The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 473 - July 5, 2003

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A strange sort thinking rationally of Old Moore's study ASTROLOGICAL
Act altruistically, using small tin to benefit divers? (4,4,5,4,3,6) CASTONESBREADUPONTHEWATERS
American scrubber sports administrators employed after game LOOFA
Approval to take part in Miss England's first survey? LOOKSEE
Area covered by Cabot's wandering is a Mexican state RECESS
Back out, seeing radioactive element? ESTABLISH
Beg 5 to take different role IMPLORE
Bird: judge no longer uses it in sentencing BLACKCAP
Bitterness moved this compiler to stop payment RESENTMENT
Bones sailors discovered at edge of island TARSI
Bread ingredient we initially warm up before tea, perhaps WHEATMEAL
Calmer quarter in German town housing an old writer? TRANQUILLISER
Conditions in which almost milky natural formations appear STALACTITES
Craftsman a sea cook's legend made mention of SILVERSMITH
Crop-grower, say - spies caught one heartlessly at work making drug book PHARMACOPOEIA
Crossing northern state, observe a lofty dwelling EYRIE
Current section following an admired type ICONIC
Domestic help with composure, say, making beds in India CHARPOYS
Dostoevsky hero taking single woman round island IDIOT
Express undue approval of odd pair in Ovid's first poem OVERPRAISE
Extension built by queen to house old flame ANNEXE
Failed to notice deliveries made by butcher's boy OVERLOOKED
Farmers work at it up to their declining years TILLAGE
Feverish cold making companion unwell CHILL
Fictional team in church office taking shelter NONEXISTENT
For example, Mistress Quickly's trendy new ring INNKEEPER
Found English way fairly clever? SMOKO
French novelist quietly leaving front, creating stir ROUST
Head from Donne's island for the sultanate? OMAN
Headgear worn by Noah's son, an encumbrance for sailors TOPHAMPER
Heartbroken by verse beginning to show mundane quality EARTHLINESS
High-spirited partygoer accommodated by former Rechabite EXTRAVERT
Holiday originally requiring extra tax once ALTAR
In which the union is set up before the issue needs raising SHOTGUNMARRIAGE
Integral factor in total I quoted ALIQUOT
It doesn't follow that one can write in Latin NONSEQUITUR
It may give fresh colour to the estate RESPRAY
It's highly regarded as an area of cultivation ROOFGARDEN
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It's not normally new in university, of course UNNATURALLY
Italian dandy's admirer beginning to take wine with the commander? FANTASTICO
Junior employee back on perfume, one for connoisseurs COGNOSCENTI
Key carried by many in high position ALOFT
Lack of social graces in the French Left? GAUCHENESS
Leave - worker accepted variable amount QUANTITY
Libretto finally picked up by composer's driver WAGONER
Like some whistling spoiled by lack of air? TUNELESS
Like tramps with West Country appearance, all in good order? SHIPSHAPEANDBRISTOLFASHION
Malice consuming river fairy SPRITE
Nearly twenty pence laid out on one old sign SCORPIO
New trainee with pen and ruler displaying business acumen ENTREPRENEURIAL
Note about tailless horse serving the rest down under IDOLISERS
Odd Italian tenors originally met in Verdi compositions DIVERTIMENTI
Oil-lamp he converted for Nightingale PHILOMELA
Old heretic is in a right mess after a vote APOLLINARIS
One may be caught in a terrible row CRAB
People who worship soldiers I found in disarray NITON
Person pulling faces runs after stern champion GRIMACER
Psychoneurotic condition of some shyster, I assume HYSTERIA
Relating to insects, not mice for a change ENTOMIC
Report of change where sacrifices are made TABASCO
Revelation follows several examples of such a communication EPISTLE
Say nothing? Not on this trip, surely EGO
Self-obsession is a sin, surprisingly involving Catholic sergeant-major NARCISSISM
Senior teachers possessed energy to enter golf tournament HEADMASTERS
Shelter I fail to find, reversing in river at great speed PRESTISSIMO
Star female pianist once touring South American country HESPERUS
Star has case for leisure wear SUNSUIT
Successfully detached? PULLEDOFF
Tin containing curate's chopped-up seafood CRUSTACEAN
To admit police to meet personal staff is to exceed one's powers (4,3,3,4,4,3,5) TAKETHELAWINTOONESOWNHANDS
Toy weapons used in exercise as warning signals PEASHOOTERS
Try abandoning clergyman's role in modern environment? That's suggestive REMINISCENT
Visit Norwich, for example SEE
Where climbers may be beginning to seek teashop by lakes? SCAFELL
Where we may get all the reliable information (or a bit!) (8,4,3,6,5) STRAIGHTFROMTHEHORSESMOUTH
Worker in factory provided with a type of scarf MANTILLA