The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 544 - September 25, 2004

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A dozen chapters in front of ancient song-book ECCLESIASTES
Act like tragic heroine with cold extremity MIMIC
American hero, man and boy JACKSON
Beginning of life depicted in book and article by poet BABYHOOD
Cat poetically celebrated in collection of old verses DEUTERONOMY
Check old piano at home for composer CHOPIN
Christian ill-treated in a century lacking law and order ANARCHISTIC
Coffee provided in senate's press office ESPRESSO
Comedian performing drunk for the rest of the European travellers WAGONLIT
Common sense from other witness, to some extent MOTHERWIT
Concorde was so extravagant HIGHFLOWN
Deliver a speech to prepare for post ADDRESS
Dickensian heroine in French city NANCY
Disease rampant in coastal area SEASIDE
Drink small amounts of wine for comfort SUPPORT
Drink that's hot in California? Not necessarily CHA
Expert at finding liquid assets for profit, so to speak DIVINER
Fellowship offered by Cambridge University within a year AMITY
Foreign letter from European separatists, initially ETA
French horn's tune in work by Verdi CORSAIR
Fruit in a case cut? Bother! AVOCADO
Getting old-fashioned instructions for cook RECEIPT
Glancing blow to leg could make one nervous ONEDGE
House sections occupied by singular political group STORIES
In English, it's always the precise thing to write DEFINITEARTICLE
Individual's embraced by one Asian or another INDONESIAN
Initiate hostilities in domestic hot spot OPENFIRE
It's doubly, doubly hard concealing American secret HUSHHUSH
It's repeatedly said to increase concentration MANTRA
Kind of cheese and nut bread COTTAGELOAF
Last book in collection is edited for this version? REVISED
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Little weight put on interpretation by a philosopher SPINOZA
Memoirist initially captivated, for instance, by a heavenly body CASANOVA
Mistreated a big man from part of Africa GAMBIAN
Month in one group of holiday islands or another CAPRI
Musical work in two acts, loosely about love TOCCATA
Not willing to be taken off guard UNPREPARED
Part of total amount that Mexicans invested in Texas ALAMO
Peaceful greeting upset the old woman, unfortunately SALAAM
Picture of part of hospital by doctor DRAWING
Placement of post SITUATION
Plant's finest product, on paper SUNFLOWER
Preserving one inside, in preparation for eating SALIVATION
President's support for education GRANT
Protection against disease doctors left one time MOSQUITONET
Provide teachers for a Scottish island STAFFA
Put out drink for dog AIREDALE
Rebuild, i.e. alter, workshop ATELIER
Religious person can gain converts, including many of the Romans ANGLICAN
Rich high-flier's black dog JETSETTER
Sporting activity of Commonwealth governments AUSTRALIANRULES
Such composure, if danger so awful, not English SANGFROID
Tension in the air STRAIN
The kind of treatment that's working OCCUPATIONALTHERAPY
This Italian town is one associated with a singular saint ASSISI
Travellers shouldn't be so prudish NARROWMINDED
Turned up French name and got flier, sort of MONTGOLFIER
Unconcerned about what's right or wrong in exam, just after a mark AMORAL
Very female, in appropriate fashion FRIGHTFULLY
Watch in warship MONITOR
We were told about a pound that's richly deserved WELLEARNED
Winner racing around the arena got off to a fast start HITTHEGROUNDRUNNING