The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 487 - October 4, 2003

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Aim to tour island, following street musicians STEELBAND
Bartender who refuses to give up car? SALOONKEEPER
Before final parts of scene, denigrate terrible actress TRAGEDIENNE
Cabinet member is behind bill to govern ADMINISTER
Comes back into harbour briefly? I was here first PRECURSOR
Crew member has nothing in clubs, being on the wagon BOATSWAIN
Declare one's true feelings, in a standard but tacky way? (4,4,7,2,3,4) NAILONESCOLOURSTOTHEMAST
Depressed, while speaking keeps looking to floor DOWNSTAIRS
Discover chief officer has come in after the expected time LOCATE
DIY sort of book covering anything in house HOWTO
Doing embroidery work could be irksome NEEDLING
Famous Italian is a big girl's blouse! GARIBALDI
Fan read excitedly about Russian space station ADMIRER
Fancies unsettled men on board, principally CASTLESINTHEAIR
Father and sons, feeling heartless, issue condemnation PASSSENTENCE
Fish for a western kid? CISCO
Form of prejudice is revealed in business meeting AGISM
From here, one reports crowd at fight PRESSBOX
Girl coming up with a new love poem FIONA
Girl, one admitted to East London college ELSIE
Had top newspaperman to oneself? OWNED
Have low opinion of disorderly sides' noisy players DISESTEEM
Hits wildly, removing part of eye? LASHESOUT
House surgeon has neglected one case HOLSTER
In back streets of Paris, see a British man wielding sword SABREUR
International agreement ignorant students might favour? TESTBAN
It may be necessary for supply teacher as disciplinarian to do this? ORDERFORM
It requires a couple to be cast, needing assistance, into Tower for torture TWOHANDER
Lack of vigour one's shown before race round part of Britain INANITION
Lampoon's not right for a composer SATIE
Learner in muddle on Great North Road, not knowing where to go? AIMLESS
Legendary singer swamped by hotel visitors ELVIS
Like some women, misrepresented in press with this SPINSTERISH
Made call on mobile? Special tone helped TELEPHONED
Maria trained with US fighter SAMURAI
Marine creature woman will see at first light LAMPSHELL
Mentioning task for teacher after scripture exam? REMARKING
Murdoch's novel article on Brontë's pen name THEBELL
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Musical gradually translated into Italian POCOAPOCO
Nomads wrecked ranger's hut there HUNTERGATHERERS
Oh! Dunce is somehow given protection CUSHIONED
Old weapon making a right loud noise ARBLAST
One version of the Bible was incorrect, it's asserted AVERRED
One whose life was filmed accepts authentic description of dramatist's style BRECHTIAN
Pack in no time at all? Straightforward procedure for detective OPENANDSHUTCASE
Poirot was on track to solve this mystery (6,2,3,6,7) MURDERONTHEORIENTEXPRESS
Pompous language moderated if I lose face OFFICIALESE
Practical essentials of the ironmonger's trade? NUTSANDBOLTS
Present a united front, like people at church sharing music? (4,4,3,4,4,5) SINGFROMTHESAMEHYMNSHEET
Problem entering the French city LILLE
Proposal to discontinue noted line (4,4,3,5,5,3) LETSCALLTHEWHOLETHINGOFF
Put pressure on girlfriend? SQUEEZE
Rather more lively Independent leader penned by South American writer SPARKIER
Recited prayer in synagogue, like a scoundrel CADDISH
Records order that's placed for salts? EPSOM
Religious writings discovered in distant Rawalpindi? TANTRA
Remarkably strange, for property owners FRONTAGERS
Rock article shortened after confused start TURBIDITE
Sailor concerned with keeping animal in compound SALTPETRE
Sample from river abroad TESTOUT
Setter's emphatic refusal to turn handle from place? EPONYM
Sewers can often cope with these in a second tropical storm ACCORDIONPLEATS
Society member at liberty to join mother and child? FREEMASON
Sorry about worker getting confined within REPENTANT
Strikes linked with each area of London BATTERSEA
Tragic hero written about in poem originally ROMEO
TV addicts maybe giving opinions about monarch VIEWERS
US president's coin, left buried, is turning white ALBESCENT
Was anxious concerning end of report in newspaper by top journalist FRETTED
Wastes what one's entitled to DESERTS
When the French Revolution was in full flower? FLOREAL
William heard old seaman's back in port BILBAO
Woman's better, having eaten good vegetable LADYSFINGER
Work at home? Do cleaning extremely rarely INDUSTRY
Worker at the cutting edge drinking free bubbly KNIFEGRINDER
Writer, endlessly worked up ELIOT