The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 525 - May 29, 2004

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A common feature of fêtes not seen here CIRCUMFLEXACCENT
A service being over, I'll provide lots of tea ASSAM
A woman absorbing English and Latin poetry AENEID
Always pleased, having property in Florida EVERGLADESTATE
Angry after spell of bowling was pitched wrong? OVERSHOT
As a football team it could have one with Leicester DERBY
Begin to understand what Lapps can't do at Christmas SEEDAYLIGHT
Better grind nuts? Ground! TRENTBRIDGE
Cause annoyance and anger as girl, having temperature, stays in IRRITATE
City guarded by duke's sentinels ESSEN
College officer gets rid of cape, vestment no longer used MANIPLE
Conservative/Radical split CLEFT
Create jet so, when things go wrong, this gives pilot a chance EJECTORSEAT
Curse from man finding voluntary force removed from command MALEDICTION
Dealer gets healthier, collecting goods HAGGLER
Distant object spotted by girl? One could have been taken for a ride PENNYFARTHING
Domestic appliance to cut apple GASHEATER
English start to accept unsmiling Japanese? EASTERN
Figure once-powerful union will want time with Labour's leader NUMERAL
Finally both sides missed out altogether INALL
Gangster without help, without cover ALCAPONE
Girl in a tale badly written NATALIE
Guide dog torn apart? That's potentially shocking! DIRECTCURRENT
Happy to manage without leader, being flexible LITHE
Hasten to get rid of old penny having collected a hundred and one coins SPECIE
Having two beastly types in charge can be purgative CATHARTIC
Hiding of unpleasantness in bloodiest war possibly BOWDLERISATION
I had fallen in love way before using drugs STEROIDS
I would love when reaching fifty to be pop star IDOL
Innocent entertainment provided by friendly relations? On the contrary ENTENTE
Is hanging in behind - not a person advancing position? RISER
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It's mischievous having a motorway taken up - how annoying! IMPISH
Lanes in need of repair around the island STHELENA
Like a particular hairstyle? You may admit hesitation when boy comes round LAYERED
Love little kid, one needing hug? Easy! NOTHINGTOIT
Name of girl Irish missionary's taken up NADIA
Note well the abbreviation for this element NIOBIUM
One article within boring personal account DIARY
One crafting the highest medal perhaps for poet GOLDSMITH
Outstanding concert in department housing a theatre? PROMINENT
Piece of furniture having a sort of barrier around before ETAGERE
Portly head errs, coming out with familiar words in school assembly? THELORDSPRAYER
Rather small-minded about introduction of rules PRETTY
Recognise one in a suit and be blunt (4,1,5,1,5) CALLASPADEASPADE
Rector - he broke candlestick TORCHERE
Route is easy, then hard - temporarily deviate to the west PATHWAY
Shorten drape, cutting off bottom length CURTAIL
Skill could make him complacent, securing second ACCOMPLISHMENT
South American turning into a pagan PATAGONIAN
Space for member sitting down LEGROOM
Start to regret a bit the day-to-day struggle RATRACE
Succeeded getting silent film director to make informal speech SLANG
The woman's full of beer, doctor! HEALER
Verity's not the principal girl RUTH
Warlike couple inside switching over to be connubial MARITAL
Went ahead and stripped the church roof? TOOKTHELEAD
Where effectively to return tennis ball in the future? DOWNTHELINE
William, do read out love letter BILLETDOUX
Wine in thin metal container knocked over - cold coming out RETSINA
With light shining out in tunnels, mice scattered LUMINESCENT
Wood overlooking bottomless lake not so easy to penetrate? FIRMER
Worker right to take leading position in group SERVANT