIISM
Rough article eaten by nag HOARSE
Rousing a chap in a part of a house AWAKENING
Rumours of an Oriental game? CHINESEWHISPERS
Run in next race EXTRA
Sanhedrin almost in uproar about a name for Jewish month ADARSHENI
Sanskrit aphorisms part useful, but only part, on reflection SUTRA
Several back-seat drivers in control? STEERINGCOMMITTEE
Silent millions engrossed by endless defeat STUMM
Song writer finally supports WWII events AIRRAIDS
Speaker's an eco-warrior making switch? CONVERSATIONIST
Split up, leaderless, receiving stick, having too few resources UNDERSTAFFED
Store turned over in making elaboration of tongue CREOLISATION
Suitable term for climbing gear? GETUS
Superior position: set before middle of horde LIEGELORD
Sweet food? Harsh diet gives us bit (sic) DIGESTIVEBISCUITS
Take steps to surprise those who think you're out? SLEEPWALK
Theatre performer is on stage a lot - he is dancing ANAESTHESIOLOGIST
Three blokes ignoring Penny in dance CHACHACHA
Unpleasant smell rising, only aroma is fading OBSOLESCENT
Update plan, including new flag REDENSIGN
Use light to examine line in a rum intestinal twisting TRANSILLUMINATE
Various laces and bits - they stretch ELASTICBANDS
Vote getting zero interest, initially, after call to attract ordinary people HOIPOLLOI
What's first-rate round the bottom, judging by experience? APOSTERIORI
Where French will interrupt visitor from Copenhagen? DOUANE
Wings of dove seized by one murdering bird KILLDEER
Young fellow about to worry millions - German agitator SCAREMONGER