The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 642 - May 27, 2006

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Clues Answers
A person in club ignoring first person's cautionary signal AMBER
A theory's so dry - the Oxford author should rewrite it DOROTHYSAYERS
Abbey location lacking head but with a novice taken on inside INTERNAL
Archdeacon enters cathedral regularly EVENLY
Author may have to check this mathematical tour de force PROOF
Awkward home - house full of women, in which one starts to expect nagging INCONVENIENT
Biochemical compound in commercial drug given to a number ADENINE
Birds in band heading back across hilltop PARTRIDGES
Boss getting rid of half of those at the university? STUD
Criminal I bid to reserve defence ALIBI
Demanded by etiquette, and not only in Paris DERIGUEUR
Depressing record - something we worry about as time goes by? DISCOURAGING
Difficult situation, not half, before worker becomes docile PLIANT
Drizzling brings liquid on to lake in season SPRINKLING
Eg, nerd possibly who likes to be in drag? GENDERBENDER
Enjoying success, like a mahout? RIDINGHIGH
Fruit that's naturally sweet and wet in the morning? HONEYDEWMELON
Get hold of lots of water, we hear SEIZE
Godliness and good sense evident around court SANCTITY
Huddle felt sensational? The reverse, putting many off NESTLE
I am upset over ugly old women I found on a group of islands MICRONESIA
I trail artist around, being a sort of sheep ARGALI
I'm dirty when I'm working - or I'm clean possibly COALMINER
In charge of property, I am bound to give an excessive appraisal OVERESTIMATE
Items often stuffed with foam rubber or dull hair MATTRESSES
Like playwright's house: well-maintained, and so quiet at the front SOPHOCLEAN
Loud and unhappy fellow should be backing scheme PLANGENT
Loud beast heartlessly eating man in wild area FRONTIER
Male has no esprit when mixing - he's one of these? MISANTHROPES
Man is to attempt an official record REGISTRY
Clues Answers
Most pleasing and comfortable home - but one gets cold inside it NICEST
Most wounded - therefore take it easy SOREST
Object when Henry's ditched Heather, feeling irritation TINGLING
Off around the world perhaps and able to soak in the sun? ABSORBENT
One could have worked out ogre list to a T TERATOLOGIST
Painter splashing door with elan LEONARDO
Particle or small stone taken from moving part of engine PION
Personal ambitions may embarrass members of the team OWNGOALS
Phony language that could come from old giant DOGLATIN
Plant that's long and gold on top ORACHE
Present when things finish in the auditorium ATTENDING
Puzzles about what the alternative to cars might be REBUSES
Recent festival that could give you a lift? ASCENSIONDAY
Recorded in part of scripture, bow for flipping Pharaoh, for one THEOCRAT
Religious outside broadcast behind schedule OBLATE
Revolutionary nursery materials a female brought in LAFAYETTE
Send warning to prisoner CONSIGN
Sort date out for critical examination of product ROADTEST
Stop something growing? STEM
The case of the slow-moving cat TORTOISESHELL
They spoil the match? That's one right reporters don't have CORESPONDENTS
Things going well for agent? Inner fatigue is returning PROSPERITY
Two of Oxford's leading characters I read about in the introductory sections EXORDIA
Unjustified belief in education? INTUITION
Very holy place vandalised by miscreant nun INNERSANCTUM
What the relatively inefficient unloader will do, being lazy SHIFTLESS
William the Conqueror perhaps bestriding the Hastings region as an invader NORSEMAN
Worker getting motorway taken up for nothing or something essential? IMPERATIVE
Written work produced by doctor no good - criticise hard MONOGRAPH
Wrong to right TORT