The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 840 - October 24, 2009

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After dancing, like snacks TAPAS
Arrive in America, grabbing a break HIATUS
Arrogance of power starting up again PRESUMPTION
As online expertise develops, it may increase rapidly EXPONENTIALSERIES
Associated programme that's canned? TIEIN
At weekend, always a spicy dish SATAY
Band runs through short wig TROUPE
Book Olympic chief? (3,4,2,3,5) THELORDOFTHERINGS
Bookmaker's only two-thirds an expert AUTHOR
Boy dipped into honestly-translated serious poems HOLYSONNETS
Bring up a girl, briefly inculcating good character SIGMA
Busy, so not getting married in June, say? Vanity! ONTHEGO
Cage-bird bites both sides of the hanging chain CATENARY
Closer, yet not moving BUTTON
Companion goes to a tea dance CHACHA
Diarist looks sound PEPYS
Drier across river? That's a scoop TROWEL
Drop mask, as delicious pot noodle's first to be eaten TURNNASTY
Finish going through commander's points for discussion AGENDAS
Fog finally absolute in Channel GUTTER
For endangered species, putting in a grand bit of PR PROPAGANDA
Former Irishman, now living in America? EXPAT
From range, a writer dressed up so far? APENNINES
Have all-round success — as ballerina? WINONPOINTS
Help to work over bases PODIA
Here, attacker savaged stage production THECARETAKER
Hospital cut piece off Oz soldier, squire to a knight SANCHOPANZA
I'd rented new extension to cell DENDRITE
In short article I joke about start of play CURTAINUP
Like Hero, frenzied on the coast ASHORE
Mad animal in midday sun? Resist, and it may give you a bite HOTDOGSTAND
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Malicious gossip, not about what may be afoot SANDAL
Man aircrew shot in conflict with Russia CRIMEANWAR
Marriage, say, and love: capital! SACRAMENTO
Married in God, consecrate sweet little thing MARSHMALLOW
Medicinal plant, at no time numerous, needed with frequency FEVERFEW
Mental disturbance of bishop leading to great downfall BRAINSTORM
Mute panic, struggling with air PNEUMATIC
Official meddling that gets your goat? NANNYSTATE
One has liberty to be at it? Great! LARGE
One plays quietly in support PIPER
Out of enclosure, trespass to get fish ROACH
Painful condition accepted by fine rodent AGOUTI
Pub has appeal, wouldn't you say? INNIT
Putting culture back in, abridges useful book TRISTRAMSHANDY
Quite like Mary? The opposite CONTRARY
Rye and others inspector's drunk in welcoming queen CINQUEPORTS
Sending the wrong way, straight for heart of mission MISDIRECTION
Sent out, faces court? ISSUED
Smouldering flag lowered a little AGLOW
Strange patterns in wing TRANSEPT
Such a summer novel is joke, novelist admitted GREENGAGE
Such evidence favouring opponents, just as written FORENSIC
Thus pulled inside, retreating further ONWARDS
To stand on station is what some children love PADDINGTONBEAR
Too stupid to cross river, having bad position at bank OVERDRAFT
Travels in a temperature most associated with desert ARIDEST
Unemployed labourer so drawn? FREEHAND
Walked no end, it's plain STEPPE
What played as Titanic sank? And what it didn't do ABANDONSHIP
Without favouritism, yet passed EVENHANDED
Youngster endlessly an oik? Relax! CHILLOUT