The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 877 - June 26, 2010

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... finished by Slavs — English remove garments POLISHEDOFF
50 behind — a rare lapse HAREBRAINED
Abysmal information LOWDOWN
After losing key, killer becomes more cunning SLYER
Allowance cut back in proportion RATIO
American resort where ounces perhaps do for horse — one featured in answer CATSKILLMOUNTAINS
As soon as seen or heard where building is in progress ONSIGHT
Begin to understand golfer and game COTTONON
Big birds going around church go very fast SCORCH
Boss wants a bap, not an alternative TOPBANANA
Bring up rascal without wife RETCH
Chased home, call back INLAID
Councillor wants to amend reputation CREDIT
Criminal is no match for Scottish inventor MACINTOSH
Cruelly, like a weasel catching a bird STERNLY
Dance with Oliver TWIST
Do nothing when food is sent back containing insect STAGNATE
Edge in a textbook PRIMER
Engineer stifles resistance in dispute WRANGLE
Engineers grew weary and went to bed RETIRED
Fail or pass? Fail! COLLAPSE
Fans forgot the ingredients for this dish STROGANOFF
Females always treating everyone strictly from the start FATES
Fish hiding in what's beneath the surface LINING
Fluid — some rich orange ICHOR
Foolish person — he had dressed in garments ... CLOTHED
For a start, I don't believe you! GETAWAY
Fringes no longer fashionable on garments OUTSKIRTS
Fuzz on one's visage, but not on one's back FACEDOWN
Gets back at birds around England AVENGES
Given a share, ran up an account NARRATION
Clues Answers
Going North, David, in an American state NEVADA
Harry gets shot, lying low DOGGO
Island's watery state holding dog up that's ready to be walked EXERCISABLE
Jerk in difficulty HITCH
Kiss and cuddle, making love twice in the light CANOODLE
Make one gag in warehouse — why won't gear change? (2,4,3,5,3) GODOWNTHEWRONGWAY
Mark exam, knowing right from wrong MORAL
Meekly, I'll take bats home, riotous mirth following (4,1,4,2,3,9) LIKEALAMBTOTHESLAUGHTER
More trying to develop mathematical skill TRIGONOMETRY
Noisy reptiles in spats GAITERS
Northerner, a boy, carrying scheme to the Queen LAPLANDER
Odd — I dropped round to see criminal PECULATOR
Passing notice across river path ORBIT
Recycled manuscript misspelt badly by personal assistant PALIMPSEST
Sent away, delighted TRANSPORTED
Singer raised pounds in income, somewhat PASSABLY
Smell a sort of benign person HUMANBEING
Some golf, or some boxing ROUND
Spoken about extremely deplorable and painful experience ORDEAL
Support besides is given to club ANDIRON
To find sea cow, chap needs a little support MANATEE
Trainee acted in unusual fashion CADET
Two foreign articles appear below UNDER
Unexpectedly short of time, used to fall and go haywire ALLOFASUDDEN
Unforeseen coup d'état overcoming king, led by son SURPRISING
Very stupid simile (2,5,2,3,5,6) ASTHICKASTWOSHORTPLANKS
Vessel does circle southern city DESTROYER
What in candles keep supplying their heads WICKS
Where drivers work? Nonsense! Where they stop COCKPIT
Will base ring round for uniform colour? OLIVEDRAB
Wise people hang around the middle of station platforms STAGES