The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 589 - July 2, 2005

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A tsar ordered emperor fur ASTRAKHAN
Again put down on bird, covering it with tons REWRITTEN
Arab's capital investment in sheikdom, always using dated ideas SAUDI
Bend it totally, or partially, as before DITTO
Bound to clear it, captain secure before fumble SKIPPINGROPE
Bring on one making a deposit, perhaps PRECIPITATE
Broken leg may be squeezing end of spine, which works two ways INTERACTION
By housing and beer, find town dreamed of in outback BANDYWALLOP
Clipper gets through maintaining speed PRUNER
Created issue about English wit appearing clueless BEWILDERED
Doctor Jack in depression, disease resulting LOCKJAW
Don't mess with this king - it's messy GUNK
Dram knocked back a drink, soda? Not so - cocktail PINACOLADA
End first, force into equestrian event POINTTOPOINT
Excited, given a call ABUZZ
Exotic fruit, left two for companion to cut LICHI
Experimentation about to burn church RESEARCH
Flat got up to house ultimate character? It's far from the reality PLANETZOG
Head of department and I cut a figure in drag, finally sad to see DISHEARTENING
Honour so noble almost withdrawn KUDOS
Ingle rebuilt in holiday cottage source of flare-up GELIGNITE
Is a Conservative business about on time? OCCASION
Item in car - towel for hair? SHOCKABSORBER
Key worker, as in working like a miner? PIANIST
Lesser official daily pockets British change SUBALTERN
Managed cold house, US hut RANCHO
Moving inside, go in releasing those charged DEIONISING
Much-loved actor resting, it' said IDOL
Neighbours are at home? NEAREST
No work? Depressed? I say, stupidly, 'Pick yourself up!' OOPSADAISY
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One contemplating new body to check vehicle state first REINCARNATIONIST
Outlook with no distant prospects? SHORTSIGHTEDNESS
Overwhelmed, seeing fat poured over meat so shortly to be eaten FLABBERGASTED
Primarily flounder has to be treated in businesses such as these? FISHFARMS
Pro say hit rough, a bloomer FORSYTHIA
Protein-rich source, cook rat in oil as food intake NUTRITIONAL
Rash, what Roy Rogers rode - a dwarf TRIGGERHAPPY
Reverses across area in plants ANNUALS
Ruralist in Indian city laughing endlessly AGRARIAN
Sail to the west, where abroad' elegant BIJOU
School memo raised ETON
Several rounds, misshapen ovals SALVO
Short work, a few seconds to get credit - one's incensed? JOSSSTICK
Smoker's given up choked by a couple after way they provoked reaction STIMULI
Smugness is truth wrapped in a loftiness, after a fashion SELFSATISFACTION
Sounded like radar had the edge over power in base BLIPPED
South of France, an African nation SUDAN
Spear say thrown using palm ASSAI
Spill some polenta, perhaps TAPER
Stagger, describing Birmingham area? ASTONISH
Stand by the fire and decrease? ANDIRON
The rest of the afternoon I set about entering it SIESTA
They secure stricken site besieged by evil people from Wells MORTISELOCKS
Those investigating drug applied to grime developed antiseptic GERMICIDE
Those with principles of old philosopher admitting periods in the dark wrong KNIGHTSERRANT
Transport scrapped? JUNK
Turn of character that's straight and square to hold class INCLINE
Uplifting Nazi movement? GOOSESTEP
Weapon flying into a rage? BALLISTICMISSILE
Where one takes off, fugitive loses heart RUNWAY