The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 444 - January 11, 2003

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A tyrant I'd ban - unusually remote one working under pressure ANEROIDBAROMETER
Agitated female having a drink FLAPPING
As more die, get a fresh family of moths GEOMETRIDAE
Beauties about to interrupt Latvians' literary studies BELLESLETTRES
Boy taken by baby carriage around city from very earliest days PRECAMBRIAN
Calamity finally closed plant on island PAPOOSE
Chapter head originally employed in short OT book TASTE
Church needs new organ or piano - hard to find timely device CHRONOGRAPH
City worker first meeting a doctor in her waiting room ANTECHAMBER
Cultivate to excess, but deliveries get cut OVERCROP
Customers heard where some of the stock may be kept BYRES
Defunct art form around East, kept up by pathetic old party DEADASADODO
Eager to mourn for the departed KEEN
Eccentric artist working within compound DISASTER
Enduring source of news about the French TIMELESS
English graduate in Scottish valley, one singing songs GLEEMAN
Fairy-tale writers set out to be most ghastly GRIMMEST
Fastener Peter used, workin' in the pool SAFETYPIN
Free from pretence, like informal correspondents? SINCERE
Freebooter takes second ship, a proverbial swearer MOSSTROOPER
Frugal, though not where pork pies are concerned ECONOMICALWITHTHETRUTH
High-minded Christian's viewpoint finally changed over comprehensive ANGLOCATHOLIC
His attempts to heal are unbelievably weak HOMOEOPATH
I come with choir arrangement in high burlesque HEROICOMIC
In a word, visible ability to perceive clearly INSIGHT
In fiction, curses on criminal that's killed relative FIRSTCOUSINONCEREMOVED
In part, is it a raga it plays? SITAR
Involving two organs, it's heard but not heeded (2,3,3,3,3,3,5) INONEEARANDOUTTHEOTHER
It's involved, being settled on designated heirs ENTAILED
Joint complaint of serving men and women? TENNISELBOW
Language some writer's employing ERSE
Laze slackly? Old American head demanded earnest endeavour ARAMAIC
Like something pink Lord Aylmer's daughter consumed ROSEATE
Lots go in for damaging raids STRONTIA
Mark a craggy outcrop SCAR
Met up with journalists covering end of test for siren TEMPTRESS
Mossy root in river concealed one collection of creatures almost within RHIZOID
Mythological ship caught abandoning freight ARGO
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Non-resident old folk see, in full bloom, Titania's cowslips OUTPENSIONERS
Nothing to beat it, so picked up regular rhythm OSTINATO
One hearing of another difficult crossword LISTENER
One of several signs directing players to the pitch CLEF
One singing sweetly after dark in Florence NIGHTINGALE
Outcry raised about motorway is some issue EMISSION
Parson detailed to cut Bentley's jingle CLERIHEW
People out early pass sign about fine holidays TICKETOFLEAVEMEN
Picture supposed supplier of gut thus about to give instruction to violinists SPICCATO
Pin-up in Rome, possibly, dispatched all over the place OMNIPRESENT
Pity she married Boaz! RUTH
Places in cover, using various points around moor ENSHEATHS
Plinth only used to hold column at first SOCLE
Poles are left on river, thus to be seen around SLAVONIC
Politician's written defamation involving Burlington House LIBERAL
Pre-eminent US composer's collection of records ARCHIVES
Predilection initially shown when visiting gallery DEAN
Puzzling old German cipher said to divert ENIGMATICAL
Religious leader entertaining bishops in air trip RABBI
Remaining popular, dreary-sounding bloke is given to excesses OVERINDULGENT
Ropy tie by no means sound for supporting side of building WALLKNOT
Ruminant has miles to run, crossing two rivers MUSKDEER
Satiate oneself with production of Lear? You must be joking! STUFFANDNONSENSE
Scandinavians who could be described by civil engineer leaving for south? ICELANDERS
Season beginning late for Bury? INTER
Shake or trill - one making an instrumental refrain RITORNELLO
So obvious selected child is getting up to argue ITSTANDSTOREASON
Speaking, is aware of making denials NOES
Steer clear of girl carrying placard, perhaps EVADE
Support objection, getting a bit of a shock? BUTTRESS
Tongue from a sheep, excellent cold ZEALOUSNESS
Vegetable has pretty tender skin SWEETCORN
Way a simple fellow identifies Greek ode STASIMON
Wine the Spanish kept in sideboard CELLARET
With that woman to oversee, travelling in no matter what location WHERESOEVER
Witter on incessantly, figuratively speaking? (4,8,2,3,5) TALKNINETEENTOTHEDOZEN
Wood used in Ben the charioteer's time? HURST
Young American Indian model carrying a rejected work LOOTINGS