The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 377 - December 15, 2001

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A man in charge of bombs ATOMIC
A second class route overseas ABROAD
A target for Jason's swindle FLEECE
Achieve a metal-clad army ATTAIN
Actress who's stirring up woe, muffing Juliet's goodnight (7,2,4,5,6) PARTINGISSUCHSWEETSORROW
Almost getting ecstatic about a week long ago SENNIGHT
Ball gowns, perhaps, once worn by babies LONGCLOTHES
Being a little freer, iterate (in translation) French revolutionary slogan LIBERTEEGALITEFRATERNITE
Broadcast in favour of metric unit PROGRAMME
Call out question CHALLENGE
City motorway has significance when got rid of MEMPHIS
Coppers making little difference SMALLCHANGE
Decoration perceived by smart cleaner leaving station DISTINGUISHEDFLYINGCROSS
Decrepit Leeds cab collapses DEBACLES
Deified ruler given to silly chatter about nothing THEOCRAT
Departs at bedtime LIGHTSOUT
Doctor and violin-maker confess to exaggerating DRAMATISING
Dusty prisoner visits city without bishop POWDERY
Enlightenment can be obtained from this combination of palmtops LAMPPOST
European following put into service spread out EFFUSED
Everything, say, starts to run out quickly ALLEGRO
Figure twelve worn by horse NONAGON
Filmset is unstable, most easily damaged FLIMSIEST
Flowers coming up - that takes a long time NOSEGAY
Game permitted during journey ROULETTE
Girl performed first in Irish county DONEGAL
Gloomy Miss Trent joins American uprising SULLEN
Gradually producing sandwich lunch? PIECEMEAL
Green material LAWN
Help victim to talk SUCCOUR
House in south east Oxford, for instance SHOE
Hundreds talking about one of the barbers TONSORIAL
Hung around to welcome New Caledonian with lots of wood WAINSCOTTED
It's worse without the person who hesitates DITHERER
John retired into the background, being of two minds AMBIVALENCE
Judge showing no anger, having looked around what swindler did GAZUMPED
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Jump - drastically reduce length AXEL
Just the employee to be relied on RIGHTHAND
Justification of French criminal DEFENCE
Make an appointment about four, in case DATIVE
Man-of-war, or a liner? SHIPOFTHELINE
Marilyn has lost last of inheritance, by way of capital MONROVIA
Miracles could make converts RECLAIMS
Moor perhaps has nameless wild plant AFRICANVIOLET
No bishop stands by dissipated rulers DYNASTS
Olympic venue - one area rejected by fast runner ATLANTA
Open up black fish BROACH
Out on bail, I'm delivering statistical frequency BINOMIALDISTRIBUTION
Parrot - I finish game without it IMITATE
Part of 67, small piece WEEKNIGHT
Period when fishing is banned, nearly embracing the oceans CLOSESEASON
Philanthropist's merchandise - a retail outlet carries one article GOODSAMARITAN
Pin is moving - balanced, but moving INSPIRATIONAL
Plant part of leaf in soil, by one little stone LOVEINAMIST
Plea made job less demanding DIMINISHEDRESPONSIBILITY
Present from the magi venerated GIVE
Put note in to cancel book BULLRING
Relaxation afforded by flowers? Certainly LEISURE
Resident of Tallinn, perhaps, has not succeeded in becoming public school boy ETONIAN
Reveal confidential information with monitoring devices excluded (4,5,3,2,6) TELLTALESOUTOFSCHOOL
Round star changed into a wave of electro-magnetism CIRCULARPOLARISATION
S. American money once made by vineyard encountering trouble previously unknown CRUZADO
Seeking pleasure in which one is early GOODTIME
Sluggishness of girl chasing deer ANNUAL
Soldiers call books 'decoration' ORNAMENT
The rabble I commanded is brought in and made ready for action MOBILISED
This is self-styled, and so it is not authentic SOIDISANT
Turner's picture of 22 THEFIGHTINGTEMERAIRE
University disregarded graduate initially excluded, not being chosen democratically UNELECTED
Was square? HASBEEN
Where Sheriff Hutton used to be up on a horse NORTHRIDING
Where to see Veronica in Birmingham STAGNANCY