The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 399 - April 13, 2002

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A beer? It possibly gets you drunk EBRIATE
A good attempt to suppress rioters' initial violent behaviour AGGRO
A poor Yank turned up going round a Central American country GUATEMALA
A Times leader about Exchequer's first source of cuts AXEHEAD
Again decorate harvester, involving paint initially REPAPER
Against taking leave in African country CONGO
Allowing activity in the property market LETTING
American joins European introducing new turns ENROLLS
An unlikely solution, requiring you to write in Latin? DEUSEXMACHINA
Author's organised? Remarkable RANSOME
Avoiding condescension, as the shop is empty? UNPATRONISED
Bank mostly getting the rest free RELEASE
Barring mendicants from voting? There's no alternative BEGGARSCANTBECHOOSERS
Bird's dance and cry that is enthralling one CAPERCAILLIE
Canisters of iron mostly arrayed in nuclear installation FISSIONREACTOR
Capital description of a sluggish type? BULLETHEADED
Chap filling small cup with a large quantity of water TASMANSEA
Chap no girl stood up? Not entirely SIMON
Chemical reference identified in downloaded song? ENUMBER
Clothes dumped on part of stairs? It gets you down in the end LANDINGGEAR
Criticism about drug exposure SPOTLIGHT
Dismissed in perplexity STUMPED
Draws cracked tea-services EVISCERATES
Drunken men met and cheered - it must be the booze CREMEDEMENTHE
Electronic process producing an impressive feat of calculus? LARGESCALEINTEGRATION
Excellent blend of oil in mayonniase AIOLI
Excessively stimulates love? Not half, getting absorbed in kinky erotic sex OVEREXCITES
Exhortation to get out of the kitchen, even if you can stand the heat? (1,7,3,5,5) AWATCHEDPOTNEVERBOILS
Exotic woods seen in fresh part of deck? GREENHEARTS
Expunge historical period — rule as despot, heartlessly ERADICATE
Extreme anger of flying ace incensed about new nose to Concorde? INCANDESCENCE
Final preparation for acts, even in a strip-show? DRESSREHEARSAL
Good party becomes sombre GRAVE
Helps string-players after missing entry ASSISTS
I axe sport broadcast - they make reparation EXPIATORS
Ie, RC nun into possibly becoming a papal representative INTERNUNCIO
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Involves crime associated with noose ROPESIN
Knocking out one from local area after race is over ELIMINATIVE
Lad bribes funny comedians? ADLIBBERS
Launch party? PUSHTHEBOATOUT
Loan prioress battered book of sevices RESPONSORIAL
Makes insensitive search - ends badly, though article's secured CASEHARDENS
Middle Easterner goes round valley chasing page of Italian writer PIRANDELLIAN
Miserable behaviour? British urge promptitude, though not at first BEGGARLINESS
Negotiator always receiving backing about end of truce now REPRESENTEE
Norse god's name in runic character THORN
Notice US lawyer accepting last extra items ADDENDA
Offering balanced view of my poems finally turning rhythmic? SYMMETRICAL
Old English girl gathering in the evening primrose OENOTHERA
Old soldier always taking note, when on the scent MUSKETEER
Opera characters in stress regime, possibly MEISTERSINGERS
Overloaded with excessive publicity, star finally accused of offence HYPERCHARGED
Photographic contest involving dance identification? SPOTTHEBALL
Pick Italian city territory for potential scientific apparatus ELECTROMETER
Plea from priest or a former school-fellow in dreadful prison ORAPRONOBIS
Possess the mind of literary fringe, into the Old Testament OVERGET
Presumably it offers a way of dealing with psychotherapy? TRANSACTIONALANALYSIS
Puts in one new section of theatre that's left out INSTALS
Recipient's expression of astonishment about rage GRANTEE
Religious rite one encountered in last third of matins NONES
Scotsman turned up to check English simplicity NAIVETE
Session offering such an easy target SITTING
Soldiers certain to secure a rank again REMEASURE
Sorting out saucepans with rings, using soap SAPONACEOUS
Speak in florid style, using no note ORATE
Sun repudiates treated form of milk? UNPASTEURISED
Supervise deliveries to bishop's place OVERSEE
They associate in support of activity on the main channels YACHTCLUB
They've left because of restrictive union arrangements ELOPERS
This writer's a fool about the French disease MEASLES
Try to get in with religious group that is receiving form of tax CULTIVATE
Valve I note during song recording attempt AIRINTAKE