The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 356 - July 28, 2001

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Clues Answers
A mousy girl, perhaps, is Daisy BLACKEVEDSUSAN
A row between distinguished medics? HARLEYSTREET
A society girl rising, or not yet up ABED
African republic of war and rioting RWANDA
Almost all assert aquatic mammal turned up quite quickly ALLEGRETTO
Assistant editor girl left, not being over-bright SUBNORMAL
Aural discomfort generated by hammer and anvil, perhaps? EARACHE
Bass oboe heard to noisily interupt Ring HECKELPHONE
Beat idol HEARTTHROB
By broadcasting denial, involving Oxford University in cause NEIGHBOURING
Cat-hater initially putting boot in upset our Ophelia ESOTERICA
Chap eating one and then another spicy rice dish BIRIANI
Chemical substance giving sir trip, it's rumoured? NITRIDE
Cool like a fan? No UNENTHUSIASTIC
Cops lose suspect in place of depravity CESSPOOL
Country area beside the Eternal City's island ROMANIA
Definitely more than one keep reading this title? THETWOTOWERS
Delicacy isn't commonly brought in to eat by bodyguard DAINTINESS
Describe in more detail, moving from general? ENLARGE
Difficulty where a monster lurks? DEEPNESS
Difficulty with chap over Lord ADONAI
Dog going frantic in car CAIRN
Embroidery features around area, tons take it to church CHAINSTITCH
Excited, a soldier volunteers in the usual position AGITATO
Fast and efficient military journeys wanting UN change? EXPEDITIOUS
For conveyance, one deserts rail services following mistake over a line TRANSFERRAL
Forge common name SMITH
Form of despotism unknown in radio TYRANNY
Former key directors involved in company fraud PASTEBOARD
Frequently lifting recently placed tips off the table, a vexing habit DEVILSTATTOO
Gangster's after wife in this place -accompanying is necessary WHEREWITHAL
Give U-trap working over - this could unblock things PURGATIVE
Gradually reduce shape in cryptic jumbo? PHASEOUT
Greek state well without skill SPARTA
In bad shape? You must get it from Malcolm, Alf or me, dear MALFORMED
Isotope has decomposed for sublimation APOTHEOSIS
Jug handle, for instance, at that time would be made of baked clay EARTHEN
Labourer turned up close to rising Californian city FRESNO
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Master of the Universe? JOHNRONALDREUELTOLKIEN
Millions yodel badly to create Tyrol's core music weekly MELODYMAKER
Moderate Conservative taking Express? CHASTEN
New-fangled method with Navy is based on time in charge MODERNISTIC
No degrees in this can get you into the Royal Observatory LONGITUDE
Notes that girl is holding mysterious objects AILUROPHOBE
Novel part of cameraderie enjoyed by Wagner lovers? (3,10,2,3,4) THEFELLOWSHIPOFTHERING
Novel part of the range? THEHOBBIT
Novel read by many, many thousands in which Ishmael is transformed THESILMARILLION
One administering correction to inadequate pupils OPTOMETRIST
One has to follow rakish touring guide in India SHIKARI
One who would have faith in the legal system? ESTABLISHMENTARIAN
Orcs led you all over the place, hardly behaving thus? DECOROUSLY
Part of wheels holding tyre tube? EXHAUSTPIPE
Passage in mine is wide when boron's extracted ROAD
Putting two taps on vessel is work demanding manual skill HANDCRAFT
Regularly called 'Agnus Dei' to purify from sin CLEANSE
Repeat verse mistakenly and act for too long PERSEVERATE
Rush soon stripped motorway café TEAROOM
Rustic mergers fail badly FARMERGILES
See me ring Ministry for defence after nightclub makes such inconvenience DISCOMMODE
Select article kept away from other rags UXCLUSIVE
Sending back just a little information DATA
Smart chap given to fury ALECTO
Stating laws no emperor, for instance, has to quote in return NOMOTHETIC
The point of some military uniforms? AIGUILLETTE
Time to feign diplomacy TACT
Treasures sought in alternative version here? ROGETSTHESAURUS
Trouble experienced over showy flower DAHLIA
Unearth smell in river EXHUME
Vehicles dropping velocity when going round curves HELICES
Very unlikely to move furtively for position in ice-skating OUTSIDEEDGE
Volume featuring Elvish - or is it Elvis, on reflection? (3,6,2,3,4) THERUTURNOFTHEKING
What Kipling thought grey-green and greasy feeble old river LIMPOPO
What might help you calculate area of donkey paddock? KEYPAD
What you won't see when lead is disconnected from lights? AMPS
What's got to irritate a foolish person GOAT
Where articles are processed to make rags? COPYDESK