The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 971 - March 24, 2012

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A man in black or girl in suit right for picture DIAMONDSAREFOREVER
After Mass, confession of wrongdoing by old and unreliable source MISINFORMER
After record-breaking poem with correct form of address? POSTCODED
Americans from Senate catch up with Irishmen TENNESSEANS
As Crusader, did like to follow the origin of Christianity CAPED
Badly hurt, I came to be inflamed by complaint RHEUMATIC
Be hit by fit in old PM's house CHARTWELL
Before the day's over becoming unsettled OWED
Busy investigating type of water associated with earth's crust TECTONIC
Citizens of one state sadly like abandoning another ALASKANS
Club once paid for supply readily SPOONFEED
Conveys to bottle bank containers CARTRIDGES
Cricket team afraid night-watchman will hold them up INDIA
Cursed puzzles, missing words, looked hard to grasp! STARCROSSED
Daring centre to put up with danger RISKY
Defiant words from alcoholic before drinking hard SOTHERE
Detective story initially hectic's a bit slow to develop HISLASTBOW
Do check up on rag periodically backing Marx GROUCHO
Eleven witches on trial in case of celebrity appeal COVENTRYCITY
Extreme characters, one in top that's most ridiculous CRAZIEST
Feeling supported, being physically handicapped HUNCHBACKED
Fleet admired captivating article on Victory LIKETHEWIND
Following friend, see Keats's knight at arms loitering so PALELY
Fourth of March motoring club tours start off in good time CRAIC
Fruit one that's completely rotten by storm CURRANT
Gang going astray in brief look to find way back LONGAGO
Gap at the top all but buried by tail-end of working miners INTERREGNUM
Grenadier ordering guy to keep shells spaced out GROGGY
Group undecided about cordial without ice, keen to eat HUNGJURY
Happened to live by the side of a mountain BEFELL
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I don't believe that fine ale and cider should be mixed WELLIDECLARE
In which pairs of drawers get longer EXTRATIME
In which people put crosses in remembrance of war? KHAKIELECTION
Jersey etc worn by a star performing for City ASUNCION
Journalist's credentials, perhaps, have got incorporated within a musical work PRINCESSIDA
Let off run when enveloped in mist and hail FORGAVE
Lorraine's in order, chasing bachelor boy! BENEDICT
Material dug up in turn DENIM
Near clinching promotion, one's brought low NADIR
Nearly all tall quality accommodation useless? Ah well! HEIGHHO
One calling on the hour to bring one out to lunch CUCKOO
Original Wise Men associated with birth follow one IMAGINATIVE
Pair guarding nation's borders search me roughly DUNNO
Partner once with bellyache after swallowing old fruit skin EXOCARP
Prince turning up to a hospital before noon MAHARAJA
Prisoners exercised with shackles on CONSTRAINED
Provide very environmentally friendly, dry, period accommodation for poet DOVECOTTAGE
Remedy that's in no way unusual NOSTRUM
Requests time off work ASKS
Space travellers take in vast area, moving with speed of light CARAVANSITE
Sprinter warned to keep within conflict bounds INTERWAR
Still speaking for a bit PIECE
Streaked in equestrian headgear around end of lagoon BRINDLED
Summary concluded jockey's put on weight OVERVIEW
Swallows pasty, keeping second back for architect's assistant DRAUGHTSWOMAN
Tank shelled: army officers looking into case for medicine ANTACID
Unpredictable character, eccentric also, once on front of Newsweek LOOSECANNON
We go for a late spin in convertible to tourist sight LEANINGTOWEROFPISA
Wingers from Spurs overwhelmed by Irish playmaker WILDGEESE
Yell after a series of waiters — out loud — to bring the white CUEBALL