The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 894 - October 23, 2010

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Clues Answers
A return of fifty pounds is of little significance SMALL
Before drill, soldier's given costly medical treatment? PRIVATEPRACTICE
Bored with endless argument about fashion again TIREDOF
Cape Canaveral display: step in SPACEPORT
Church worker and teacher caught up in the devil's clutches SACRISTAN
Class given short examination by a woman CLAUDIA
Collection of music with arrangement for bongos? Right SONGBOOK
Concentrate, as overseer of social function must? (4,4,3,2,3,4) KEEPONESEYEONTHEBALL
Conservative female taken in by somewhat elderly, unemotional sort COLDFISH
Continual support for artist squeezed by tax CEASELESS
Controversial novel, send-up of a work about love LOLITA
Country's ally welcomes fighters coming by boat PORTUGAL
Covert activity in south east, near scene of battle SECRECY
Damned to hell, being talked about DISCUSSED
Dated piece with old-fashioned frame PASSEPARTOUT
Dish of the day: notice chaps regularly digging in FRICASSEE
Dishy fellow met abroad on a trip DREAMBOAT
Extremely large individual put up resistance, to sumo wrestling ENORMOUS
Father initially ignored groom's speech ADDRESS
Fighting in a hostel creates a bit of a storm HAILSTONE
Finish like Mia? ENDUP
First of ministers to accompany Blair touring the industrial centre of Scotland MOTHERWELL
Free kick — ball must be placed in middle — that's official CORONER
Free love on two occasions in school of higher education LOOSE
Generous politician gets in some drink AMPLE
Get in RADA, having potential to be this? TRAGEDIAN
Glue soundly applied to roof of home DOMESTIC
Grasp part of branch TWIG
Hack writer taking a boat round New York PENNYALINER
In mid-match rugby players get into position for scoring INSTRUMENTATION
Inhabitants of ancient Greece, most of them outlaws THEBANS
Clues Answers
Is editor putting finishing touches to newspaper's run? ORGANISED
Kansas City bypass DODGE
Language that some West Africans naturally acquire at the outset? TSWANA
Loaf of bread rose, say BLOOMER
Money for investment in largely run-down city SEEDCAPITAL
Mostly enjoy maintaining constant speed LICK
Mother entertains Joe and family with new slide show, thanks to this? MAGICLANTERN
Name of queen stitched into British flag BANNER
Noises drowning wife's mild oath SWOUNDS
Number of animals seen round a lair DEADENER
On Scottish island man keeps me in order ARRANGEMENT
One perusing book about a left-wing revolutionary READER
Page added to end of old EU document PASTEUP
Painting over mask, we're told, is hard work TRAVAIL
Periodical covers American astrologer MAGUS
Red loos redone in a different colour OLDROSE
Refined young lady in a spin, embraced by English worker ELEGANT
Relative returning from southern Argentina GRAN
Road round centre of Dover is full of bends WAVY
Scandinavian fellow in chic environment SWEDISH
Ships brought back architect and artist ARMADA
Small box with goodies principally for eating SCOFFING
Standing in flood water, perhaps, want to get in some basic essentials KNEEDEEP
Stupid man ignoring first line of verse DIMETER
Taking long walk after school, learner reaches forest SCHLEPPING
This lies principally in river, and it's used to catch fish SETLINE
Threat unrecognised as composer gets fleeced? WOLFINSHEEPSCLOTHING
Trade fairs maybe no longer leading to jobs? EXPOSITIONS
Waged war, duly capturing king EDWARD
Women's jumper, large one WHOPPER
Working in restaurant, say, for a bit of extra pay WEIGHTING