The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 545 - October 2, 2004

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'Womeny' rhymes may be far too refined NIMINYPIMINY
A stone blocking fabulous country road in Spain AUTOPISTA
Almost failing to get through audition? HARDOFHEARING
American bed with castors might be a turn-off ROLLAWAY
Bear found by the side of the road SHOULDER
Berlin banker's spell of unrestrained activity SPREE
Bureaucrats' delight - a daily pursuit? PAPERCHASE
Complex term former pupil used upfront OBSESSION
Computer parts for transport worker BUSDRIVER
Conformity of current line followed by article on church ACCORDANCE
Disciplinarian's term in a novel written by Tory leader MARTINET
Discredited belief, traditional one exes follow, say OLDWIVESTALE
Done in colour after wretched fellow rejected it DOGTIRED
Fall like this drunk DIPSO
Firm about old car being of poor quality CHEAPO
First of all bars, really excellent with popular US beer BREWPUB
First person made a fool of by judge in blessed war JIHAD
Fog is the main worry SEAFRET
Greek letter has postscript: the truth about it recalled EPSILON
He painted bishop - outrageous one the church elevated unfortunately BOTTICELLI
Huge houses college overlooks OMITS
Humour in article unknown military strategist produced CLAUSEWITZ
I may be a Paris freeholder CAPITALLETTER
Island capital originally theirs, the Spanish maintained STHELIER
It's a job learning over time - older pupils may get a week for it! WORKEXPERIENCE
It's hard for opponents to see the outcome of letting them off SMOKEBOMBS
Item casually assumed to be lid for water container TANKTOP
Leaves homeland (leaving midnight) and lands in the Gulf EMIRATES
Life of Frenchman, brought up extremely grandly ENERGY
Like a shot, dashes across city, taking shortest route ASTHECROWFLIES
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Like old priests I conned outside biblical city, in upset state DRUIDICAL
Man nearly shown up in public OVERT
Mates drink more when one of them gets spliced MAINBRACE
Mug at home shows bird ROBIN
Novel route couple of conservationists welcomed? ECOTOUR
Old queen possibly recalled by Athenian lawmaker DRACO
Part of the group forming a committee ABOARD
Planning how project will be seen to finish? INTENDING
Plant making catchy records like this POPPY
Pollutes bottom of ocean on way back, dropping in sulphur DEBASES
Poor laws wasted sources of every region's natural energy SOLARPOWER
Port south of the German lines DERRY
Refrain from mentioning man, one embracing naked mistress DRAWAVEILOVER
Round one used with cannon shot BILLIARDBALL
Scoff at priest replacing head of army during war BELITTLE
Sell an old man without energy heroin? Do so and waste time! FLOGADEADHORSE
She gets drunk with booze there, limiting time for chat SHOOTTHEBREEZE
Someone turning out to be European champion EVICTOR
Stonecrop that's purple and gold on brooch ORPIN
Terrible after-effect all fellows ignored - need I spell it out? ETCETERA
The art of making a spot of rain? WEATHEREVE
To be perfect example, English word needs it put in right place EPITOMISE
Unpleasant bird confused with sea eagle DISAGREEABLE
Unreasonable haste of male disrupting one card game IMPATIENCE
Vehicle rejected after endless trouble? Heaps of them here SCRAPYARD
Where Bechstein made case for instrument REBEC
Where might a queen be crowned? Lovely question! BEAUTYCONTEST
Why report on peer is ahead of schedule EARLY
Wise move, perhaps, dropping very sorrowful expression WOEISME
Yorick's way to stop derisive remark JESTER