The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 389 - February 16, 2002

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A pair of Indian drums backed in this German silver ALBATA
Already tumulus has this inner sanctum ADYTUM
American writer confused with English author? THOREAU
Ancestor representing start of early mammal FOREBEAR
Artist putting down size of print succeeded thus PICASSO
Aztec temple step locals all hit when sacrificing outsiders TEOCALLI
Central district in Newcastle or Bangor? DOWNTOWN
Client stupidly invested in some long ago ANCIENTLY
Country dwellers, loosely speaking, follow alien rules of conduct ETHICS
Course programmes of pronunciation unit cut back SYLLABI
Cypher a direction without dictionary ENCODE
Devotee of a timeless story having trouble AFICIONADO
Each across anagram is something sweet SACCHAROSE
Emperor's taken to the German dance CZARDAS
Energy increase established a river height's rising - this river? EUPHRATES
Father overcomes anything at all causing anxiety FRAUGHT
Finish song with jolly part of development stage ENDODERM
Following the run, the majority need a temperature regulator THERMOSTAT
Football club troubled to determine position ORIENTATE
Friend's a fool getting caught in fib, where some might lie with comfort PALLIASSE
Game old chap bringing back loose women to America? This could put one under a cloud NIMBOSTRATUS
Give people the full works, building from initial duress INDUSTRIALISE
Hold murderer crossing Ontario CONTAIN
Imitation goods on which decoration may be junk? CHINOISERIE
Island having one business area IBIZA
Join religious education class with intent to civilize RECLAIM
Knowledge of fine arts without rival shows this up VIRTU
Last act of Shakespeare over - good SWANSONG
Lay blame on special constable leading copycat attack SCAPEGOAT
Like a cafeteria serving up meat mostly on crockery? SELFSERVICE
Make accusation about half of porter in prohibition INTERDICT
Make less full of beans? DECAFFEINATE
Medicinal plant growth could involve solver with court CULVERSROOT
Note old vegetable in vessel. Swede, perhaps? EUROPEAN
Obsession leading to key races with one classic racing car BUGATTI
Oligarchy's beginning to restrict speech ORATION
One caught by hook, yet eel wriggles EYELET
One dealing illegally with respect to alcohol, it's said INSIDER
One often removed New Statesman's capital invested in labour TONSIL
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One that lass on spree could turn to? SALESPERSON
One who interprets international shows I mount EXPOSITOR
One who wanted throne, devious guy prone to serve queen YOUNGPRETENDER
One who's organizing hands around the password SHOPSTEWARD
Origins of every term you might look up, and progress over years ETYMOLOGY
Piece of armour in Arab steel alloyed with little platinum BREASTPLATE
Poet to adopt pose with some talent SITWELL
Project article about drowned valley's freshwater flatworm PLANARIAN
Protect lady when around reptile PTERODACTYL
Queen supports state giving shock treatment CONDITIONER
Russian gibes about the antithesis of collective farming? AGRIBUSINESS
Season can reform, as spring sprung demonstrates? ASSONANCE
Seasonal gift that may be plain? EASTEREGG
Shorter dictionary includes bitter regional speech DIALECT
Sign in duplicate? GEMINI
Small talk about one at the tea-party CHATTER
Source of cheese Lister treated without infra-red LEICESTERSHIRE
Spanish region with a mostly luxurious state? ANDALUSIA
Sticky fluid, a volume held by maple, perhaps TREACLE
Stone castle in Wales FLINT
Syrian scandal about place known for birds and booze? CANARYISLANDS
The sort of close encounters to be had in the cinema may follow this acquired habit? SECONDNATURE
The water of life ought to play no part in such ancient scriptures? DEADSEASCROLLS
Through one unending group of words, an involuntary reaction from the Circumlocution Office? PERIPHRASTIC
Transport drivers holding functions for those in trade BUSINESSMEN
Travelling Flemish house master in Ireland HIMSELF
Treatment of surface fashionable when wearing skates? FINISH
Vignettes regularly remaining worthy of note INTERESTING
We use solver cruelly OURSELVES
What could be low note? MOOLA
What holds up ferries in Hawaii? PACIFICOCEAN
What may be crane lifting permitted small quantity DRIBLET
What needed services stopping at Waterloo? NAPOLEONICWARS
What's supposed to be entered by solvers here HYPOTHESIS
Where you might have menu-driven Internet access? CYBERCAFE
Wild horse starts to buck rider off, now cowboy's holding on BRONCHO
Witch's trick has the power to bring one down CANTRIP
Works strenuously in the East End in pubs INNARDS