The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 462 - May 3, 2003

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Clues Answers
A court may be announcing a ball APPELLATE
A mastermind arranged subject for peace conference DISARMAMENT
A novel to look forward to extremely? GREATEXPECTATIONS
A source of annoyance, having to put up with computer error on top BUGBEAR
Agree to study dog CONCUR
Almost new business may be going to the wall FRESCO
As frontier, rampant jungle RAINFOREST
As gangster, kill escort TAKEOUT
As writer, deal effectively with a blunt point RESHARPEN
Author did a little jogging RANSOME
Betrayed royal house, concealing action half-heartedly HANDEDOVER
By river, heron not quite satisfied? Sorry! REGRETFUL
Capital instructions for writing symbol for 'arsenic' ATHENS
Chap's eventual cry of horror suppressed for slaying MANSLAUGHTER
Clip some wool STAPLE
Collector's item, part of a table perhaps STATISTIC
Cricket scores shown on TV for people tuning in TESTCARDS
Criminal hides painting in box CARTON
Crown for baby, a rocky situation TREETOP
Depressed, start to construct joint, having good stock BLUECHIP
Educated people rudely talking to girls outside clubs CHATTERINGCLASSES
Elevation showing feature of office block getting off the ground? UPLIFT
Endless wasting - doctor has nothing to pad out woman into solid figure DECAHEDRON
Fashionable mission of the French ALAMODE
Firm right to contribute to investigation STURDY
Flags to rent in Salisbury area WILTSHIRE
Gamble in which the loser is first to take the lead RUSSIANROULETTE
Girl swallowed a pebble, we hear - this revealed the tongue ROSETTASTONE
Godparent rejecting my extremely idiosyncratic name PATRONYMIC
Good man to join band, one of four on violin STRING
I see a fox's struggle - everyone on horse will be in court VIEWHALLOO
I'm among gang greeting series of offences CRIMEWAVE
Improve Fielding's novel - shortly nothing to criticise AMELIORATE
In capital, overturn onset of racial prejudice PARTIPRIS
In market place, new fabric ANGORA
In wild party, relaxed by pot, a storyteller won't finish SATURNALIA
It's plain this oyster produces an egg PRAIRIE
John the Baptist's cry, imprisoned by troops ASSUAGE
Clues Answers
Like some immortal thoughts of Wordsworth, well-hidden and not for crying TOODEEPFORTEARS
Lots of stars in festival - a number picked up having taken drug GALAXIES
Mean to arrest trawler finally, a menace in the water STINGRAY
More influenced by drink, say, after I went to part of Europe IBERIA
Nothing must be removed from quartermaster's domain, sergeant's first to underline STRESS
One additional term coined for 'drunk' TIREDANDEMOTIONAL
One may be tipped to offer a drink to occupant of bed WATERINGCAN
One pulling off lots of tricks in prison? SLAMMER
One soaked in gin captivates an upper-class young capitalist SLOANE
Practitioner of nepotism? He has no definite principles RELATIVIST
Prepared to have words about rate for lecture ONSPEAKINGTERMS
Puts two and two together and makes sense ADDSUP
Reason singer repeated part of composition GROUNDBASS
Regularly exercising the art, Shelley's using few words TERSELY
Repeated notes about a French conversation REPENT
Resist a pie, falling for this? PATISSERIE
Sack one involved in flood defence SANDBAG
Salvation in holy book - a few could be at risk? SAFETYINNUMBERS
Satisfy dolt with announcement of earnings PEACEPIPE
Saving pounds, rebuked as unsophisticated CHILDLIKE
Site of multiple hangings in main road opened with vexation ARTGALLERY
Snake not drinking water that runs down track to harbour BOATTRAIN
Some coffee, as army's surrounded by death DEMITASSE
Sort of chase Jack up this? STEEPLE
Sponsor chap to include backing for style of music at party GODPARENT
Stand up to work domestic utensil DUSTPAN
Strange - nuns appear to be witches WEIRDSISTERS
Strongly encourage to make free information sheet PRESSRELEASE
Superior types composer welcomes home BRAHMINS
Support and approval drivers would prefer not to have? ENDORSEMENT
Swap the filing for some belated fun NIGHTLIFE
Take in to church solid case for natural trumpet CONCHSHELL
The smoking aftermath of hostilities TETEATETE
Using a lot more players, make a bigger score ORCHESTRATE
Victorian's pamphlets covering areas suitable for us? TRACTSFORTHETIMES
We went in to vote for author POWELL
With fabric, wizard has messy struggle SCRIMMAGE
With possibility of journey, make new arrangements, in case REPACK