The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 542 - September 11, 2004

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Clues Answers
... and something still better, by implication? WORLDBEATER
About to fix up church trust RELIANCE
Aerial view beginning to seem better in Scottish island SKYSCAPE
Angling, say, is superior activity? LINEMANAGEMENT
Appropriate first bit of marble from former part of Greek temple EXPEDIENT
Appropriate holding of French expert ADEPT
Appropriate to appear busy, after reverse MEET
Article detailed Thailand and its location ASIA
Attractive, represented as smart, chic, A-One CHARISMATIC
Bird - prepares to shoot, taking standard line COCKSPARROW
Bloke had girlfriends authorised MANDATED
British Prime Minister losing last conflict BATTLE
Brown, say, in role associated with green? LANDSCAPEGARDENER
Church's Father turning up: it's a bloke CHAP
Coaches not needing one generator? That's clear TRANSPARENT
Cosy spot hard to find in French resort NICHE
Courier's capital coverage? CRASHHELMET
Dessert served before vegetable? That's a bloomer SWEETPEA
Encore middle of event, possibly forcing you to do this? RECONVENE
Expression of alternative artist in European country ANDORRA
Fellow with reserve not entirely hyperactive? MANIC
Female characters briefly in Western Australia? WANDA
Free lad, seven, that was made captive ENSLAVED
Frenchman not upset about going round market in part of Paris MONTMARTRE
Fresh actors left English city NEWCASTLE
Give information to leaderless soldiers repeatedly about land ENLIGHTEN
Heavenly bodies needing no initial hormonal supplements STEROIDS
I note unconvincing leader of Government can be a popular figure INTHING
Infuriated with comment on one's work - it encourages one to look elsewhere CROSSREFERENCE
It only takes a second to win this SILVERMEDAL
Clues Answers
Kill one escaping from Scottish island SLAY
Live with wife in valley DWELL
Losing energy sickened struggling author DICKENS
Mean actors misled US city SACRAMENTO
Member of countryside group organised by German RANGER
Minister's church having a clear following CHAPLAIN
More polite in exchange about line in realistic art form TROMPELOEIL
Nervy around middle of match, supporting neither side NEUTRAL
One spurning union activity plays politics - time in office curtailed! SPINSTER
One who's getting on with junior partner CRADLESNATCHER
Organised and finished preparation RUNUP
Possible development of plot's distasteful for those with speech impediment THICKENING
Quebec an adaptable part of this CANADA
Result of taking drug (too much of it) - one appears to have three legs! TRIPOD
Selects a Democrat to get awkward post ADOPTS
Slip exchanged for other clothes, perhaps, without further expense? CREDITNOTE
Some achievement, getting head down? (1,7,2,4,3) AFEATHERINONESCAP
Something about you that sets tongues wagging? CONVERSATIONPIECE
Specially secure delivery, but noted tops were off REGISTEREDPOST
Start on cocaine - American man's habit CUSTOM
Sudden blow's possibly what disheartened cook THWACK
Suspicion about new piece of wood in the daylight? SUNBEAMS
The Globe, as an exemplar? THEATREINTHEROUND
Tile fixative? HATPIN
Time invested in sport - short, vigorous effort for Australian resident PLATYPUS
Trail detectives picked up, going round North SCENT
US state link I severed CONNECTICUT
Valid to include leader of commandos in peace initiative TRUCE
Vicar taking fool into church opening CREVASSE
Work to reduce crazy behaviour in island TASMANIA