The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 495 - November 29, 2003

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Admiral's battle line, formed up in square NELSONSCOLUMN
Almost inclined to lie down, being very sore TENDEREST
Animal making to get up? It's about to TORTOISE
Beat previous efforts coming to final part of race, in correct report SETTHERECORDSTRAIGHT
Books briefly indicated by occupational therapist OLDTESTAMENT
Burst out laughing SPLITONESSIDES
Caught soldier bringing round dose of drug, about an ounce, say BIGCAT
Changes nothing, altering maiden's dress CHEONGSAM
Chaste, welcoming Petruchio's return early PREMATURE
Chief murderer likely to be arrested CAPTAIN
Continues to hurt joints, going on run RANKLES
Council man gets medic in to infirmary SANHEDRIN
Cynically bored? Lord, we have area to care about WORLDWEARY
Delicate superstar accepts pressure FINESPUN
Demand seafood, about one CLAIM
Developing story Sun breaks with bold margin BILDUNGSROMAN
Dramatist of average weight MIDDLETON
Eleven's cat MARMALADE
English sealing-ring gets wash out ELUTE
Finally change Arab costume, an exhausting business BURNOUT
Finally decide to do a bungee jump? TAKETHEPLUNGE
Flip-flops aunt employs at first as slippers PANTOUFLES
From lower levels below boats, a sailor takes time to come up SUBSTRATA
Home Guardsman once able to be barricaded, say? FENCIBLE
In payout, double is expected at first, but make singular INDIVIDUALISE
In walks, horse makes way so carefully THREADS
It may impale one on terrible horn RHINO
It's conventional to establish a passing side RULEOFTHEROAD
Jubilant left captured Conservative EXCITED
Keep quiet, having book PRESERVE
Like sailors to talk of raids ASSAULTS
Looks longingly at private boxes, putting down pounds OGLES
Losing pounds, sweetheart's awful glare — still too fat OVERLARGE
Mean to be thieving in a small way PENNYPINCHING
Most like a crowned head to be very hard? UNEASIEST
Most pretentious social events don't start on time ARTIEST
Not challenged to accept learner's perfect UNDEFILED
On tip of tongue, catch ironical expression TROPE
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One barely entertains second holidaymaker STRIPPER
Opera glasses captivate Balt, after look RIGOLETTO
Paper that may cover a wedding CONFETTI
Part of body that gave power to old singer? PELVIS
Pawn giving check COUNTER
Perfunctory, but briefly enjoyable? SHORTANDSWEET
Piano piece is a devil; play roughly with some labour IMPROMPTU
Plant left in position in field CLOVER
Plant seen in corner I neglected NERINE
Pointless, like incomprehensible blank verse? WITHOUTRHYMEORREASON
Pompous chap dithers foolishly, given assorted material STUFFEDSHIRT
Prime minister's map including one army training area SALISBURYPLAIN
Print mesh out for this? SHRIMPNET
Problems seeing the way? Indeed STYES
Put up one's bill ADVERTISE
Rabbit's scut finally seen on fine bank TAILENDER
Run offered, but getting no assistance from partner SINGLEHANDED
Sage mixes a cocktail for Sunday SEXAGESIMA
Satanic practices bishop's not to enjoy? Excellent! BLACKMAGIC
Satirist I spotted in gaol, looking sick NIKOLAIGOGOL
Section gets new head, a relative NIECE
Sing praises of next old-fashioned piece EXTOL
So join the escalator to be quicker STEPONIT
Son is ingratiating and writes quickly SCRAWLS
Source of income opening as dole fails? OLDAGEPENSION
Spotted, say, where crime was committed SCENE
Start of Eliot's piece not warmly received? (1,4,6,2,3,2,2) ACOLDCOMINGWEHADOFIT
Study note for short story CONTE
Teacher has a small volume, taking in a half ACADEMIC
Test equipment ordered round for Spanish fighters INTERNATIONALBRIGADE
Throwing in ace, check momentum STEAM
Times runs to a new edition, one preparing to give a quote ESTIMATOR
Tongue and groove's leader in flooring LINGO
Travelled into shifting dune, untouched by weather UNERODED
Undistinguished part of Clapham; nothing grander would work COMMONORGARDEN
Wise guy considers joining society SOCRATES
Woman coming in decorated a bit and served meal DISHEDUP
Woman so fickle, regularly engaged interrupting boy on phone LADONNAEMOBILE