The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 653 - August 5, 2006

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Clues Answers
African nation stops early Middle Age ceremony FORMALITIES
After a fashion party cuts relations with female KINDOF
Beth Strange, character speaking in Murdoch novel THEBELL
Butcher's beauty skin deep LOOKSEE
Chemist giving away book about card game for free UNLOOSEN
Comparatively minor dictator's rhyme LITTLER
Confusion Napoleon's confidants had? PIGSEAR
Drive out Dickensian villain STEERFORTH
Emperor's son creates this strange, captivating verse TSESAREVITCH
Engineers, easy to handle, get going over RELIGHT
Entertainer producing fiddle before panel member CONJUROR
Evidence one's being talked about beyond it? EARSHOT
Examination marks include fifty in Latin question PROBLEM
Extreme selfishness causing worry in West Highlands? DOGEATDOG
Film portraying severely teetotal political group ONTHEWATERFRONT
First offence, perhaps, in old war zone CRIMEA
Get rid of seconds - fish, no longer fresh SHAKEOFF
Girl taking deliveries close to Swansea INA
Harassment from spy coming to a halt MOLESTATION
Has tenant small key? ISLET
I cock Homer up, parodying his style MOCKHEROIC
I hold mop in hospital broadcast on web HAIRNET
I've left bits for the setter to polish off? DOGGYBAG
Icy crack appearing on land WINTRY
Is taking first in history in trendy female establishment CHARMSCHOOL
King wearing trendy cape - something for his nibs? INKHORN
Learn via grapevine at first one's position's under fire HEARTHRUG
Maiden over of finest quality EXTRAVIRGIN
Man's kept married in sickness and health for example ANTONYMS
Mathematician returning function in set GODEL
Native area has leading couples from Navaho, Huron and Tlingit around NAHUATL
Clues Answers
Needed to ring doctor about an incapacitating plant DUMBCANE
No local changes to undo later OUTLANDER
Now, maybe, graduate earning crust's content MAGMA
Old man in town made arrangement with tart PAINTEDWOMAN
Old people on runs like the driver's stereo INCAR
One imposing reforms makes start TASKMASTER
One sent off after striking players OUTCAST
One sent venite? INVITEE
Page and Queen drawing round QUARTO
Passed out, reeling, full of port ODESSA
Play's produced blemishes and all CHIPSWITHEVERYTHING
Protection from fly and tick's key in desert MOSQUITONET
Pusher encountered swallowing box of tablets in store HYPERMARKET
Put away the Ashes won, it's said URNED
Reluctantly settled, hemmed in saddle COUGHEDUP
Row better after turning turtle STINKPOT
Sea almost entirely silver? MEDAL
Shout head off - it's piercing AWL
Skirt round edge of Belfast in it? MINICAB
Song covered by radio show lacking respect initially UNDERNEATHTHEARCHES
Square leg is bowler's target NINEPIN
Squeaky? CLEANASAWHISTLE
This Breton played rock for one's arrival BIRTHSTONE
Tile and slate are hard with a dull coating PANAMAHAT
Tribe members in time cutting taxes LEVITES
Turned over headless gander being cooked round fire RANSACKED
Valuing proper, endless energy PRIZING
Vampire hunter and child tailed in city HELSINKI
Wet bread with tea pushed down basket DUNKED
Wise old merchant keeps some linen at hand NATHAN
Yellow ventilator heard in ward, perhaps ORPHAN