The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 608 - November 5, 2005

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Accept what chess player will often do TAKEONBOARD
After leaving university a sportsman is fit ABLE
After small drink endless food cheers up literary editor DRAMATURG
Aloof group of workers drunkard mentioned OFFISH
Article with twist that's written about a player THESPIAN
Article's various points, using PM's nickname LEADERENE
Be upset with bank's credit but afford the finest clothes BESTBIBANDTUCKER
Bringing up Iron Lady held to be libel DEFAME
Building early and not originally in Corinthian style? ORNATELY
Business case? This might lead to work not being done INDUSTRIALACTION
Chair, not a rocker, given place finally on carpet MODERATE
China's possible position put to partner out East PLACEMAT
Coming very shortly during a depression ADVENT
Contradiction in terms that's unreasonable ABITMUCH
Depart, angry after disturbing Buckingham Palace event GARDENPARTY
Dramatist is less than fascinating to study DRYDEN
Eager to involve English lass - she's flipping clever INTELLIGENT
Extremely unpleasant and uncomfortable second half ODIOUS
Favourite queen's battle not ending as a massacre, say PETERLOO
Hard person going to pen truth HONESTY
Hearing record after record, I provide final programme EPILOGUE
In a fight, damage cut-price plant WOUNDWORT
In time invests a little money in website feature HOMEPAGE
Innkeeper may be landlord or tenant HOUSEHOLDER
Ironic expression of discontent utterly brilliantly delivered ALLVERYWELL
Lady's address after retiring is unchanged MAAM
Landing in vital part of hearing QUAYSIDE
Less energy involved, eating regular snack ELEVENSES
Mean to get hammered and punched? TIGHTFISTED
Military force rejecting leader of this archaic government REGIMEN
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Odds on dodges collecting about one pound in money SPONDULICKS
One taking chance nearly tethers barking dog IRISHSETTER
Painter, reverse of possibly minor one? DALI
Peak the Spanish are able to go quickly up PINNACLE
Permanently assembled supporting towers FORKEEPS
PM bristles as a result of havoc wicked fools created FIVEOCLOCKSHADOW
Popular authors in the past I have discounted INEXPENSIVE
Provides military with equipment after attack's banned FITSOUT
Put spy in place to entrap English royal family PLANTAGENET
Rash to make uncalled-for change, initially HEEDLESS
Ref shouts out, showing quick temper SHORTFUSE
Rock band's questionable identity? THEWHO
Scary film featuring rabbits JAWS
Score person gets in game of cards TWENTYONE
Scottish girl heading off for island IONA
Singer once turned tail in church and left MINSTREL
Smack boy pinching a vegetable HORSEBEAN
Snap or crack SHOT
Somebody fashionable is actually present INPERSON
Spot circus performer entering ring with whip LOCATION
Start and finish of transcription for some DNA or RNA INTRON
Strike dumb and fat composer putting a stone on FLABBERGAST
Such movies I fancy will be full of monkey business MISCHIEVOUS
Take no chances if EastEnders' hero appears wrongly cast (3,2,3,4,4) ERRONTHESAFESIDE
Tinker with a new design for stockings, perhaps KNITWEAR
Upsetting allegations about writer's material could be genuine DINKUM
Very inconclusive sighting of aquatic creature in lake DEADSEA
Want to work with the hands, we're told NEED
Wine in jar with lid off HOCK
World revolution inspired one to travel extensively GLOBETROT