The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 804 - March 14, 2009

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... who's come back with extremely sawn-off weapon REVOLVER
Acknowledgement from Gordon, "I'm no flipping good" GOODMORNING
Act as leader to top BEHEAD
After manoeuvres, REME go under a new name NOMDEGUERRE
Ancient soldiers likely to die on behalf of wretched comedian FORLORNHOPE
Anthem said to be due to delight ODETOJOY
Appropriate name applied to bird HALFINCH
Attempt to overcome mistake producing wine SHERRY
Babbling endlessly about length — something this hormone encourages GIBBERELLIN
Bird turns up carrying another in explosive container WARHEAD
Blasphemous academic, one from Scotland PROFANE
Bravo — your personal bravo BULLYFORYOU
Case of wine, following a miscellany PORTFOLIO
Catching fish, following the lead of upset Scotsman NAILING
Clap multi-lingual articles, one unfinished THUNDER
County Council employs elderly, along with everyone else, to make uninvited visits COLDCALL
Element butler's taken to heart THALLIUM
Examination taken by pillocks as part of fitness programme PHYSICALJERKS
Failing — after a month, salesman has exactly what's needed DECREPIT
Fighter knocked back by man's clever stratagem GIMMICK
Fluid brewed in e.g. Funchal CHANGEFUL
Gran did some cooking, and tucked in greedily GORMANDISED
Hate to let up — I'm no different inwardly ABOMINATE
Horse originally stabled in river valley CLYDESDALE
It could be wasted by ancient heir INHERITANCE
Jockey having an advantage? ONEUP
Juveniles — half of them will follow anybody YOUTH
King and queen caught in argument — queen is one who could be arrested KERBCRAWLER
Lacking mutton chops and the like, swills port CLEANSHAVEN
Landowner making a retreat died LAIRD
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Language spoken to perfection FINISH
Man after ingot invented excuses GOLDBRICKED
Man killed by chicken, some say, and gammon BACON
Masseurs will socialise RUBSHOULDERS
My pet's suffering with nothing in it EMPTY
Observed Henry hiding inside wood SHAW
One housed in Jane's mountain refuge EYRIE
Opportunity, not the last, to get hold of equine transport CHARABANC
Parliament taking a line on eating regimens DIETARY
Penitent offender taking stock CONTRITE
Petty official has to give up job JACKINOFFICE
Photograph of cups recently stolen MUGSHOT
Plays, getting two byes, oddly TOYS
Plug firm STAUNCH
PM's pleased with weight GLADSTONE
Powerful businessman COGENT
Reversing large vehicles is hard — and quite clever SMARTISH
Risible rage moving Italian gunmen BERSAGLIERI
Roughly MCCCII — large number of entertainers MAGICCIRCLE
Score, in first place, nine over the closing holes NOTCH
Standing on his head, social outcast may turn your stomach REPEL
State's invested in iron — council's uncertain about inevitable result FOREGONECONCLUSION
Study of ink-blots others scratch out RORSCHACHTEST
Time invested in symphony and literature of a sort EROTICA
Trick wonderful singer into having a chat CONFABBING
Trip up river with boy friend ... FALLOVER
Unknown flyer circling cowshed — look up, all of you! EVERYBODY
Use froth to get rid of pain in facial growth HANDLEBARMOUSTACHE
Where to see batsman step up INCREASE
Will's night passed very quickly, rising between times to a height TWELFTH