The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 673 - December 16, 2006

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Clues Answers
A rebel leader pinching officer's award ACCOLADE
Behatted abstainer's story about another - it's gossip TITTLETATTLE
Breaking law, forget light lingering in sky AFTERGLOW
Bristly worker embarrassed about endless drink BEWHISKERED
Card pollsters discovered in hustings? Not half HUMORIST
Cheap drink once hidden under skirt? FARTHINGALE
Choosy eater's mince pie and pickle EPICURE
Cling to nicest sort of Twiggy lookalike STICKINSECT
Colour produced by uranium in a northern stream AUBURN
Complaining bitterly regarding barrier RAILING
Crossing river, Edward here was dying for a drink THIRSTED
Curse rogue with allotment outside City IMPRECATION
Description of wine served up round groupie's aircraft TURBOFAN
Dither, having no heroin to declare AVER
Egyptian god joining a Greek character for a second time ANUBIS
Everyone once, fast movers and those who are late? (3,5,3,3,4) THEQUICKANDTHEDEAD
Excessive restraint for press employee challenging authority INSUBORDINATE
Explosive liquid soldiers can set up NITRO
Eyesores by the public way indeed! STYES
Flounder in here where some exhibits may be smelt? AQUARIUM
Frontiersman taking part in demonstration? MARCHER
Game sometimes preceded by brandy SNAP
Get money back providing curdling substance RENNET
Given hearing, reveal you're correct to supply salt TELLURITE
Gypsy finds unknown soldier over in army quarters TZIGANE
Hebrew patriarch a woman presented to monarch ASHER
Hunt for one person possibly at his peak? MOUNTAINEER
Hypothetical change of blood group in citizen NOTIONAL
Inscrutable individual initially involved with first part of 15 ENIGMATIC
Kent girl meeting woman from Barcelona SENORA
Clues Answers
Lecturer's first impression - lack of ability LIMITATION
Legislators rejected quote relating to food intake DIETETIC
Man attending army boating event REGATTA
Muscovite possibly runs over American woman RUSSIAN
Nice articles about the Rock - easy to read LEGIBLE
Note introducing poem about a capital city SOFIA
Noted scene of dancing at a bridge party? AVIGNON
Old PM with charisma, an attractive point MAGNETICNORTH
One involved captain and trip at sea PARTICIPANT
One may take diamonds up river, circling church ICEYACHT
Outstanding lines about European giant's rabble-rousing DEMAGOGUERY
Part of jacket learners copy in the centre LAPEL
Pine unit laid out lengthways LONGITUDINAL
Pork pie king's taken from European vassal LIEGEMAN
Posh fellow in farewell entertainment VAUDEVILLE
Problem about seabird's breastbone STERNUM
Progressing like this, one's product isn't sound NOISELESSLY
Prolific in bearing offspring, having plenty of dates? FRUITFUL
Radical identified by everyone around the Bluegrass state ALKYL
Reportedly numbering more than one, like serous membranes PLEURAL
Short-lived record a lady's man holds in Maine EPHEMERAL
Solid lass, but surprisingly opposed to being hugged SUBSTANTIAL
State mag is wrong about agent's idle wandering VAGABONDISM
Temporary residence Sir Oliver intended to mention LODGEMENT
Terrible! Little green men may return home if they do! LIKENOTHINGONEARTH
Undeveloped army, untried in conflict RUDIMENTARY
Urbanites acknowledge fantasy writing in much of Tolkien TOWNSFOLK
Value of plant husband assembled WORTH
Vessel with no specialised use? It's a strategist's concern GENERALSHIP
Wife lives on board vessel, like the Robinson family SWISS