The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 654 - August 12, 2006

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Clues Answers
A sling of pale greyish colour ASHY
A woman will account for this old record SHELLAC
Article by phoney medicine man SHAMAN
Be in a brown study looking up to our luminaries? STARGAZE
Bob's weird, fantastic goal - it's a must for the player OBBLIGATO
British burglars determined to get in screen epics BLOCKBUSTERS
Candour exhausted new head propping up bar OUTSPOKENNESS
Cheat fell over imbibing wine served here? SITTINGROOM
Chemical substance a president initially employed for a time REAGENT
Choose artificial pearl to coat with silver ELECTROPLATE
Constrain member of Commons team that's outside left IMPEL
Description of pressure in the meteorologist's line? ISOBARIC
Deserving approval, unlike the pepper of the Duchess's cook (3,2,2,7,2) NOTTOBESNEEZEDAT
Discrediting backward fools one's brought into wedding STIGMATISING
Doctor takes in everyone, turning over spotted insect GALLWASP
Duchess referred to in rhyme? TROUBLEANDSTRIFE
Exchange directions before work SWOP
Factory making lights, some of whose output may be cut? GLASSWORKS
Flyer bewildered about copper getting prison sentence LOCUSTBIRD
Fruit bringing East Ender chaos and trouble AVOCADO
Hand of some standing? OVATION
He was bound to go round endlessly backing the first team IXION
High honour a monarch's given an old poet OMAR
In South Africa, pass wine round openly at first POORT
Information I gathered about island spirits GENII
Instrument used in listening to Poe's chest, perhaps STETHOSCOPE
It deals with peoples, though oddly they must keep no record ETHNOLOGY
It may identify a group of military musicians ARMBAND
It's a revolutionary aid to crowd control, one's admitted TURNSTILE
Its practitioners typically look down in the mouth DENTISTRY
Clues Answers
Lacking distinction like an unemployed teacher CLASSLESS
Man out East cut short journey, seeing moulding ARCHITRAVE
Manage to produce fleece? MAKEDO
Mess up notes about body part found in Oxford river DISORGANISE
Mixed drink and book following quiet game SHRUB
Mohican, possibly, that Damocles would have dreaded? HAIRCUT
Nonconformist displaying unusual tiredness DISSENTER
Not on, taking soldiers over the top! OUTRE
Numerical fact revealed by old politician in charge STATISTIC
Occupation of viewer seeking a hobby, perhaps BIRDWATCHING
Old film score passed round in contemporary way TOPICALLY
One reformed Tunis, occupying original position INSITU
Passage about spymaster board's seen fit to broadcast TRANSMITTABLE
Poet turns tail, seeing froth on beer YEAST
Prevaricate, but attend a match on uncultivated land BEATABOUTTHEBUSH
Prince's current objection regarding fish HALIBUT
Put off when one replaces a painter's brand REMIT
Ruin one's reputation as a writer? BLOTONESCOPYBOOK
Scottish territory right in centre of Atlantic islands ARRAN
See about books on cake decorating (how they tempt us!) ENTICINGLY
Severe warning before test receives son's backing STERNFOREMOST
Sickbay turning up in modern setting, becoming active again RENASCENT
Smug little creature met with success at last as leader SELFSATISFIED
Soldier, artist or conductor, say SERGEANT
Splendid way Antipodean climber identifies rocky layers SUPERSTRATA
Top conductor's woman cut down outside quarters MAESTRO
Top journalist finally leaves ungodly Scottish town WICK
Tropical plant daughter introduced to Jones the architect INDIGO
Turning aside, ignoring Liberal's apostasy DEFECTION
Woodland spirit's area in enclosure by river SATYR