The Times - Cryptic - Bank Holiday Jumbo 526 - May 31, 2004

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Clues Answers
About to get a dog? Come again? RECUR
Adoring cry as girl finishes good book HOSANNA
After the start, embroidery work gets larger AMPLER
Bad start in heroic role TRISTAN
Banana so peremptorily selected? OUTOFHAND
Butler's work requires method universally followed (3,3,2,3,5) THEWAYOFALLFLESH
Charming women try to leave city COVEN
Confronted with bill, having dined out FACED
Corps abandons ship for plane FIGHTER
Craving to possess new court in unspoiled countryside GREENWOOD
Criminal gang's court hearing having different ending TRIAD
Dealing with people with computer devices? That's novel OFMICEANDMEN
Disparage foreign character, attacked by bull and tossed up DEROGATE
Duke screaming for execution - not taken aback? ELLINGTON
Failing to keep one's terms, making break for beach to study text BREACHOFCONTRACT
Firm determination succeeded, making tracks through river STEELINESS
Free chicken cooked for 18 NECKERCHIEF
From old college, get leave OMIT
General arrangement of the lines at Waterloo, say ORDEROFBATTLE
Getting together in faith, start to suspect mercy isn't free SYNCRETISM
Go off to employ a second cook ROAST
Head silk making gang get record shortly BANDANNA
Huge limo for winner of this? OSCAR
Hurry up, having to make appearance with instrument LOOKSHARP
In court, pieces translated hostile to union EUROSCEPTIC
Its job is lightly discharged ARCLAMP
Loan necessary to be recognised? ADVANCE
Man of pride in title, a match for Elizabeth DARCY
Monster chapter takes man a very long time CHIMERA
No perks here, but graduate thus has to carry on BASICWAGE
Clues Answers
Not my responsibility, getting porter round in foreign port ALICANTE
Old trail led here from shore: go now! OREGON
One aiming to give girl a lovely double row of pearls? DENTALSURGEON
One up early for jolly occasion LARK
Pages from singer make poetry LEAVESOFGRASS
Part of cell transmitting from heart of German state AXON
Pen's lowered on soft cloth SWANSDOWN
Pin down criminal, but avoid being committed SITONTHEFENCE
Policeman lets leading doctor go free UNTIE
Precise cut through sound piece BISECTION
Rudely silence call for passenger safety BELTUP
Sailor heading for old part of lighthouse that's strangely elusive JACKOLANTERN
Saint is excellent unarmed fighter AIDAN
Sex is banal, I found in resort AIXLESBAINS
Should it be rued by each drunk? DEBAUCHERY
Some humour got right: about time to be deflated PUNCTURED
Some paintwork divided up thus? INTWO
Splendid book one chap picked up in the country NAMIBIA
Story about origin of magic tree LIME
Survive a series of partners, and support unlikely pet mammal? CARRYONESBAT
Tasteless items of equipment given to school KITSCH
The heat off, he's our new senior representative FATHEROFTHEHOUSE
Those not moved to excellence are genuine HONESTTOGOODNESS
Time I entered match is not significant TRIVIAL
To hold on grabbing bit of foot is decisive CLINCHING
Tranquillity all around, perhaps, suited this stroll MOONWALK
Unwieldy place on Nile ELEPHANTINE
Weakness of a cold fish, securing woman ACHILLESHEEL
What goes into whisky, claret, or ale BARLEYWINE
With mushy peas, yearn to take up last of the sauce ESPAGNOLE