The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 990 - July 28, 2012

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A drunkard's brought back dangerous dog TOSA
Accept us holding a service, the height of poetry PARNASSUS
Admitting to college in head's absence OWNING
Almost halt with girl going to the palace LAMBETH
Artist to stay at home after short vacation HOLBEIN
Back in vehicle, artist comes round from meditative state NIRVANA
Bald? Not husband — but close! AIRLESS
Better grind out some runs here TRENTBRIDGE
Bring me record about robot GOLEM
Call for help to add up to twenty-seven? NINENINENINE
Chirpy type said to be suffering with love CICADA
City is cooler, but with hot area inside ISFAHAN
Cut ends of stitch with spike SHEAR
Don't drop anything, in case HOLDALL
Elegance of old cricketer GRACE
Explorer finds a horrible pong in the darkness MUNGOPARK
Extremely important to be censorious CRITICAL
Fit criminal holding weapon — outcome so undecided? WELLBALANCED
From River Plate, say, sailor enters American port SEABATTLE
Get to behave, using rough end of one's tongue? LICKINTOSHAPE
Great pleasure to manage charity event FUNRUN
Gunner at this needing stiff drink STERNCHASER
He has met his match too often POLYGAMIST
Hope to get round in incredibly few strokes here? THEOPEN
I agree with you (sigh!) YEAH
I am flexible, not one to get fixed IMPLANT
In film, final credit may be on it PLASTIC
In ignorance left one in clear OBLIVIOUS
Joins second person to titled group in speech UNITES
King started war, dying some way through EDWARD
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Lengthy account — clear it out RECITAL
Likely to be given policy — advise briefly about it INLINEFOR
Make red and black tapestry in German town EMBARRASS
Mean to get drunk TIGHT
Night-clothes I lost in a month — I shouldn't be in bed MALINGERER
Not in favour of a month back in island ANTIGUA
Novice to read briefly about sport RECRUIT
One way to chart the body count? DEADRECKONING
One's flapped, as son breaks expensive-sounding speaker DEERSTALKER
Pass away at last: to heckle is absolutely fine TICKETYBOO
Pictures of friends — one of them could be in game ENIGMAVARIATIONS
Prize for series of victories is a tiara TRIPLECROWN
Prophet nearly came back by boat? ELIAS
Rough guide packs them off SKETCHMAP
Sharp object around for all to see, sticking up PROUD
Shopping here, old wife suggested? TOWNCENTRE
So far, urgent advice to farmer TILLNOW
Some of us have way effortlessly to cycle to one end of the country WESTCOAST
Speak briefly and leave quickly, part of house sounding inadequate (3,1,4,5,5) CUTALONGSTORYSHORT
Spicy pasty — bookmaker bites into it SAMOSA
Star, losing the lead, died, having complications ENTANGLED
Stow it shortly over back of cabin, sailing on this? SHANNON
Stupefaction as unknown team name is bandied about AMAZEMENT
This provides food, except one runs out of fruit BUTCHERY
To iron, say, a chore — such stress may lead to collapse METALFATIGUE
Travesty for European allies, working out this settlement TREATYOFVERSAILLES
What two little children initially should receive? TENDERLOVINGCARE
With employer's backing officer finds success RESULT
With uncompromising attitude, wanting no part of it? ALLORNOTHING
Work through brief difficulty at a throwing game HOOPLA