The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 434 - November 23, 2002

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A time to start to reminisce? One may emit much gas AERATOR
Actors at end of theatre class CASTE
Admiral with few words shortly irritating people BLIGHTERS
Admitted desperate need to eat bread ENROLLED
After big drink, endless caution - one's driven to a series of bashes BUMPERCAR
An amazing thing that takes the lid off? EYEOPENER
Ancient article engineer originally cast in metal AGEOLD
Article has author as subject THEME
At a home set in country ASTATINE
At one political extreme - could get very heated, as Spooner might say? RIGHTMOST
Big star proceeding in a disgusting way to leave one lost for words BEGGARDESCRIPTION
Bitterness - it ensues when vehicle gets stuck in jaunt GALLIVANT
City that's grassed over partially - looking up! ODESSA
Computer program advising how to start making bed up? SPREADSHEET
Confuse tot, learner with minimal English ADDLE
Corrosion under vehicle is an orangey colour CARROT
Curiously hinted forefathers had ecological pressure group FRIENDSOFTHEEARTH
Dangerous amount of blood taken from donor? Hospital initially going over the top! HARMFUL
Fashionable attempt to circumvent death TRENDY
Fat drunk undid front of garment - end of a seasonal meal? PLUMPUDDING
Female comes in close with one getting an eyeful SHUFTI
Flog lad and end in trouble for being behind the times OLDFANGLED
French class which lacks any high-level achievers? PETITEBOURGEOISIE
Fruit containing a micro-organism no good as food PABULUM
Full team of musicians in posh rectory as hymn played SYMPHONYORCHESTRA
Girl painter possibly lacking time to be a writer too DIARIST
Girl's mother I cast in part ERICA
Give strength to nurse keeping out of petty quarrel STIFFEN
Give up theatre seats, having travel documents? RETURNTICKETS
Hurry to prepare for Winter Olympics event? GETONESSKATESON
I travel around in location that made shimmering display IRIDESCENCE
In time, one can demonstrate this worldly quality TEMPORALITY
In which someone will be under pressure to make a deep observation? BATHYSPHERE
Innocently enjoy merriment, skipping over what could be most hatable (4,1,4,2,3,9) LIKEALAMBTOTHESLAUGHTER
Irritated by requirement to be guided NEEDLED
Lack of involvement, having to dig up far end of the street DISINTEREST
Like a secret society? So obsessed, being outside MASONIC
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Likely allies mixing with characters in pub PLAUSIBLE
Lose water behind end of ditch that surfaces in river DEHYDRATE
Losses of civil rights in distant era after torture ATTAINDERS
Might it prevent him bleeding a bit? THIMBLE
More to be given to tramp? Not right - is splashing money around! EXTRAVAGANT
Nick makes a work of art ABSTRACT
Number briefly expressible as sum of 50, 100 and 500? LOWESTCOMMONDENOMINATOR
Officer in charge keeps order relating to project mapping our bases GENOMIC
Old woman has a stumble almost in walk MATRIARCH
On trolley, the French cheese TRUCKLE
One medico tries out eye operations IRIDECTOMIES
One's imitated English style - swell going about ROLEMODEL
Only possible time to reverse the ultimate aim TELOS
Peers try to be awkward by invading sanctuary PRESBYTERY
Protuberance on organ making dad unwell inside PAPILLA
Put out when someone influential comes along? HYPNOTISED
Race to find space for car in protected zone NATIONALPARK
Ranked as 'restricted', about to be hidden away TIERED
Ray needs tabloid and a half of beer in the morning SUNBEAM
Revolutionary Tito, radical and tyrannical DICTATORIAL
Roused? In the end some work is finally done ENERGISED
Sixties show too difficult for some Edinburgh audiences to understand? BEYONDTHEFRINGE
Small child creeps awkwardly in, visible to hardly anyone? TOPSECRET
Sound fruit's standard size GAUGE
Space above waterline offered to sailor working his passage? FREEBOARD
Start to read publication holding new version RENDITION
Stream in Indian territory - there see big mammal GORILLA
Supported having outer room locked BUTTRESSED
Sweetened medicine once you oddly mixed in with treacle ELECTUARY
There's vexation mostly when snake is seen round shrub HYDRANGEA
Those who fib heartlessly about beautiful woman, defamatory types LIBELLERS
Unaware of this compulsion to make ourselves late? DEATHINSTINCT
Warning is no good when received by listener half deaf ENGARDE
Well, you just can't have this money! SICKPAY
What cooks use? Gas, first and last, without question GRIDDLES
Where to find wrecked cars perhaps right off? SCRAPHEAPS
Worker noticed wood tool HANDSAW