The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 780 - October 11, 2008

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Clues Answers
A Head Girl with passion for French poet APOLLINAIRE
A painter's reserving outlet for 23 people ADVENTURERS
Ace following a coach around left Oxford FABULOUS
Answers roughly after one's name ISAAC
Arcades alas not normally providing food CAESARSALAD
Artist in unusual team bidding to portray school in pictures STTRINIANS
As one appears on pitch, improvise THROWTOGETHER
Bang on in part about noisy game PROMPT
Bar charging extortionate rate combined with fair rate CLIPJOINT
Base duke getting in Napoleon's way RUDE
Be able to get one's kicks? HAVEABALL
Beat popular employee for begging so CAPINHAND
Boundaries preserve oriental territory under dispute PALESTINE
Celebrate payment - about time! FETE
Course producing record a bit short EPSOM
Danced to music with flutes GROOVED
Dilapidated Dari dictionary consulted with frequency RADIOED
Dodgy American film: one brought in very little money SUSPICIOUS
Dread muscles being pulled regularly? Work out DEDUCE
Dreamer with change handy, as it were WALTERMITTY
Drink that's good in absence of spirit NOGGIN
Element not in favour of Americans URANIUM
Endearment, or what one gets from cat-callers? PETNAME
Excuse given by old partner I scold EXONERATE
Female enters to pose riddle SIFT
Force visitor from afar into the ground TEETH
Girl in river grabbed by lifeboatman NORAH
Governesses, unsettled, like to follow news DUENNAS
Heretic, niftily retracting, keeps provoking fellow INCITER
Hip expert at opening of arthritis conference INDABA
Clues Answers
i.e. do TV broadcast copy VIDEOTAPE
Kisser has no difficulty being heard in swingers' bar TRAPEZE
Lead brand worn by European President VANBUREN
Love surviving initially in place of marriage? Only with celebs ALLSTAR
My mastery somehow displays a lack of regularity ASYMMETRY
National competitor bound to be funny about start of contest JUMPJOCKEY
None into half-theatrical moves - no way! (3,3,3,3,3,2,5) NOTFORALLTHETEAINCHINA
One developing burns with heat? SUNBATHER
One does religious pictures ICONS
One should be up for this event - but wasn't? RODEO
One who opposes drinking on transport vessel FREIGHTER
One's future lady encountered at the ball? FORTUNETELLER
Performers of tap dancing set to board ships LISTENERS
Place for poor American in Oxford to attend parties DOSSHOUSE
Polish expert BUFF
Press people to overlook old Italian poet TASSO
Queen brings ruin, lifting tax on men MARYTUDOR
Regularly get mic reset for him? EMCEE
Restraining prisoner, deliver mild beating HANDCUFFING
Rider's jacket and cape gathered separately by older relative ADJUNCT
Riot ideally organised by leader EDITORIALLY
Scottish lady's dramatic order to expose Mother Kelly's big belly OUTDAMNEDSPOT
Sit exam that's short in the extreme SQUATTEST
So street rises round top of residential drives THRUSTS
Spike's taken care of in whip SCOURGE
Throwing out, say, Playboy cutting that is exact copy SPITTINGIMAGE
Tick you found in sorry-looking dog SAMOYED
Verses that reflect how pop has matured (3,3,3,6,7) YOUAREOLDFATHERWILLIAM
Video equipment in spy agency captures people going west HOMECINEMA
Was survivor's back concealing a scarlet rash? DAREDEVIL