The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 798 - January 31, 2009

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Clues Answers
"Joint bank lone" — that's spelled wrong, with an e ANKLEBONE
A part of UK not liked initially by English? That's harsh AUSTERE
Before electricity, duke housed to disadvantage PREJUDICE
Black workers accept action on race SWEEPSTAKE
Bob's miserable time? BADHAIRDAY
Bow, having brought opera back to pastoral country ARCADIA
Brilliant work getting our defector out TOURDEFORCE
Carol is back fast, before dark SILENTNIGHT
Castle to attack in exercise KEEPFIT
Catherine or Victoria, the female penguin? EMPRESS
Characters in simple game have to get across city OXFORD
Cold little room in centre of café ALOOF
Comforter's puzzled reflection — not much to do ODDJOB
Crucial losing worker perhaps in drift IMPORT
Cruel and stupid to close busy sound INHUMANE
Cry uncomfortably here after breakdown? HARDSHOULDER
Dangerous animal, after a line's cut, off round city BULAWAYO
Driver's job makes a scary story (3,4,2,3,5) THETURNOFTHESCREW
First in barrel has a spotted marking: it infects the rest BADAPPLE
Fish like thinking IDEAS
Fool caught by Ripper, a sad tale TEARJERKER
From icy town, rich moved to the Canaries NORWICHCITY
Fuss about one-time breaking into border region of damned foreigners HEATHENDOM
Got less quiet at station SHRANK
Government deceit securing husband's vote for monster SPHINX
Happy dog — meal's prepared GLADSOME
Having something to pull on, rose easily after first sign of sun OARED
Having the move, unable to play CUPTIED
Horn-blower shortening nasty interval TRITON
I dare not upset animals with strong teeth RODENTIA
Clues Answers
I start to get into jumper, fine modest clothing FIGLEAF
In art, what the French achieved by quickness of hand? TROMPELOEIL
Infer entering runs makes one slimmer REDUCER
Magazine taken in sabbatical TIMEOUT
More versatile every month (1,3,3,3,7) AMANFORALLSEASONS
Mull over here secret partner man's secured INNERHEBRIDES
Musical stage needs accurate conductor DEADWOOD
News source whose constituents go to press GRAPEVINE
One going on foot to spa town for somewhere to soak SLIPPERBATH
One sorry about daughter being less polite RUDER
Page with summary trimmed at edge, held by this? PAPERCLIP
Physician keeping daughter in West College MAGDALENE
Piece for piano and cymbal, lad explained, not complete BALLADE
Piece of software always returning fruitful growth APPLETREE
Prophets sow discord in great number SHOWSTOPPER
Safety device unfinished — observe I worry FUSSPOT
Say what I should do with this pill, darling POPPET
Say, loves gossip: it goes to one's head DEERSTALKER
Sense cover may need moving for batsman SIGHTSCREEN
Skip school? No time to run away GAMBOL
So, so glad a dog can be trained to be really well-behaved ASGOODASGOLD
Some towns are coiled round back of mountain TWINNED
Stuff found before in old tank OVEREAT
Take out chair at last in comfort ERASE
The foreign aristocrat's group express frustration LETOFFSTEAM
They have risen to be level with goddess PARVENUS
Welsh town game noted as heartless BRIDGEND
Where dancer goes for practice run in nude BARRE
Where Michelangelo painted and worked then is special SISTINECHAPEL
Wildly exciting game? I'm in bed REDHOTPOKER