The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 646 - June 17, 2006

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Clues Answers
A curious form of lily ARUM
A growing business, active across many fields AGRICULTURE
Abandoning Times, hunt for Melody Maker TUNESMITH
Affirming article's engaged in forecasting PREDICATING
Am not in US? Wrong! ROCKYMOUNTAINS
Attempts acts of homage, but thrown out TRIES
Australian city is able to be run repeatedly by leader of Australia CANBERRA
Border village where you used to encounter hitchers? GRETNAGREEN
Carefully examine rise in cuts at work SCRUTINISE
Castaway - one ditched in sea-trip, having nothing to eat CRUSOE
CD sponsor, one noting all faults? RECORDINGANGEL
Chap hanging around hospital in Belgian city GHENT
Cheer from where the organist sits CONSOLE
Cleaner working round one seat CHAIR
Drama over Manx cat biting head of tiny river creature PLATYPUS
Explain structure of carbon at vast length PARSEC
Female is enthralled by total form of Islam SUFISM
Fierce pest of World War One? TRENCHANT
Flowering plant is expression of love by famous lover OLEANDER
French article about me: only a portion counting? ENUMERATION
Give drink to referee - he's struggled on run REFRESH
Illness of nippers not suitable for paediatrician? TOOTHACHE
Imposing poverty on father's revolting, initially extremely revolting PAUPERISING
In wartime attack, scared? Fine to go - I run for it AIRRAID
Indifferent cry for help, nothing more SOSO
It leaves one a shade disabled COLOURBLINDNESS
It may be full of smoke CIGARETTEHOLDER
It provides some coverage for those getting smacked LIPSTICK
Join up half of dots with line, possibly ENLIST
Lancashire town has only 50 per cent of a priest ECCLES
Clues Answers
Literary girl after a bun downed it in a dream RABBITHOLE
Looked fixedly, taking in Christian symbol, but cursed STARCROSSED
Looking good in set pieces? TELEGENIC
Meadow with fine bit of greenery LEAF
Monstrous beast? Time you ran and ran, wildly skirting opening to safety TYRANNOSAUR
Network only half GM free GRID
Not working, one resident is able to take in most of stage show INOPERATIVE
Old Testament figure, individual lifting church ENOCH
Parvenu bitter after periods of success UPSTART
Penny increase in salary receives a plaudit PRAISE
Politician's quoted statistic, not to be taken literally? FIGUREOFSPEECH
Pragmatic person is alert to change REALIST
Promise to follow case in fanzine, for one PORTMANTEAUWORD
Region of France; parts of it may be ignored GIRONDE
Resources for battle, strenuous and long - only a quarter of infantry thrown in WARMACHINE
Royal backing for the patissier? LETTHEMEATCAKE
Sailor taking the French aboard in the dark STARLESS
Scots apparition left Scots horsemen startled around start of November LOCHNESSMONSTER
Ship carrying less cargo? LIGHTER
Song is Number one with unthinking people AIRHEADS
Spit on one's meat and veg? On the contrary SHISHKEBAB
Spoil one million with addition of just two? IMPAIR
Staff filling artistic organisation in African country RWANDA
Staff's back muscles almost half treated SCEPTRE
Sudden rush made impression at end of game STAMPEDE
Tabloid with increase in sales? It gets the day off to a bright start SUNRISE
Type of bun otherwise seen during tea CHELSEA
Type of lettuce suitable for calf? ICEBERG
Unwillingly involved in pearl necklace racket? ROPEDIN
We get right into a position in a kind of way ASITWERE