The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 432 - November 9, 2002

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Aaron's brother and Grandma MOSES
Accepts a challenge, and becomes upset TAKESON
Attack on the character of a singular individual one arrested ASPERSION
Autogenous fairy made a fuss after the start of something SELFCREATED
Award points to artist, one who's lasted ENDURER
Back Baggins, having no leader? Aw - one owes a favour OBLIGEE
Before hosting party, went back to eat out ERODE
Bill and Edward did something ACTED
Bury runners, those who intrude INTERLOPERS
Business good and plentiful COPIOUS
Come and keep Dr busy, where passengers can exercise PROMENADEDECK
Complain intemperately in bar RAIL
Cuisine gets modified by those wanting to improve mankind EUGENICISTS
Devil of a writer DICKENS
Die - body lies about, shot by alien dancers CORPSDEBALLET
Establishment training children for service? CHOIRSCHOOL
Famous player getting endless gaze STAR
Feign mental suffering when discussing drink CHAMPAGNE
For this reason, giant turned up ERGO
Grain - use precious stone to grind it soundly PEARLMILLET
Greek territory comprising one province or state RHODEISLAND
Grizzly 59s? GREATBEAR
Happier with clues? That's right TIPSIER
Horse after its food - it's attached to grain CORNCOB
How battle turned out, one of Wipers? BATHTOWEL
I state 501 with hesitation - it's actually number 77 IRIDIUM
In buffet, TUC initially want pasta FETTUCINI
In movie, supremo holds one master back CINEMATIC
It's used (possibly) to make roast at Kiev ASTATKI
Judge fit for employment, not compulsory REFUSABLE
Laurel is accompanying John to Telemark, perhaps, for theatrical training STANISLAVSKIMETHOD
Letter from the army THETA
Little crawler, having the edge, hits back at soldiers inside BRISTLEWORM
Looks closely at inferno - protection needed from glare EYESHADES
Man in charge relaxed over weapons for policemen MASTERSATARMS
Man-of-war, or cruise company's vessel? SHIPOFTHELINE
Clues Answers
Member of religious order had evening speaking with barrister KNIGHTTEMPLAR
Membrane provided with inferior curds CAULIFLOWER
Military equivalent of omerta (2,5,2,4-5) NONAMESNOPACKDRILL
One pen put up for antelope ORIBI
One thus to circle round Earth, apparently the same in all directions ISOTROPIC
Passes blood, performing lively dances PASOSDOBLES
People having reason to think it's actor on air, performing RATIOCINATORS
Plant about to be submerged by rising river ERICA
Produces a portrait and is accurate, right? Not exactly CARICATURES
Remarkable disease for which Essex Man is noted CONSPICUOUSCONSUMPTION
Rest is not disturbed by musicians TENORISTS
Rest on one's (very easily retained) laurels in each preliminary OVERLIE
Rifts involving team doctors RESIDENTS
River, just about dry, appears untidy TATTY
Salesman starts to run off copy REPRO
Sillier - without second, even more senseless INSANER
Slow but steady, Sir Thomas takes heroin, not starting insipid amphetamine MOREHASTELESSSPEED
Small charge imposed on soldiers, primarily to subsidise their accommodation CANTONMENTS
Sort of maths task I have fulfilled, following George on line PROJECTIVEGEOMETRY
Start the ball rolling with sign 4 (3,4,4,2,3,6) PUTONESHANDTOTHEPLOUGH
Stop limping HALT
Stranger isn't commonly seated between two queens QUAINTER
Students support Colombians' unexpected reduction in charges NOCLAIMSBONUS
Surgeon animated man trapped in lift LITHOTOMIST
Surgeon cut into outer layer of organ, removing unknown small vessel CORVETTE
Suspect trickery if fish swallows sea up SMELLARAT
Swimmer beginning to sink if wrapped up in protective cover SHEATFISH
Trouble doesn't come singly - it turns up over SE Britain, liberally (2,5,5,3,2,5) ITNEVERRAINSBUTITPOURS
Undulating throughout UPANDDOWN
Unstable anoretics put under influence of drugs NARCOTISE
Very pious group of detectives is coming back to tea CHASIDIC
What is an essential ingredient for health drinks? TISANES
When making tartar sauce, one has to skip CUTACAPER
When Nicky's matches are struck, the smoke could go up these CHIMNEYSTACKS
Wooster's proverbial excuse for Jeeves's contempt? (2,3,2,1,4,2,3,5) NOMANISAHEROTOHISVALET
Work both ways on dress, part of 37 POOPDECK