The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 578 - April 30, 2005

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A hooker shouldn't make this daring amorous advance FORWARDPASS
A man's daughter in mini, perhaps, for a series of dates CALENDAR
A new mixer drink not finished off by a woman ANTONIA
About noon, reveal chef is sacked for unauthorised absence FRENCHLEAVE
Again sets fire to article, almost breaking rules REIGNITES
American Indian has absorbed most of ancient language CREOLE
Arrangement made with bank to pay rise! STANDINGORDER
Assistant to driver, terrible man running over reptile in Florida NAVIGATOR
Battle spoils, a great amount, taken by African invader MARSTONMOOR
Be unequalled, operating independently STANDALONE
Book of maps showing river as habitat for songbird? PORTOLANO
Coronation Street's last two parts about characters in north meeting Geordies? ENTHRONEMENT
Crawler offering tobacco to ex-singer, say SNOUTBEETLE
Dead bodies about - terrible scares! CARCASES
Don't dump old wheels on street STOPIT
Duke tucks into drink and hot food served up in festival town ALDEBURGH
Eat squid and react badly? It's something you may come to like ACQUIREDTASTE
Editor squandered millions earned AMENDER
English admiral's staff joining French commander RODNEY
Erudition shown by Mayfair's dignitary WISDOM
Find good book going round antique store, very valuable GOLDRESERVE
Fine food expert supplying really great curries regularly EPICURE
First, perhaps, to make loud noise in exam ORDINAL
Fool put on shoe for race DONKEYDERBY
Forbidding hunters guns, in the main STERNCHASERS
Force prisoners to take exercise CONSTRAIN
Haphazardly, like it or not WILLYNILLY
Having cut spending, Helen gets into debt quite unexpectedly TIGHTENEDONESBELT
In English schools headmasters originally had robes EPHODS
In period of uncertainty bachelor invested in luxury transport LIMBO
Clues Answers
King honours Curie, perhaps, a leading figure in French history ROBESPIERRE
Looking into former project, I offer clarification EXPLAIN
Mark has more distasteful jokes for the audience CICATRIX
Medical expert taken in by pair wanting dope DUMBO
Men of property concealed diamonds in secret places LAIRDS
Object about bouncing soccer ball for a very short time MICROSECOND
One night in Montreal is enough for people from northern Canada INUIT
One with special knowledge is behind bars, right? INSIDER
Physicist installed single traffic light in centre of Bolton LAMBERT
Politician claims western land STATESWOMAN
President providing troops to accompany Commander North REAGAN
Rake I worked round front of rose bush KERRIA
Reined me in a bit TAMED
River receding in area at heart of Indian town NIAGARA
Ruler with power to finish Spanish region's leader off PENDRAGON
Scrooge, before making appeal for mercy MISERERE
Servant given payment in advance RETAINER
Siblings packing ostentatious jewellery BLING
Song sung in Canadian region? CANZONE
Spanish islander working as a clergyman MINORCANON
This newspaper's moving fast, making holiday arrangement? TIMESHARING
Transport using line to take people up CABLECAR
Tree commanding officer planted near S American city COQUITO
Trumpet to be used in next Olympics EXTOL
Type of poison used in conflict a long way off and at home WARFARIN
Unusual boom leads to Arctic riots, involving crowd control? MOBOCRATIC
Voyage failing to start after current overturned boat CARAVEL
West African hearing a song of the sea ASHANTI
With whom one wouldn't have a stormy relationship FAIRWEATHERFRIEND
Wood supplier announced ban on unskilled labourer COOLIBAH