The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 887 - September 4, 2010

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Actual events, but no fine deeds ACTS
Anatolia is a country formerly concerned with gold ASIAMINOR
Award to the brave English trapped in narrow valley pass GEORGECROSS
Barely perceptible sulphur flame SLIGHT
Being more significant than track reportedly used during excursion OUTWEIGHING
Cold and hot sweets are prepared for a snack CHEESESTRAW
Constant speed, modest CHASTE
Crowds of thousands round cleaned-out banks MOBS
Down tools with a hostile manner — do so for theatrical effect STRIKEANATTITUDE
Exactly what's needed in excellent poet SITWELL
Exciting quality of diamonds makes for trouble HOTWATER
Game course NEWMARKET
Guess South Riding's attitude SUPPOSE
Guy the tramp — but never lag STAYTHEPACE
Hat line embraced by bachelor lacking a sense of what's socially acceptable BALMORAL
In which one finds left article gets wet? LAUNDRIES
International alliance on trial TESTMATCH
Keeping spellbound, then somehow recovering strength to expel sorcery at last ENTHRALLING
Knock over a soldier PARA
Like Shakespeare's lovers looked without showing anger STARCROSSED
Literary heroine turned up in rubbish by one poet ROSSETTI
Living form as decoration is poor — start to blot him out BIOMORPH
Lots gang together, working to do everything possible GOTOGREATLENGTHS
Lots of people want more than one railway pub HOSTELRY
Lowly servant shifts stone TURNSPIT
Make cheerful place to rest PLEASE
Man's environment is hard in rough sierra, without river IRISHSEA
MI6 statement that's yet to be proven THESIS
Need month after treatment to be getting better ONTHEMEND
Nevertheless, no good service EVENSONG
Clues Answers
Note Ordnance Survey covers this country LAOS
Obscure English coin DIME
One fleeing regime changes EMIGRE
One not still pursuing hobby? TWITCHER
One who must live alongside son shunning soap NEIGHBOUR
Overlook soldier at home during prohibition GIVEINTO
Perhaps interviewer's equipment: it works with electrode LIEDETECTOR
Plant cannabis cigarette in centre of Putney TREEFERN
Policeman requires an unknown transcript COPY
Publicised concert with extremely unusual attendance: 500 PROMULGATED
Queen's staff's secret reshuffle finds room for page SCEPTRE
Recreation in South Island — trying to con the ref SCUBADIVING
Remote lake, just heard of LONELY
Rich bore, old, grabbing dowry back WELLTODO
Scots weep with English going north — alliance's beginning here? GRETNA
Stay abed, having intelligence about a set ambush LIEINWAIT
Stride in very much to meet fine female and leave unobtrusively SLOPEOFF
Tell managed to get back before resistance worried NARRATE
Took the initiative after female ran FLED
Town in Fermanagh was mostly immoral over nearly-murdered knight ENNISKILLEN
Unhappy about type that's run old, old way of trading SILKROAD
Variable right in Southern Cross STRETCHY
Was it petrol sloshing about in this weapon? No WATERPISTOL
What may fight infection in post room MASTCELL
What may reveal a name strangely tainted with celebrity IDENTITYBRACELET
Whence "quite honest" might come? Not possible! OUTOFTHEQUESTION
Whom pusher supplies, passing on pot, initially, and then heroin? USER
With central trios of refined balance, radiant piece by Sibelius FINLANDIA
Works by Gilbert and Sullivan — or Stockhausen's Licht cycle, perhaps? LIGHTOPERAS
Writer succeeded with recitation of the "The Seagull" STERNE