The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 853 - January 9, 2010

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14 among academic publishers become less cloistered OPENUP
Alarm, being completely stuck in bog FRIGHTEN
An excavation in English river, one facing Test EXAMINEE
Asian islander society's customs, wearing a cravat TIMORESE
Being hauled over coals may muffle footsteps CARPETING
Bender of beams and extremely large poles LENS
Big tooth initially cut after resistance, a mouthful for baby? RUSK
By Torquemada's assent, held by scholarly monk BESIDE
Clans are worried about time that's further removed than ... ANCESTRAL
Collector of evidence from drive-by shooting? SPEEDCAMERA
Conservative was informed about reversing fat — by skipping this course? CHEESEBOARD
Current disturbances as magazine boss stops working EDDIES
Cuts I dread, regularly unbalanced LOPSIDED
Democrat established in ringing support PEDESTAL
Destroy anatomical cavity with opening that releases oxygen SACRIFICE
Discourage travels I had taken westward around island DISPIRIT
Doctor offered non-Atkins diet created by science? FRANKENSTEINFOOD
Dull person with a sanction to restrict artist ANORAK
End fuel with reprocessing required NEEDFUL
Engineer's argument against stand that's three feet short CONTRIVE
Extremely egregious prison sentence when scoffing at rough judgment ESTIMATE
Falklands settlement crushed any plotters PORTSTANLEY
Fellow soldier with weapon taken up, breaking established set of rules COMRADE
Furious, out of shock? HAIRLESS
Green plant succeeded in negotiation PARSLEY
Hardly anyone recalled the start of this thread WEFT
Henry the Fourth at English home of queen HIVE
Herb, having new name, kept in touch FENNEL
High degree of instruction to make tea? DOCTORATE
I manipulate shears and drier HAIRDRESSER
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I observed weight circling spots; he described it mathematically ISAACNEWTON
In drawn-out breath uncertainty is heard, exposing the wrong face? INSIDEOUT
It's beyond me to go after fix for beggar MENDICANT
Lead for Sellers making up for lost time in acting: Being There PRESENCE
Masculine types, however behind the times, briefly had "cool" for smokers MENTHOLATED
Misrepresent origin of faith such as this BELIEF
Must a gnat evolve features to resemble pond water? STAGNATE
Nasty — tramp's injured brain SMARTYPANTS
Once I'm cast I get made up by this person COSMETICIAN
one generation back from hiring of father, perhaps PARENTAL
One gets used to surf crests, common occurrences in summer and winter BROWSER
One thinking deeply about most of subsequent budget INEXPENSIVE
Party missing the life and soul? WAKE
Provider of digs with youth in student year LANDLADY
Quiet nap: I enjoy it a lot when one's brought in tricks PRESTIDIGITATION
Restaurant set up to display excessive skill TRATTORIA
Rogue to succeed in seduction, capturing German's and Italian's heart SCOUNDREL
Short jab carrying resistance for what we get from swine PORK
Slovenly woman believed first in converging depressions DISHEVELLED
Smile after daydream produces reflective illumination MOONBEAM
Someone's tagged me in reminder of injury, showing sharp weapon SCIMITAR
Somewhat dated name EDNA
Spin when following centre of orbits BIAS
Stop group of plotters (note rifle) that hopes to find new remedies STEMCELLRESEARCH
Structure rigged so as to yield under pressure DISGORGE
The Four Seasons, perhaps composed when Vivaldi's first lot met TWELVEMONTH
Time to interrupt more perverse author WRITER
Vague threat from uncapped mushrooms on middle of steak ORELSE
Very rich crowd around sheet-making plant ROLLINGMILL
Way to evolve and, alas, turn nasty on being voted in NATURALSELECTION