The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 390 - February 23, 2002

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A Blair peer in revolt? That can be fixed REPAIRABLE
A Dominican almost collapsed - source of protein required? AMINOACID
A parricide chopped up body parts PERICARDIA
A racket taken in by ear? On reflection, it's frogs RANIDAE
Act to secure United pair DUO
Acting vainly, losing head, Othello perhaps turned over chamber in house UTILITYROOM
African area shouldn't be part of Spain at all - but it is! NATAL
Again evokes new sea-ark at sea REAWAKENS
Almost everyone offered to go round centre of Paris - tourist area ALGARVE
Appropriate to swallow skinned peach or other food item TEACAKE
Article in curious raven ode, end of quatrain? It's quite the reverse of this EVERANDANON
Branch wrapped in wire, like many a tree CLIMBABLE
Church air possibly against devilish air, not a musical sound CHARIVARI
Composer with a posthumous reputation in pop? HUMPERDINCK
Decorative artist - in Paris, she will secure renown, right? ENAMELLER
Detailed review of Pictures at an Exhibition, recorded in Paris CATALOGUERAISONNE
Eastern bloke picked up Eastern wines with identical titles NAMESAKES
Effectively covering the end of everything? (2,3,7,3,8) TOALLINTENTSANDPURPOSES
Elizabeth, back to front in her undergarments must be nuts BRAZILS
English Times thoughtfully spending a lot EXPENSIVELY
Excitement following part of race FLAP
Father's no time for chat PATER
Feature of pub entertainment - sounds like line dance CUEBALL
Food-hall in a terrible state MESS
Getting close to deserving to have name put forward NEARING
How one might describe the character of time in Alicante? PENULTIMATE
I simpered, squirming - did this turn red? EPIDERMIS
Imitator of poetry pens one without regular metre? APERIODIC
Industrial device turning rubbish into booze? New supporter has little hesitation BESSEMERCONVERTER
Information time and time again covering most of question DATASET
It allows you to make presumptions indefinitely INDIRECTEVIDENCE
Keep working in an extremely wicked way? (4,3,6,2,4,4) BURNTHECANDLEATBOTHENDS
Liberal's wrong choices producing poetic airs LIBECCHIOS
List military actions held up and ruined SPOLIATED
Man, first of all attending tournament in the King's supporters ROYALISTS
Maybe new clergyman's here, keen at heart PRESENTEE
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Northern town's kept going, we hear PRESTON
Not admitting failure of Foreign Office, given mostly historic evidence FOOLPROOF
Not the way to fill jug? FALSEIMPRISONMENT
Officer with a plan cut short, having to leave suddenly AIDEDECAMP
One can't really see the entertainment in these OPTICALILLUSIONS
Painter's mark encapsulated in erroneous term REMBRANDT
Particular mark powder initially removed from rug CARET
Particular motorway's end AIM
Partner to indicate if I can mostly carry her SIGNIFICANTOTHER
Parts of speech featuring in certain newspaper items DEFINITEARTICLES
Pieces of music provoking titters STRETTI
Real gold later leads to endless credit AUTHENTIC
Real non-British playwright ECHT
Request certain member of royalty to hide curling lip - it's an instinctive thing PLEASUREPRINCIPLE
Sailor, aboard ship, ultimately ready to block group of lights STARSYSTEM
Secure, having grabbed line? That's nice CLEMENT
Showing many facets of Parisian church, wasting little time DECAHEDRAL
Single performances arranged in the regions? Opening in Ilkley's overlooked ONENIGHTERS
Sister's name, nothing less NUN
Snag over head of Welsh crew's sporting assessment of size CATCHWEIGHT
Snooped? No - spied - that's not very good NOSED
Some African articles about sport left unfinished ANGOLAN
South Asian - one wrapped in badly stained article EASTINDIAN
Special facial covers, unusually sexy among leaders of kinky society OXYGENMASKS
Stage favourites will be recalled STEP
The answer's a lemon? Could be CITRUSFRUIT
Theatre-worker offering agreement about amateurish leaders in operating room PLAYACTOR
Their speed is just enough to keep them in the same place GEOSTATIONARYSATELLITES
These characters help mail get to its destination POSTALCODES
To remove stench of dead bird on hill involves ultimate in perfume DEODORISE
Try for additional meat, possibly, to one's disadvantage (4,3,4,4,5,3) BITETHEHANDTHATFEEDSONE
Unfair name given to one? Even-tempered about it INEQUITABLE
US chap supports one African language IBO
Vegetables, some baking, that pest tucks into PRATIES
What satisfies 'Simple (4)'? Don't stress yourself EASYDOESIT
Youth leader, severe, open to change, fortunately BADENPOWELL