The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 671 - December 2, 2006

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Clues Answers
A ghetto accommodating the most depressed of progeny provides refuge ASYLUM
A way youth leader shows indifference APATHY
Author drawn to support further amendment RIDERHAGGARD
Author's cry of exhilaration over line where creation is thrown POTTERSWHEEL
Bill, climbing in the country, short of peak, shaking RESONANCE
Birds in invisible pants PUFFS
Bound to have continued observing Ramadan around the north-east FASTENEDON
Bullies figure to break broken hearts THREATENS
Century having come about, took down score NOTATE
Current line on the street charting the ups and downs of Dick Whittington? PANTOGRAPH
Cushions and cases provided for such discomfort? PINSANDNEEDLES
Dame tries, through surgery, to be most gorgeous DREAMIEST
Dog in the evening sun? SETTER
Done in anger, daughter going after leader of terrorists TIRED
English in Ireland entered into, say, constructive practice ENGINEERING
Fine finish prompts warm welcome from Old Harry? EGGSHELL
Fly hardens in toffee (wings only) TSETSE
Function with ship to provide comfort COSINESS
Get quickly through the piece of cake, or chew the fat SHOOTTHEBREEZE
Greeks regularly sit round back of bargain counter RESPONSE
Grub which is red hot, about right LARVA
Heading off to move like Tigger, cat OUNCE
Importers wild about classy garment ROMPERSUIT
In the words of Wordsworth, start to recite introduction PROEM
Italian food is too much, feeding half of Rome RISOTTO
Junkie dabbles with fuel, and fingers stuck together GLUESNIFFER
Key material unknown by Welshman IVORY
Leave hair length - should take a bit off FURLOUGH
Leopards aren't evidently camouflaged? UNSPOTTED
Look back in one's church by rapid eye movement REMINISCE
Loopy item stretching musicians? ELASTICBAND
Clues Answers
Man overcomes bombs after single-handed battle in work of thirty two KINGSOLOMONSMINES
Nameless wild flower VIOLET
Odd parts of Etna covered in sediment still SILENT
One deducted from nought point nought nought nought one per cent occupies you, following deficit in book (3,4,2,3,5) THEMILLONTHEFLOSS
Piece together TUTTI
Poor consolation - a lozenge? COLDCOMFORT
Port shared by a couple? SPLIT
Posted troops into Crete with borders cut off, bringing indignation RESENTMENT
Proprietor suffers depressing experience - diamonds stolen OWNER
Rod should go after fish - that's plain PIKESTAFF
Rotating feature of muted rock 'n' roll star? PELVIS
Sales talk grips an obsequious type SPANIEL
Smash so short went a short distance STONESTHROW
Start to take up some passionate snogging ONSET
Still must outline new road at the earliest time YEARDOT
Still waiting for father where taste is considered PALATE
Stylish film which is about work TOPHAT
Succeeded over promoted status, in theory SUPPOSITION
Tail up having dismissed one companion - important opener LATCHKEY
Threw drink over head of neighbour SLUNG
Traders vie to represent commercial employee ADVERTISER
Turn toaster off, as cause of minor explosion STERNUTATOR
Turning over firm land - uses fork to do it? AERATES
Ultimately, boxers mean to make you dizzy SCATTY
Unfortunately devoid of love, I hope man rots! MISANTHROPE
Verse is on about short song RHYME
Was a herb seller short of a couple of bob in later years? OLDAGE
What's in a vacuum? It's unimportant NOMATTER
While you're a loser, he rakes it in! CROUPIER
Woman beginning to prepare her dinner, firstly making lamb tender SHEPHERD
Work in lieu of Edgar Allan Poe? GHOSTWRITE