The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 418 - August 10, 2002

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A rut with frost would be out of place on this sort of pitch ASTROTURF
Abandoned item left by one in middle of wreck RELIC
Abyssinian prince endlessly reckless RAS
Acknowledgement of persistence appropriate to a clown's retirement? (6,2,4,4,2,3,4) THERESNOFOOLLIKEANOLDFOOL
Advisor from overseas office ignoring a leader of emigrants CONSULTEE
African country's dreadful safari - bunk! - nothing more BURKINAFASO
Almost enmeshed? That's stupid INANE
Antique coin first of all found in pipe DUCAT
Assessor, a man in America CHECKER
At home, mother abandons liveliness, being exhausted INANITION
Average group of clubs from Dublin? FAIRISH
Begin to jump, being drunk after the dance STARTTHEBALLROLLING
Brown, say, bringing grounds to mind? LANDSCAPEGARDENER
By oneself, upset, imbibing most of that alcohol ETHANOL
Causes upset again - tears about reduction of bid REOFFENDS
Character from Greek Church accepting line on us shows heart NUCLEUS
Churlish type, I note, getting good reprimand INGRATE
Composer unusually variable about end of work BALAKIREV
Controversial pills - bottle not finished? Granny's hidden half VIAGRA
Court girl returned in knitted garment WOOLLEN
Cringe about problem in part of train COWCATCHER
Curtailed piece of film on hearing of cuts in hospitals CLINICS
Cut wavering, though not of French INCISION
Dancing this reel in island town STHELIER
Discouraging genies? SEEINGOFF
Ear hairs? Mostly distressing TRAGI
Edward Newton, among various seedsmen, showing cracking quality DEMENTEDNESS
Ends of ardent Labourite are not much - power! TEETH
European group, with a Parisian embracing a girl from somewhere in South America ECUADORAN
Executioner disposing of second chief HEADMAN
Eye movement noticed after operation OPTIC
Fashionable stuff, new from Germany, around a car's back seat TONNEAU
Favouring economies involving engineers and other soldiers, but making acquisitions PROCUREMENTS
Football club always attracting people of fashion EVERTON
Former King with Early English nobleman GRANDEE
Fuel stores? Rent more established sites, initially GASHOLDERS
Girl in church left in vehicle CHANNEL
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Good seats, even for a strip-show? DRESSCIRCLE
He's one, and I will be another ELEMENT
I pen letter badly without right producer of text TELEPRINTER
Individual pins down chap in a position to score? ONSIDE
Invaders are rampaging alongside a mountain range SIERRANEVADA
It's seen as an absence of light illness SEASONALAFFECTIVEDISORDER
John all but upset poet ELIOT
Late edition of paper usually in remarkable style EXTRAORDINARILY
Lift to reveal changes ELEVATOR
Limit studies with coach CONSTRAIN
Located church in hurry, turning wrong way TRACED
Majestic parrot nipping tails of buzzard and quail LORDLY
Means by which people talk to you when you're unable to speak? TELEPHONEANSWERINGMACHINE
Most prominent people in operas and art-songs we hear beginning to sing RINGLEADERS
One bringing together international body, if that's right UNIFIER
One can't see how this is useful to astronomers INFRAREDRADIATION
One's following advanced musical pieces LENTI
People rejecting this paper, mostly in crisis? RACEAGAINSTTIME
Prime example of a Greek riddle? SIEVEOFERATOSTHENES
Religious follower's a holy man absorbed by ancient god RASTA
remains reckless, losing head ASH
Revolutionary drink company on the rise, endlessly lively inside OCTOBRIST
Risks targets, incurring displeasure ENDANGERS
Runs away from defeat and name-calling? DUBBING
Scrutineer rejecting Conservative, accepting Liberal — one objects vocally HECKLER
Source of drink in Sark running short before stormy April, alas SARSAPARILLA
Spa holiday devoid of content? Doctor's orders, initially HYDRO
The classic example of a no-win situation? BETWEENSCYLLAANDCHARYBDIS
This column is dropped because many drips contribute to it STALACTITE
This writer turned in cloche - article transformed by plating process? ELECTROCHEMICAL
Thriller-writer having the tones of a poet? YATES
Town's blemishes aired on the radio? STAINES
Tried to find someone in custody as well - no love anticipated LOOKEDFORWARDTO
University against one being enthralled by well-established painter FAUVIST
Unusual period has to include good representational images IDEOGRAPHS
Victorian writer finally lost his audience READE
Weeds in water? Support keeping back Henley Regatta, in extreme instances PORPHYRA