The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 857 - February 6, 2010

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A car led once, frantically going faster and faster ACCELERANDO
Acquire French accent as European noble LANDGRAVE
Admonishments about initial impressions REPROOFS
Artiste changed dresses ATTIRES
Bags I'm moving into private rooms DENIMS
Beam and rod I replaced within arrangement of bars GRIDIRON
Beneficiary left, for example, a kind of support LEGATEE
Character animated by European spiked drink MICKEYFINN
Commitment with which author often starts work DEDICATION
Contraction of unions etc. LABOURMOVEMENT
Corruptly dealt with man's sleeping partner? BRIBED
Cover for aircraft made of wood, say HANGAR
Covering up a sin, mostly, and running for union appointment ENVELOPING
Cut line as part of skating performance AXEL
Do crafts, perhaps, badly needing money STRAPPEDFORCASH
Drove badly, without parking, to get married SPLICED
Duck — one of a brace removed from vehicle SCOTER
English writer, in action, became more profound DEEPENED
Extend Circle Line in separate part of operation PROLONG
Finishing literary work, with reservation about awkward situation BOOKBINDING
Fire after cut and word of dismissal SHOO
For the French, the drink that's comparatively weak LAMER
Foreign character in vessel is a poor mite URCHIN
Go on stage — aren't I funny as comedian, perhaps? ENTERTAINER
Great joy in sect, say, after conversion ECSTASY
Highly moral and poor artist given added spirit STRAITLACED
Islander and I at sea repeatedly on short journey TRINIDADIAN
It is a work editor briefly picked up and put down DEPOSIT
It's not a sure thing DEFINITEARTICLE
Jeer about son leading contest? Shame! DISGRACE
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Lacking education, turned out badly UNTUTORED
Like monk for nun in Chaucer, for example, one with leftist leanings FELLOWTRAVELLER
Mark in literature, and two in history TWAIN
Metronome's function for hip people in the 50s BEATGENERATION
One side ahead of the other shortly before close of play, as it should be RIGHTLY
One way to broadcast viable elections CABLETELEVISION
One wet area? Just the opposite GOBI
Opening shot from army, say SERVICE
Part of evening paper costing less SUNDOWN
Passionate appeals occur with desire when excited CRISDECOEUR
Piece of land a man is landscaping in part of India ANDAMANISLANDS
Poet finding energy in features of mountainous area COLERIDGE
Political statement included by spokesman if 'e's Tory MANIFESTO
Preparation for growing up to maturity TILLAGE
Press turned to European material for reminder AIDEMEMOIRE
Pull out in first of carriages, start of journey on railway CRYOFF
Red, maybe, converted in fast time to Christianity EMBERDAY
Reveal record win? On the contrary DISCLOSE
Scurried about in the part TRANCHE
Second player on side to throw a punch SWING
Shoddy material, for a change — of course TACK
Single? Not in this MAIDEN
Singled out affluent, mostly, to be charged ELECTRIC
Sportsman worn out in front of golf club SHOTPUTTER
Stand firm PARTNERSHIP
Thus one African country is followed by a second SOMALIA
Two turns, one incomplete? That's true GOSPEL
Uncritical note is put in frame INDISCRIMINATE
Weapon disrupted armistice? Not quite SCIMITAR
What's loud is not FAINT