The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 580 - May 7, 2005

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A number of Romans in depressed meeting CONCLAVE
Assuming one's put up, live in a home FIRESIDE
Back Head to show severity STERNNESS
Bastards rejected by mother - it's a disgrace! STIGMA
Beat supplied with quarry, an eel-like creature LAMPREY
Bird with the French name TITLE
Char one has left out SINGE
Chinese whispers are usually cut in the middle MISHEARD
Compelling destruction of thin copy HYPNOTIC
Conserve the better half HUSBAND
County visited by girl DONEGAL
Crazy wally indulged in heroin - he's a rascal SCALLYWAG
Cuspidor - shortly PM will break it SPITTOON
Cut vent centrally into dark blue material DENIM
Dance hall in the beginning may well embarrass DISCOMFIT
Diarist confused lev with yen EVELYN
Dish sent back in Penang - a salad LASAGNA
Disregarded yield returned after deductions FORGOTTEN
Excursion I'd arranged with party DAYTRIP
Frock with belt seen in dearer theatre seats DRESSCIRCLE
Fungus, perhaps, appearing in underground chamber with ancient inscription CRYPTOGAM
Glory be! Birthday's here - unfortunately, it's soaking DAYLIGHTROBBERY
Goddess is a term somewhat misused ARTEMIS
Good result for law-abiding goalie? CLEANSHEET
He'll turn out to be English champion EVICTOR
Henry wants someone to cuddle, however dangerous HARMFUL
Horse's standing high in Jerusalem STALLION
I had got a comprehensive warning for threatening behaviour INTIMIDATION
In reversion to type, destructive character returns, breaking into cash machine ATAVISM
In suspense, suffering from apnoea? WITHBATEDBREATH
Irreconcilable information intercepted en route INTRANSIGENT
Clues Answers
Judgment on team, 'It is unusual' ESTIMATION
Leading diamonds instead of hearts - that might not delay Victory as much as this HEADSEA
Like stars from the Southern hemisphere, non-U ASTRAL
Lots and lots of decorations HUNDREDSANDTHOUSANDS
Media carp, shaking health worker PARAMEDIC
Move a little way along piste, perhaps STEP
Neighbour has an objection ABUT
Newton had two accounts ISAAC
Of course, signals are transposed - it's a ploy TACTIC
Port where gun points all the time GATEWAY
Pursue remuneration WAGE
Push farm produce along EGGON
Right decoration for dress ROBE
Sample is in dreadful state TASTE
Satisfied with sleigh to go round Alaska SLAKED
Set firm time to visit lake COTERIE
Shortly see about one lake connecting to a river NILOTIC
Skier is shrill HIGHPITCHED
Small beginning that may develop worryingly in part of club (3,4,3,2,3,5) THETHINENDOFTHEWEDGE
Square pictures put up - river, with fish TRAFALGAR
Starving person producing pictures of veins RAVENOUS
Taking branch off, stump up FORKOUT
Temptress in shop picking Henry up DELILAH
The Cleric, an unusually vain character in Chaucer CHANTICLEER
To allow for eventualities, Indians take drug INCASE
Told about deceased daughter RELATED
Told nothing after sundown INTHEDARK
Training? Second half of train goes over heath SCHOOLING
Up the creek or out at sea? INDEEPWATER
Violent criticism to help climbing people DIATRIBE
Watch me entering the dump that is the church TIMEPIECE