The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 903 - December 27, 2010

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Clues Answers
A pair of animals, impala on safari? ANAGRAM
A quartet of neighbouring characters welcoming an Asian AFGHANI
A scribe's written about Italian city BRESCIA
Advertise route TRAIL
After start of tremor, see island rising, as surfaces TABLETOPS
Ate in bed TUCKEDIN
Audio equipment provides these awful commercial breaks HEADSET
Author's offspring consumed half of language LITTERATEUR
Award zero mark OSCAR
Axe I lift up, cutting tree ABOLISH
Bird to draw from behind, ringing name for old printer GUTENBERG
Black near, violet's close NIGHT
Blade's worn edges switched DAGGER
Board impressing Chinese female with good heart, say PLAYINGCARD
Comply with nurses to pose a health issue OBESITY
Country music writer IRELAND
Couple burying relative and companion, dead INANIMATE
Deception announced when he's taken to battle at the front HEYPRESTO
Departs hour from quayside, or minute? DWARF
Ear where hair disappears, leaving head LUGHOLE
Examples of incessant muddle INSTANCES
Excuse made, as fraud pulled off CONDONE
Fancy man distrusted? SUSPECT
Fighting vessel south of port, first of galleons RIOTING
Fix catches on to pieces these cut PINKINGSHEARS
Flash, then tease Scottish girl MORAG
Hard work to sing, being brave HAIDA
Hit tough situation which is illuminating LAMPLIGHT
Into stack, 'eaves wad of cash LUMPSUM
Leader of pack taken in by fake lawyer AKELA
M-Mendelssohn, adding a variation, penning grand old song (3,4,3,10) MADDOGSANDENGLISHMEN
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Mexican state put dude in the money YUCATAN
Nice little devil, a jerk, parting thus SIMPATICO
Not entirely titanic or gigantic dog! CORGI
Novel city in painting among the arbours BARCHESTERTOWERS
Old dog snared by non-drinking party animal EXTROVERT
Old, great character in Greek literature? OMEGA
One's barked at serious accident initiative FIRSTAID
Oriental bamboo, colours inlaid CANTONESE
Paper, through revolutionary clue, distressed girl? DAMSEL
Patriarch lives, given a terrific cut ISAAC
Poem called "Mesmeric" as an alternative (2,5,4,4,5) LABELLEDAMESANSMERCI
Precise individual filling seat lacking leadership, totally EVERYINCH
Published in Greece by Draco, brutal playwright CYRANODEBERGERAC
Representation supporting Tom's seat? FORMAT
Result has emerged? On the contrary OUTCOME
Searched for work, eyed up GOOGLED
Skin espied, rim torn EPIDERMIS
Soldier in loch prey, perhaps, for monster LYCANTHROPE
Spanish chap grasps at politician SENATOR
Spear, say, used in unending attack ASSEGAI
Spice classified as softened MACERATED
Stickybeak so supercilious? TOFFEENOSED
Substance found in oil well, comprising something deep? BENZENE
Sunshine broken, time for shelter NISSENHUT
Supporter drinking bitter, staggering STARTLING
The Thunderer has a point — as does this THORN
Think of a number IMAGINE
Tyrant with gold key AMINOR
Upset at weed in US lake TAHOE
Venetian leader about to outlaw plant DOGBANE
Vicious words captured as potential sauce CUSTARDPOWDER