The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 660 - September 16, 2006

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Actively support concert to back end to famine PROMOTE
Almost all difficult and initially rather lame charades, perhaps PARLOURGAME
Boy gets caught in fraud SCAM
Camp initially built in very open upland at Catterick BIVOUAC
Carpet is important when the Queen goes away MATTING
Clumsy men rarely head for osprey birds OAVES
Cricketer's trophy presented by Queen BOWLER
Desire's a mortal error to church for many years LONGSINCE
Dickens describes grandmother with a source of wealth BONANZA
Dragging up Cerberus, perhaps I'm chap such as Hercules? DEMIGOD
Engineer allowed to go over river crossing TELFORD
Europeans start to regroup into obsessive enthusiasts GREEKS
Explorer having month taking care of game MARCOPOLO
Expression of character I pass up in composing symphony PHYSIOGNOMY
Faked age, my dear solver? Hang your head SHAMEONYOU
Flier returning to Ireland and becoming British BLERIOT
Former nation is Asian by rights ABYSSINIA
Gangsters line up Ecstasy in the underworld YARDIES
Girl embraced by senior winter sportsman SKATER
Girl's a grand wife, still embracing new husband GWYNETH
Going round empty gallery a sufficient amount GYRATION
Good god! Praise over mass response GRADUAL
Good people know these weaker people may be on them? ROPES
Hollow on hill crest sheltering head of oxen COOMB
I'd a chicory variety - not unknown, this? RADICCHIO
Imaginary number is in new scale NONEXISTENT
Interrupted training caused Norwich's floundering SANDWICHCOURSE
It's endless mud and rain for a military man SAMURAI
King has an old stringed instrument, one which was created with Italian gut in mind RAVIOLI
Lecturer in difficulty with son about wife has to maintain a position HOLDONESOWN
Liberals adding nothing to question in evasive conversation COLLOQUY
Clues Answers
Lights installed around Eastern city LEEDS
Look after book for composer NOVELLO
Name fellow from Essex town BASIL
Obvious trap that's snare for rook coming back PATENT
Old writer has last of pad to use up EXPEND
One racing tortoise not about to cross finish, if he injured this? ACHILLESTENDON
Part of Macbeth popular with one composer ROSSINI
Power absorbed by car glass resistant to solar radiation SUNPROOF
Queen left holding naught outside the capital REGIONAL
Raven, perhaps, state put over English and most of Welsh national treasures CROWNJEWELS
Remove magnetism from a wheel made less strong ASSUAGED
Scheme by English to go after gold in brand-new asteroid MINORPLANET
Scribble complete line in poem DOODLE
Silly elevated railway line in New York NELLY
Slow passage of constellation traversing night's extremities LENTO
Something from past, elevated STELE
Surplus old girl leading cakewalk? OVERABUNDANCE
The French soldier in Oran, working to France's end? LEGIONNAIRE
This one might expire in box - dead ironic, somehow CARBONDIOXIDE
Treat with contempt Civil Service records DISCS
Unable to agree changes in clerical robe IRRECONCILABLE
Unsure, stray ox ran wild - a terrifying creature TYRANNOSAURUSREX
Vet recent story working out one way people travel in London COVENTRYSTREET
Warning to motorist governs journey crossing Manitoba RUMBLESTRIP
Warped old man can snigger spreading rumours SCANDALMONGERING
Welsh town all round Northern valley across old lake LLANGOLLEN
What director does to beat time without changes CONSTANT
What's important to cross? Main problem with religious image RUBICON
What's split in such as mountain? CHASM
Work for a couple expected to have little time DUET
Wrap carpet round sheep for buoyancy aid when dipping MAEWEST