The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 659 - September 9, 2006

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Clues Answers
'Certainly not!' - this means you can't play ludo NODICE
... cold-blooded creature stole BOA
Actors love to stir things up - it's medicinal CASTOROIL
American poet's reappearance after I left EMERSON
Anomalous language, to some extent SLANG
As a horse, I smell sugar ARABINOSE
Awkward to do, with drunk around TWIDDLY
Battling the elements where caries appear, frequently he would encompass victory (2,3,5,2,3,4) INTHETEETHOFTHEWIND
Bishop welcomed in Christmas period - he provided prizes NOBEL
Break in untried characters at work INTRUDE
Careful parent involved with gambling PAINSTAKING
Caught out in fancy speeches? That's right, and amorous glances SHEEPSEYES
Check on beans REPULSE
Cockney resented a move EASTENDER
Crash driver's ending in pain PRANG
Cut down river's space available for mooring WHARF
Cut off and treated with disrespect without an answer INSULATED
Delivering right away, having been manipulated and persuaded INVEIGLED
Dress husband, when travelling by rail, very well RIGHTASRAIN
Dwarf approaches monster's home, showing embarrassment BASHFULNESS
Eastern trees? That's nonsense! EYEWASH
Employed by officials for a short time, I had come to be crabwise SIDEWARDS
Exhibitions held in gallery you will ultimately find fault with EXPOSTULATE
Footplate man needing to be trained on Tees, perhaps ENGINEDRIVER
Forbidden to put noughts on to bill TABOO
Gong received by one in action could be described as Indian SUMMER
Good, not bad, craft used for racing GOKART
Host party attended by kings and queens, etc DOTHEHONOURS
In sleigh, American and Frenchman crashed SLAMMED
It moves people up and down in class, given time CHAIRLIFT
Clues Answers
Josephine, for instance, operating at high speed - figure's increased a hundredfold EMPRESS
Meticulousness of platoon's leader, caught in more deafening retreat PRECISION
Murderous character - a knave - he's apprehended by tourist JACKTHERIPPER
O, very good letter OMEGA
One given to flying white flags SNOWBUNTING
Only appeal for help to politicians in book for children JUSTSOSTORIES
Particulars of docks DETAILS
Plain cake might be seen NOTICED
Plane has to arrive to time COMET
Poet places Sir Patrick between two kings EDMUNDSPENSER
Prole slips on something snaky - an etrier ROPELADDER
Remuneration derived from southern extremities STIPEND
Retinue unusually having the same mother UTERINE
Ruin valleys with development, without exception UNIVERSALLY
Ruins we rebuilt - being more foolish UNWISER
Sends message to midget, incorporating knitting pattern CABLESTITCH
Settled in, note rate rising DEEPSET
Shimmering in heat, peaks assume definite form TAKESHAPE
Six are through VIA
Slide recklessly HELTERSKELTER
So long an expression of encouragement I love CHEERIO
Some capital I created, the type ... ITALIC
Some of the French given very small portion DESTINY
Tart's crust contains bread TROLLOP
These four points confused in bulletin NEWSSHEET
Tree bearing fruit - old service - ought to make you moan (1,4,2,4,8) ACHIPONONESSHOULDER
Warning heard about compound in place in Gloucestershire CIRENCESTER
What ship at anchor shows, travelling with little cargo? RIDINGLIGHT
Who's taken the pledge? Sam, perhaps UNCLE
Without stress, sense lost in translation TENSIONLESS