The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 685 - February 24, 2007

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A grant accepted by the front-runner, possibly ATHLETE
A question of concern said to show one's annoyed DOYOUMIND
After work head off shortly to have a drink and chat GOSSIP
An article written about the Spanish prince ATHELING
An irrelevance about Lawrence initially being inaccurate REDHERRING
Area that's mainly flat is between fairway and green APRON
Badly ill? Cold meat bug? Instant cure! MAGICBULLET
Beginning to panic, fool almost returned in a big hurry PRESSED
Bishop you wanted to take in remained gullible STARRYEYED
Black sheep shown in old newsreel broadcast down south NEERDOWELL
Brothers Nugent at this school GREYFRIARS
Burst balloon BLOWUP
Capital conferring outrageous prize? No way! OTTAWA
Chic old school's squiffy types addicted to what's in bars - and in their cups? CHOCOHOLICS
Create technique for raised road CAUSEWAY
Diarist extremely likely to be seen in uniform EVELYN
Doctor frantically raced to vehicles in procession MOTORCADE
Duck-weed upset daughter of Zeus ERATO
Foul committed by team is number fifty-one SQUALID
Freezing at last at dreadful pole, toes drop off GOTOSLEEP
From lower classes produces criminal types DEGENERATES
Girl caught in wire netting? IRENE
Going on and on rejecting female ruler YAKKING
Hard nut containing fruit that's not soft, or vegetable HARICOTBEAN
Have a right to be weary, having miles to go back MERIT
Helium, say, will be involved in no short explosion NOBLEGAS
Hypocrite's interminable expression of relief about issue PHARISEE
I learnt a lot especially about one verse technique ALLITERATION
Identified endlessly rising need NAMED
In a muddle at all events ANYHOW
In conflict see dreadful vanity SELFCONCEIT
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In criminal circles it's bad luck HOODOO
Island removing leader in a most unfriendly way ICILY
Leading figure, a king, entertained by normal sort of drink STANDARDBEARER
Lean's film that's extremely nasty SKINNY
Locks case - one holding buns perhaps HAIRGRIP
Malfunction as power goes, so put out of use for now LAYUP
Net is transparent CLEAR
Old man on board's unknown - not in the book EXDIRECTORY
One going for the best harvester or crane CHERRYPICKER
One working under pressure to get painting done quickly SPRAYGUN
Person getting ready to take someone out HITMAN
Popular as refuge for soldiers in complicated situation MORASS
Post remark as novel conclusion, perhaps AFTERWORD
Practical article owned by sacked tragic MP PRAGMATIC
Pretend to keep one's cool POISE
Promising cricket side from south coast resort BRIGHT
Raise oneself in bed to have an oriental infusion? TISANE
Religion - popular one embraced by composer millions follow BRAHMINISM
Remove ban on free speech? (A Franglais joke) UNGAG
Sea bird about to go west goes the other way EIDER
Shock description follows conservative's silly joke SHAGGYDOGSTORY
Smashing joke to feature at back of mag? PUNCHING
Spiritual home Poor Clare reviewed INCORPOREAL
The origin of socialism isn't for instance holy SAINTLIKE
The traitor has run forward a little into danger THREAT
Theatre backers mounted something to whet the appetite ANGELSONHORSEBACK
Theatregoer is wild to rebuild Epidaurus, for one WORLDHERITAGESITE
They'll stop making advertisements PLUGS
Waits for such a song once in a former colony CAROLINA
Without doctor drunk fellow would be helpless HIGHANDDRY
Work at Liverpool, say? One possibility OPPORTUNITY