The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 955 - December 10, 2011

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A groom ain't loud in worship ADULATION
A measure of acidity shown by extreme characters in firm, so slipshod HAPHAZARD
All men, one revolutionary, three sons and an alien! CHESSSET
All that divides us is said in private BETWEENYOUANDME
Allies often break French fighters the easiest way (4,2,5,10) LINEOFLEASTRESISTANCE
Answer letters during cruise, throwing odd ones overboard RIPOSTE
Assassin ahead, so very well organised LEEHARVEYOSWALD
Bet there's no reversing, eager to get docked YANKEE
Bird gobbling a very ample starter in pub TAVERNA
Black look welcoming first of legion onto ship STARLESS
British and American back to secure work filling boxes SUDOKU
Buzz, getting past secretary to see boss PADRONE
Cast out, here? STAGEDOOR
Dignified elderly woman, active type full of wit DOWAGER
Do Irish love coming up old river in South America? ORINOCO
Drug gets Italian more in order OPIUM
English king in public use too much OVEREXERT
Evading capture, delivered a beating HIDING
Face beauty, tasty companion? SIDEDISH
Father recalled adopting daughter, needing energy for unnecessary paperwork REDTAPE
Greek Hades nice? Wrong! HELLENIC
Hold tight, having caught fish CLING
Idea to find temporary home in the back of one's head INTENTION
If man gets to sleep, then fish appears KIPLING
In short film, see red illusions MIRAGES
It's done better, defaced ENDED
Joyfully tearful, as proposed MOVED
Level surface required to record unknown quantity in study of large rocks PLANETOLOGY
Lofty soak STEEP
Lorry fine taking helium around plant ARTICHOKE
Mentioned in church, bear outside! INSTANCED
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Mother's about to munch on end of sausage — as one of these? MEATEATER
My gravestone's here? Not if I can help it! OVERMYDEADBODY
Name written into plot for theatre ARENA
New Orleans, European city! SALERNO
Old force beginning to slow, producing stagnation STASIS
Old style of dancing returns for person living abroad EXPAT
One blade originally to cut wood decapitated drinker IMBIBER
One sad, upset in life, regularly seen as recluse LONEWOLF
One's testing as one's talking ASSAYER
Ordinary smell, something skinned HUMDRUM
Papers, including pass to church, are frozen ICECOLD
Plant with blue centre to attach LUPIN
Poor president like this incumbent? PENNILESS
Rake avoiding no rubbish round back of garden DONGIOVANNI
Remove award that's outstanding by way of threats, primarily OBVIATE
Rover, no barking! NOMAD
Shimmering sun over, far from cool? NERVOUS
Ship, cutter CLIPPER
Shout until hitting riverside — attract criticism, so flush (3,3,3,3,2,3,4) CRYALLTHEWAYTOTHEBANK
Smallest horse, say, losing lead — I'm up on it MINIMAL
Sound of mild explosion as large figure tries, initially, to get into blouse, say? GLOTTALSTOP
Steps taken in drought conditions? RAINDANCE
Stimulate communist in boring routine JOGTROT
Stupid attempt to get runs, Lancashire's opener in a muddle GORMLESS
Suggestion about sovereign causing domestic row? TERRACE
Talk by rugby forward that's painful LOCKJAW
This deflated to cause embarrassment? WHOOPEECUSHION
Tikka starter feeding island, Indian style BALTI
Touring island, doctor practised a branch of medicine PAEDIATRICS
Underwear ending in python in forty awful seconds! YFRONTS
With respect to an organ, piano has different allure PLEURAL