The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 468 - May 31, 2003

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A stitch in time saves nine? (10,2,6,4,4) PREVENTIONISBETTERTHANCURE
Absurdity of 'andsome man concealing meagre competence UNTHINKABILITY
Acting a role of saint, I get rich in play THEATRICISING
After offence, trial's rigged by the left SINISTRAL
Aged rabbiting about so-called sport BADGERBAITING
Archbishop's carrying staff - bishop has tip in the shape of a knot FISHERMANSBEND
Area such as India needs journalist exercising restraint SUBCONTINENT
At least four military commanders feature in popular novels AGASAGAS
Boy to drink up with firm friend from York, say ARCHIEPISCOPAL
Business - produce an effect when put in charge PRACTICE
Casanova's mouth KISSER
Castaway discovers bird's leg ROBINSON
Citrus cultivated by peasant RUSTIC
City in Maine, with storage and shipping facilities springing up METROPOLIS
Classical conundrum for Guardian management? QUISCUSTODIETIPSOSCUSTODES
Completely control, but not have under one's thumb? (5,5,4,6,6) TWISTROUNDONESLITTLEFINGER
Connected with university, story about a consequence of wall's removal REUNIFICATION
Damage or suspend arrogance PROUDNESS
Disney film - fix copies in a state PINOCCHIO
Displaying racial discrimination? As a father, I am able to, I confess AFRICANISING
English are more demanding with singular New Yorkers, for example EASTERNERS
Essential oil extracted from cottonseed OTTO
Extinct animal in bog starts to grip archaeologist QUAGGA
Faith two lost - does it matter? WHATOFIT
Finish off chips with fish and fruit SHADDOCK
Flame dies rephrased by lyricist MASEFIELD
Food is worrying EATS
Fresh air, they say, is an element of naturism NUDITY
Fury exhibited when smart fellow gets shut up ALECTO
Girl carrying on in Ring round the Moon CORONA
Give glory to one promoted around prince ENHALO
Hardship of soldier losing foot - the best is over PRIVATION
Heroin taken by mouth - newspaperman is shocked GOBSMACKED
Humus - tons used by clergy as covering for coffin MORTCLOTH
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Iberian keeps daydreaming CASTLESINSPAIN
Idealistic campaigners spin out a reform UTOPIANS
In period following Civil War, king disposed of by judges, initially threatening disturbance RECONSTRUCTION
Interrogated interminably in bars GRILLE
Jointly finance operations wife's shortly to take up COSPONSOR
Kind of solution almost worked out by local idol COLLOIDAL
Light term of address SUNSHINE
Lightly knocks bread, say, against bits of butter PITAPATS
Make a container for speakers EARN
Men visit a site that may reveal habits of ape IMITATIVENESS
Mistrusts the way fungi take us aback SUSPECTS
Most emaciated relative gets out and about GAUNTEST
My house almost entirely ruined, invaded by two heartless yahoos - and their masters HOUYHNHNMS
Not starting conflict with fellow in a far country ARGENTINA
Notwithstanding, head shows lack of consideration REGARDLESSNESS
Other people have secured pleasant house in bad New York street THEBOWERY
People who are paid to write journals after it's over STIPENDIARIES
Pretty creatures on the turf pretend to be artful mounting horses PERISSODACTYLS
Prisoner has to satisfy guard CONSERVE
Put up with someone being ill-mannered BEAR
Rodent's limb subjected to test MARMOT
Scrooge practised interrupting to smaller extent - that's novel LESMISERABLES
Succeeded in concealing sort of pea shooter, say WEAPON
The actor playing a member of pious government THEOCRAT
Threaten to go out in the Channel GUTTER
Time to muse on first book, The Production of Monsters TERATOGENESIS
Toast that's covered in ground-nuts, most sickly UNHEALTHIEST
Typical of argument after daily performance CHARACTERISTIC
Unrest one fomented in secret ENTRENOUS
Unwillingly reported nuts misbehaving UNDERPROTEST
Use launderette to expose family skeleton (4,4,5,5,2,6) WASHONESDIRTYLINENINPUBLIC
Wet patch I found in undeveloped part of plane UNDERCARRIAGE
With some aubrieta, I'd arrive, turning shed light on IRRADIATE
Wounded bird's knocked right out BITTEN