The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 983 - June 9, 2012

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A right prude represses wretched sweetheart PRIVILEGE
A show about a satirical writer AESOP
Blokes gamble but neither begins to improve ENHANCE
Book's loads of fun, ending with a short joke AGASAGA
Challenger possibly creates openings with it SPACESHIP
Chap isn't wrong about right part of helmet CHINSTRAP
Chemist, one sticking around university PASTEUR
Clear adhesive has a dirty look, I would say GLAIR
Clique returning from country to west side of city COTERIE
Comedian owning fezzes — his name's not recalled WHATSIT
Completely enthusiastic about Labour? Not half! INTOTO
Countryman giving game keeper at the end a tip RURALIST
Creature seen at night by newspaper stand SUNBEAR
Crop found in area by aqueduct ABRIDGE
Defenceless dragonfly, say, losing tail by river INSECURE
Demand made by one with a lot of influence in post STIPULATION
Doctor certain to engage a cleaner? That's appropriate INCHARACTER
During fall turned completely white PALLID
English cathedral shortly engages say a scriptural interpreter EXEGETE
Everybody with free hands will load bananas (3,3,5,3,3,4) ALLTHEWORLDANDHISWIFE
Expression of triumph from one usually drunk at this stage SOTHERE
Feeling upset with the number one book EMOTION
Foreign PM's agonies oddly revealed in school TAOISEACH
Fox soldiers, some going up road REYNARD
Funds not originally welcomed by prospective partners FINANCES
Game birds of both sexes DUCKSANDDRAKES
Girl with heart broken — one seen at back of limo REARLIGHT
Girl, European one, attending university in capital briefly ELSIE
Harried in the air once more, birds fly around UPAGAINSTIT
Having boarded, securing tug, push boat out GOTOTOWN
His poems, not English, needing translation? That's a poor argument SOPHISM
Clues Answers
Kid, not the first daughter, makes escape ELUDE
Look to landlord — one having news from abroad, say AIRLETTER
Man's best friend from Cork retires, poorly with this? IRISHSETTER
Married woman with son is uneducated, having no books SIGNORA
Meeting of workers about Ulster coat that's short TUNIC
Message in English Irish boy rejected EMAIL
Misfit leaving gaps round all four sides? (6,3,2,1,5,4) SQUAREPEGINAROUNDHOLE
One's paid to play in US cinemas and is so composed SESSIONMUSICIAN
Part of weapon, one in the van SPEARHEAD
Payment advice in post STIPEND
Peer trying to find nurse LOOKAFTER
Place to shelter — in garden alcove when it's hot at first HARBOUR
Portray what could be on offer REPRESENT
Puzzle, say, is where in the middle to make ship bigger JUMBOISE
Record made in secret never turned up ENTER
Republican taken in by ludicrous plan DRAFT
Run during night? Take torch possibly to be this? ONTHERIGHTTRACK
Shares blame over scenes shot in film PARTAKES
Show fear, heading for misfortune during winning series TREMBLE
So-called visitor was a speculator GUESSED
Spell ounce without "n" TRANCE
Successful student at cathedral city is fine up north GRADELY
Time recalled in brand new tower MINARET
Tragedy in book that's most unexpected! OTHELLO
Trail leaderless soldiers found in retreat SPOOR
Turn up wearing tie outside royal place of entertainment NITERIE
Twisted small wings WOUNDS
US sportsman that can hold his drink PITCHER
Where there are many stores we find very quiet in a puzzling way SHOPPINGCENTRE
Which organ contains the blood of the gods? ICHOR
Wise guy studies a lot, going over absorbing story SMARTALEC