The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 831 - August 29, 2009

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Clues Answers
A giant with mouth open? AGOG
About time to dip into one American writer or another CAPOTE
Affairs take a minute, for us AMOURS
Artist's wife embraced by saddo — time to be charitable RAGWEEK
At altar at last, today we are amazingly off the shelf READYTOWEAR
Awareness of anchor holding at present attached to line KNOWLEDGE
Be fast with colour that's applied to nails ORANGESTICK
Bit of cheer (fluid) to demand here? HIPFLASK
Celebrated about pair got out of jail SPRANG
Checks run-up, struggling to produce surprise attack SUCKERPUNCH
Corner piece put up TRAP
Corrupt program may need to be blocked by Control REINSTALLED
Drawer even now not opened TILL
Drivers commonly snoozed, then all go back to patrol vehicle PANDACAR
Ever-popular girl I spotted in some clubs CLASSIC
Every other bird came in with wings ALTERNATE
Fiction about strange land makes sparkling entertainment ROMANCANDLE
First adult years vanished, engulfed by responsibilities TWENTIES
Foreign collection of stories about jolly-sounding accountant AMERICANA
From screen, hasn't worked out how fascinating she is ENCHANTRESS
Great solid construction, or invisible barrier? CHINESEWALL
He is tempting for the police to make an arrest AGENTPROVOCATEUR
He offered oath in box, surrounded by big beasts HIPPOCRATES
Helping one to discover for oneself heir is cut out HEURISTIC
I can tell fin's damaged on sea-creature INFORMER
In babywear, girl's keeping walking in ungainly way — idiot! SWADDLINGCLOTHES
In delight, kitten at first playful JOKY
In latest art, learn to shock STARTLE
In which seven other characters separate Romeo and Juliet PHONETICALPHABET
Jurassic creature ripping grass out with energy STEGOSAUR
Clues Answers
Just over half the normal place for signature? Precisely! ONTHEDOT
Low temperature debate MOOT
Most scruffy fellow, English in essence MANGIEST
Offer new accommodation — what, in stir? REHOUSE
One end of ship — argument identifying which one PROW
Painter heading off into holiday island for meeting CONGRESS
Productive land, miles and miles FARM
Put under pressure finally to overcome specific gradient ETHERISE
Quantity of business to be completed after brief illness TURNOVER
Relations between students good for both partners UNISEX
Remarkably good dance figure DODECAGON
Rise like dollar, fractionally ASCENT
Say, fuel rod a bungling inspector initially leaves to be consumed KOHLRABI
Second drink for a horse CHASER
Separated, but about to come round for social event TEAPARTY
Shakespearian actor anxious to speak KEAN
Signal to start class may awaken memories RINGABELL
Simple to enter university course in parts of America GREATPLAINS
Sort of net used at game limited striker SAFETYMATCH
Taking turns to open, finished holding hands SCREWTOPPED
That's enough drink, girl — bar's closing at some point WHENEVER
Tiger, say, better groomed by graduate MANEATER
Time to record catches, upon which one gets nervous TENTERHOOKS
Upmarket alternative to prison van? STRETCHLIMOUSINE
Using full length of pitch, was reversing cutter CHAINSAW
Using spin, delivery secures wicket SWERVE
Wanders, hot and feverish, into scene of fake robbery GADSHILL
Waste no time in smashing beginning to day BREAKFAST
Whole of tiny tree replaced ENTIRETY
Writer regularly putting name at the end EVELYN