The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 572 - March 26, 2005

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'Like some ham?' I then couldn't finish, cheekily INEXPERTLY
Aim to trap southern Conservative formerly in safe seat ENSCONCED
Area invader can circle, capturing goods? HUNTINGGROUND
Bad girl often at the start of a fresh spell? GAOLBIRD
Butterfly achieved by a learner in swimming pool APOLLO
Carriage right out of line following tear in sleeper RIPVANWINKLE
Chap rising about one in Dublin house DAIL
Charity collection using box that's quite long TELETHON
Clever sort of kid's report is excellent WHIZZBANG
Dance to hold having earlier worked in garden HOEDOWN
Delicate skill combined with energy is critical TOUCHANDGO
Dipping into key chapter shed light on problem GLITCH
Driving hovercraft finally in place of boat MOTORING
Dwarf to become brave, not quiet and carefree HAPPYGOLUCKY
Exploit image, steadfastly holding it GESTE
Fixture on flight seeming to come down in heavy rain STAIRROD
Foppish judo practitioner roughly shoved in face DANDIACAL
German state pupils moving rapidly into Scottish High BREMEN
Granted licence for radio that listeners can receive ALOUD
Guy's design for English house GUNPOWDERPLOT
Hapless knight for time gets forced away WRENCHED
Having been selected, giving ball away casually INPASSING
Hull that's hefty, if short HUSK
Husband stopping to whistle? It can mean many things CATCHALL
Identical twin identifiable by mud splashed on collar? TWEEDLEDUM
Isn't coal regularly delivered for old people? INCA
Its output very small beer? MICROBREWERY
Laconic hero keen to hold tongue CHEROKEE
Last in run, with climb starting NASCENT
Lawyer Percy caught terrible bug CREEPYCRAWLY
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Limit blocking excessively big speeches ORATIONS
Look into old company dealings some time before Lent COLLOPMONDAY
Love getting in gentle touch with lightweight message KISSOGRAM
Make appeal to give close attention ENDEAR
Maybe student protestor bearing cross recently arrived at island ANGRYYOUNGMAN
Meeting point affording a nice view ACUTEANGLE
Men in revolving turret, one with rack TORTURER
New all-night café has opened - tops for food NACHO
No way hors-d'oeuvre must precede variable main course ARTERY
One who planted teeth marks in swine, American CADMUS
Opening check involves unspecified amount VENT
Period of goodwill is something sweet when at low point HONEYMOON
Piled up double the dirt about a pompous fellow HIGHMUCKAMUCK
Pirate raising young animal born in estate? BUCCANEER
Posh, having gone off to clubs with girl HIGHCLASS
Rash giving boss itch HEADLONG
Sailor exercises frantically to rectify onset of flab PETTYOFFICER
Session to skip after attending solidly SPELLBOUND
Sixties youth - one with dash MODICUM
Stand up to admit being paid for by press BEARDOWNON
Such food kept away from the cellar? UNSALTED
They may take to heart what's found in e.g. Kim, Kipps and Kidnapped LITERATI
Those charging account caught defaulting subscribers USERS
Traumatised to be giving up shilling owing INHOCK
True love OK? ABSOLUTEZERO
Type of surgery requiring hot sort of furnace OPENHEARTH
Vehicle to carry on bearing left, time after time WAGGONETTE
Waves initially subsided a couple of feet so helping swimmer? WEBBED
What can be plucked from British, European and French articles UKELELE
Working away from zone, curious effacement follows physics result ZEEMANEFFECT