The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 383 - January 5, 2002

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'Desert-like' has upset Irish islands SAHARAN
A medic putting in hearts as required ADHOC
A reminder of past successes when one's flagging? OLDGLORY
Alternative treatment getting a trophy - important moment (not the first) ACUPUNCTURE
Aquatic creature all but left harbour SEAPORT
Area of metaphysics aware of record of work done before end of century ONTOLOGY
Artist turned strange? Unwell, nothing more MURILLO
Back on computer in a flash? MICROSECOND
Book written about new English linguistic unit TONEME
Car is damaged slightly? That's not super as an offering SACRIFICIALLY
Carries on losing head for a long time AGES
Church House, in city, getting second picture of Christ ECCEHOMO
Church wrong about prison for poet CHILLON
Crazy chick more ready to accept love expressed in exaggerated style? MOCKHEROIC
Dickensian character doing for an example of humility? MICAWBER
Digging tool farmer finally brought in to haul over centre of fields TROWEL
Disaster - clay cast smashed by head of Museum CATACLYSM
Dishonest businessman to be without authorisation? There's a risk always about that BLACKMARKETEER
Dismissed Yorkshire's last pair? Remarkable OUTRE
Disorganised views in impressions about mountains by this writer DERANGEMENTS
Early expression of annoyance, with animal roaming outside MATUTINAL
Excellent food? That's right STARBOARD
Fashionable article provoking doubt, abandoned by Society? That's ominous INAUSPICIOUS
Feature of opera house equipment allowed to restrict opening of opera RIGOLETTO
Feudal official organised the acres, while planting nothing in ESCHEATOR
Fighter missing Times' backing of harsh conflict BOERWAR
Footballer departed before victory over Germany LEFTWINGER
French meat café ultimately served in brandy? FLAMBE
Gentle taps, with time running out? Lad, missing nothing, saves PUTSBY
Get away! There's no runs in that ploy SCAM
Girl carrying a lasso RIATA
Girl entering part of London, ignoring main route CHANNEL
Good church investing in image that's recalled simple meal? GNOCCHI
Good part for actress - act role rewritten to involve father CLEOPATRA
Having small amount of money to meet bill produces stress ACCENT
He painted birds, gold and brown, captivating heads of bird organisations AUDUBON
Heartwarming feature of many homes? CENTRALHEATING
Inconsistent, dodgy criteria I'll have abandoned ERRATIC
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Irreligious behaviour? The old woman accepting error and opening up PAGANISM
It gives you a beating from which you should recover ARTIFICIALRESPIRATION
Key French are leading it in ways that will appear revolutionary? ESSENTIAL
Laudatory phrase that's coined, giving you the edge? DECUSETTUTAMEN
Liberal involved in drug conspiracy PLOT
Loosen tie and head off for fun - elements recalled later UNSTRAP
Much sought-after report about Left is to excite INFLAME
Not a variant view of the Universe COSMOLOGICALPRINCIPLE
One taking an acute view of Montreal? FRENCHCANADIAN
One who produced a prodigious amount of stuff before marrying a barber? WOLFGANGAMADEUSMOZART
One wing of lovely parrot LORY
Optical sensors I'd so hoped to change PHOTODIODES
Orator's firm, filled with reserve, right? CICERO
Part of driving mechanism in the mail? CHAINGEAR
Pretended much of territory's a long way off? That's not the end of it SOIDISANT
Production blatantly has no women ONEMANSHOW
Prophecy about the Parisian taste PREDILECTION
Protection of Parisian criminals DEFENCES
Quantity of water? Final sub's set out BASINFUL
Recipes for article to be eaten by donkey FORMULAE
Redundant - nothing in it's used in Old English OTIOSE
Reference suitable for your current job? THESAURUS
Refrain from drunken carnage (2-2-2,3,1,6,2,3) YOHOHOANDABOTTLEOFRUM
Remnants of seafood and wine give you disturbing after-effects SHELLSHOCK
Riders bound to have success in this contest? GYMKHANA
Salesmen back round the hotel for a drink SPRITZER
Satisfy with endless work and rest PLEASE
Seabird completely in view? Not quite always ETERNALLY
Silent? One's involved in having hooter removed NOISELESS
Sort out view of a Cockney MFH? UNTANGLE
Supporter following party, effectively FUNCTIONALLY
Tool - one's fallen from second basket SPANNER
Uncivil PC stifles rude ranting DISRESPECTFUL
Unwanted person to push off after rebuff LEPER
Vegetable stew cooked with ale - tutorial RATATOUILLE
Very high choristers apt to wobble STRATOSPHERIC
Warm spot for those who are fluey? CHIMNEYCORNER
Woman left star player bagging nothing in Oxford tie? SHOELACE