The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 681 - January 27, 2007

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A forward English rugby rejected for opening APERTURE
Ancient Mariner's burden (3,3,3,2,3,3) THEOLDMANOFTHESEA
At sea, a tar gets into these events REGATTAS
Avenue that follows drive APPROACH
Begorrah! Reads new novel by good Irish author GEORGEBERNARDSHAW
Being this could make us fearless, note SELFASSURED
Ben meeting high standard MUNRO
Brian and Teresa worked out puzzle BRAINTEASER
Casually visits to repent DROPSIN
Crew's quarters often reduced by forty per cent FORECASTLE
Crew, perhaps, some friend at court backed OCTAD
Dessert English served in ceramic pieces ICECREAM
Diabolical barman who attacks saintly character? DEVILSADVOCATE
Directly towards leading seaman ATFIRSTHAND
Dreadfully long wait for the rest of the passengers WAGONLIT
Editor of the old school broke new ground? HARROWED
Feat for which bowler gets credit? That's about right HATTRICK
From scratch, starts more or less in December, November, October DENOVO
Gambling behaviour, producing under pressure DIECASTING
Genre briefly returned in terrific series SCIENCEFICTION
Girl and boy returning to city in Texas DALLAS
Good book from James, set in 17th century AUTHORIZEDVERSION
His theories were relatively inspired ALBERTEINSTEIN
I lose power in East, perhaps, as an Oriental type TAIWANESE
In rational style of modern man, classically speaking SAPIENTLY
Influenced by sound of leather SUEDE
It may be broadcast to prevent Democrat getting in ADVERT
Lack of support over ID device SHORTAGE
Legless creature in bar after a little TADPOLE
Look both ways PEEP
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Military assistant's taken over house for specific occasion ADHOC
Most of the people in old country THRACE
Narrowly beating - dismissed after playing poor shot EDGINGOUT
Not having much of a say? SHORTSPOKEN
Nothing in plan agent contrived about certain figures in plane PENTAGONAL
Old man of Paris I put in first carriage PRIAM
One can barely exist in a colony NUDIST
One hangs a lot for this sin SLOTH
Out-dated, as John Walter was, originally BEHINDTHETIMES
Outstanding example of French being mistranslated as "one ohm'? PIECEDERESISTANCE
Part of America between Maine and California RHODEISLAND
Place for dancing where everyone joins king in good time BALLROOM
Playing well, one expects to take a catch ANGLER
Primates outside a church for Indians APACHES
Relative shortly following one into academic stream ISIS
Repeat act, following Conservative statement of aims CREDO
Rioters with small explosive device? That's old hat MOBCAP
Roman official incorrectly quotes a king QUAESTOR
Ruler who worked constructively for Welsh separatism OFFA
Scientific device - one that conserves energy, we hear LASER
Start of settlement on day PM went crazy DOWNPAYMENT
Tolerant, as traveller presumably is BROADMINDED
TV presenter that's secured by a fluke ANCHOR
Undiscriminating consumers OMNIVORES
Verify angry European's statement CROSSCHECK
Way travelled by boat or on horseback, say ROAD
Weight of type one defiantly puts on BOLDFACE
Whence jets are sent up from NATO, if UN ordered FOUNTAIN
Where thick-skinned types study part of the brain? HIPPOCAMPUS
Wild flower covering end of garden VIOLENT