The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 603 - October 1, 2005

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Clues Answers
A fair old speed, or not? TONUP
A novel problem with traffic signals thus? FOREVERAMBER
A strategic position, or one I entered with greater reason AFORTIORI
Abandon part of speech in reception - less than half RENOUNCE
About to find chewed toenails in end of walnut whip CATONINETAILS
Agreement with pop group over whence Beatles came MERSEY
At one during meal husband refused bananas LUNATIC
Back down from vegetarian's decree? CHICKENOUT
Bitter old man dug up plant MONTBRETIA
Blokeish marriage with love? No time MACHO
Caution - lilo's regularly slashed in reef ATOLL
Composer's nastiness with a drunk SAINTSAENS
Could this have sent purchasing awry? PURSESNATCHING
Deceived idiot's exposed externally OUTWITTED
Educated girl put on a little weight, turning to drink MARGARITA
Evil farm labourer reported suspicion SCINTILLA
Experimental way to measure speed of small bird? TITRATE
From Wells, a book full of ideas for future visits THETIMEMACHINE
Fury of a reader deprived of reading? ALECTO
Grown-up children in paper BIGISSUE
Half-portion of course at dinner with drink gives you wind ENTWINE
Has-been luvvy in town OLDHAM
Higgins taught Eliza to like Captain Kidd ASPIRATE
House rooms accommodating bodies? Not half ARIES
I judge Oasis and Queen's unusual elusive quality JENESAISQUOI
In bustling cinema, left standing IMPORTANCE
In learned society, taking pawn, bishop and king in classical fashion? PHIBETAKAPPA
In nursing home, bumped into a maker of notes SMETANA
Jolly large figure by artist one's lost TITAN
Jolly large male that's admitted to hospital department EBULLIENT
Clues Answers
Learned writing rubbish about soldiers is finally unacceptable TREATISE
Make flat to accommodate woman coming up that's fastidious SQUEAMISH
Making fodder, there will be new lines, with time ENSILAGE
Mean to be affected by successful cuts BATTINGAVERAGE
Neon sign at heart of eery flickering INERTGAS
Neurotic with a free drink COINTREAU
Nigella may be seen as wet MOIST
One after the other CASANOVA
One having six or more loves to her credit? MILLIONAIRESS
One wearing cast-offs has solitary grumble HERMITCRAB
Outside America, pine to return so give in yet again RESUBMIT
Pale little pie PASTY
Poor clue in paper rejected, but it's a basis for development NUCLEUS
Posh girl in suburbs of Coventry? CLASSY
Pressure points are all the same to us ISOBARS
Reserve notes in report CACHE
Rethink how you could get denims on CHANGEONESMIND
Shut down barracks as nearly in battle CLOSEQUARTERS
Silly bishop's plea for better weather? BRAINLESS
Stomach The Times? ORGAN
Tax returns lacking a full-size box TELEVISION
Team mates' passes cover large distance COLLEAGUES
Town built by everybody, having two levels ALLOA
Unusually wide, say EXTRA
Visual aid, one that can't be returned to gallery ACETATE
Want to know what such a word means? Sounds like it! ONOMATOPOEIC
Water colour that's inferior on the face of it NOOILPAINTING
Welsh talk about English CHEAT
Worker put up girl that's connected to 41? ANTENNA
You'd not be honoured to get it up PASSDEGREE