The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 523 - May 15, 2004

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...as long as I live, however hard I try (3,3,4,2,2) FORTHELIFEOFME
A native of South America has a shopping centre to go round LLAMA
A new decoration applied to castle by husband, etc ANDSOFORTH
Academic post I will fill daily CHAIR
Astronauts are sometimes wonderful OUTOFTHISWORLD
Blacksmith perhaps has equipment to score runs TOOLMAKER
Bull has to stoop for water OXBOW
Conceal onset of colicky pain CACHE
Concern that provides privacy around small islands SOLICITUDE
Contretemps with bill - one old English penny is covered by American one ACCIDENT
Cut open fish LANCE
Defector cut and ran, to relocate TURNCOAT
Demon, a kind of fly AFRIT
Donnishly idealistic? QUIXOTIC
Early photographer takes hound pursuing its prey FOXTALBOT
Fanatical old boy being curbed by son and daughter OBSESSED
Fashionable canteen providing comfort for the retired HOTWATERBOTTLE
Fellow visiting the Spanish church CHAPEL
Film star is well-informed INTHEPICTURE
Follow Nelson's example and take no notice TURNABLINDEYE
Footballers in the glasshouse CRYSTALPALACE
Four, taken in by attentive man, go in search of pleasure GALLIVANT
From bric-a-brac once I took an antique ornament CONCEIT
Gifts are distributed in boats FRIGATES
Girl leaving island: we carry her away ELSEWHERE
Gumption displayed by cavalrymen in connection with quarters HORSESENSE
Having no debts, widow may be seen thus INTHEBLACK
In due course, nobody is late ALLINGOODTIME
In part of Ethiopia, extremely scabrous cat TIGRESS
Inferiority complex in riotous band SUBORDINATION
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It's a gas, and stimulated a politician FIREDAMP
It's an advantage, having width of space suit around BENEFIT
It's essential to score goal, Bob - it must be contrived OBBLIGATO
It's not appropriate to sleep in it INAPT
Keep hold of eggs CLUTCH
Magi changed direction initially, and headed west to find divinity NEMESIS
Man given a vote first - Maxim AXIOM
Most snatched short rest when boat came in SKETCHIEST
Nice and deft, I unfortunately appear less than complete DEFICIENT
No bird left, only in name NOMINAL
Northern states with the odd town NAZARETH
Nothing comes between man and woman and the pursuit of knowledge PHILOSOPHY
Novel island hostelry JAMAICAINN
Offer of privilege as criminal suffers trial FIRSTREFUSAL
One rolls along, bringing fish to the table SKATEBOARD
Our tip: kill time somehow - accept this willy-nilly (4,2,2,4,2) LIKEITORLUMPIT
Question I shan't settle, until experts put their heads together ISSUE
Quick drink in private? On the contrary AGILE
Record correct sound made by dramatist CHECKOFF
Searching net ineptly for road junctions INTERCHANGES
To be a hex, this is essential OBEAH
Trial of man connected with an illegal organisation HEARING
Under pressure, chatter and chatter PRATTLE
Using wrong eye, looked and found American YANKEEDOODLE
Very little love given to Catholic - I am upset MICRO
Vestal virgin perhaps impertinently examines girl PRIESTESS
We may sort out book's hero TOMSAWYER
What's left, say, in holes all around LEGACY
Withdraw to handle superficial irritation SCRATCH
Your attention at first is uninhibited EARTHY