The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 816 - May 23, 2009

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Clues Answers
A boring type, but he may deliver the deal! TIMBERMAN
A couple of motorways crossed by railroad traffic COMMERCE
A dog may surpass everything else! TAKETHEBISCUIT
Access underground type required, haunch regularly being inserted MANHOLE
Act as custodian of central tower KEEP
Actors engaged by more liberal radio station BROADCASTER
At last, decent method that's cutting edge to identify orchid TWAYBLADE
Beat coming from blooming party! OUTDO
Benevolent act, throwing coins in water? WELLWISHING
Broadcast covering almost every aquatic mammal SEACOW
Celebrity's right to ignore board STAR
Characteristic spirit of film and book ETHOS
City man's work involving resistance by hard, thin person ECTOMORPH
Coolness of church man caught breaking into church office NONCHALANCE
Disinterment of old philosopher from the East, some say EXHUMATION
Eastern ogre is ugly — shockingly! EGREGIOUSLY
Echo, for example, US city's measure of progress NYMPH
Egoism Narcissus practised on reflection? SELFREGARD
Esau sold his sleeping-place as reported, OK? BIRTHRIGHT
European in new diamond mine kept woman in Paris DEMIMONDAINE
Friend retains memory — one element CHROMIUM
From that time on, leaders of new crews exercised in Scottish river THENCEFORTH
Genuine-sounding spin REEL
Glimpse of small number wasting energy in musical performance SIGHTING
Go-getting player's forte, possibly? DYNAMIC
Hope, as I go travelling in parts of canals OESOPHAGI
In London area, one acting badly after yet another drink! TOTTENHAM
It enables us to view the old in E9 EYEPIECE
Judge's demesne the present writer's visiting ESTIMATE
Kit may be robbed and severely beaten TAKENTOTHECLEANERS
Clues Answers
Lady's maid investing one grand in a form of security ABIGAIL
Like little folk initially embraced by a German ELFIN
Managed block of flats, having no time for spite RANCOUR
Married teacher entering claim he prepared at start of year MICHAELMASTERM
Members of seagoing republic represented in ten navies VENETIANS
Mistakes made by clothing manufacturers BLOOMERS
Mother and sibling entertained the governor in interval PARENTHESIS
Name something short? An insect TERMITE
Noble Victorian's first daughter leaving club with a French girl VISCOUNTESS
Oddly, Mr Big's are something in perfume AMBERGRIS
Old friend in Paris with fake Japanese art ORIGAMI
One makes plans, and jumps over others on board DRAUGHTSMAN
Person doing character-forming job on board? SIGNWRITER
Pigment only cool-headed restorers employed originally OCHRE
Poor sailors hope for it late in the day EVENTIDE
Postman beginning to inspect old Spanish courtyard PATIO
Recollected casual nod's offensive SCANDALOUS
Refined girl's broadcast about cricket side is charming DEBONAIR
Reject can, concerned with food preservative NITRE
Rejected gear left by fishes one found in stream SCHOOLGIRL
Sanctify extremely 28 ac prince with ring ENHALO
Seabirds brothers thus found climbing among sheets of rock SCISSORBILLS
Smarter to engage one in chat NATTIER
Supporter of Caesar J? The complete opposite ANTONYM
Teacher spoken of shamefully, like a slave SERVILELY
Terrible storm bringing trouble to sailors at first TORNADO
Thoughtful monarch eager at first to accommodate male subject THEME
Truly fine comeback for Scot ditching a bird WARBLER
Unspecified obsession characterising benevolent people — or similar SOMETHINGOFTHEKIND
Upset some gin TRAP