The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 977 - April 28, 2012

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Clues Answers
A closet ransacked for a herb ALECOST
A dance in church has men turning up — here's a Spanish gent CABALLERO
A daughter taken in by character briefly — unhelpful member of her peer group? LADETTE
A hypocritical speech about noble fellow cutting costs? ACCOUNTANT
A single composer given part in comeback act BACHELOR
Aristocratic lady making silly noises after walk MARCHIONESS
Athletic event starts to take place with roar going round SHOTPUT
Bread machine CASHPOINT
Building for prayer and study opening CONVENT
Cat in the old days hanging around university OUNCE
Common bar in which gangster may be seen PREVALENT
Condemning wickedness in gang REVILING
Current-changing device hard to find in malfunctioning toaster RHEOSTAT
Drug making one hopeful almost? ASPIRIN
English worker holding Bishop to be heretical? ERRANT
Enthusiastic type who sounds hip? CHEERLEADER
Everything repeated, like annoying announcements ALLITERATED
Face Sir Henry on Dartmoor? BASKERVILLE
Facial protection — guest doesn't need it VISOR
Feebler joke that is the last thing listener wants PUNIER
Feeling of disaffection makes characters limited by pen and ink quit successively ENNUI
Founder of sect taking you aback, entertaining theologian EDDY
He and I are two live wires? ELEMENTS
Holy chum in tree revered by Buddhists PIPAL
Honoured officer carrying old instrument OBOE
Hostile teen, licked into shape, does as told TOESTHELINE
Important default instruction from letter-writer to his secretary? SIGNIFICANT
Is one bound to show the possibility of influential contacts? OLDSCHOOLTIE
Journalist about to probe rag events and those who organise them? STUDENTS
Clues Answers
Lay church official who could make Calvin rage without hesitation VICARGENERAL
Like pine-needles to be the winning horticultural exhibit? ACEROSE
Luggage in transit may be subject to violent action PUTINTHEBOOT
Manage to follow life stories in ancient cinema BIOSCOPE
Marine mammals around promenade endlessly — see them along the coast SEAWALLS
Military formation, one beginning to cross ring road OPENORDER
Nourishment comes from a fruit short time into race ALIMENTATION
Old ceremony attended by the Queen FORMER
One tucking into hamper? Maybe not! DIETER
Paralysed with cold, as one maybe not right inside bed BENUMBED
Place (one taken by another) that must be careful STEADYON
Power — a lot may be expended in sport WATERPOLO
Sacrifice seen as duty — returning soldier is a goner OBLATION
Sample short fizzy drink in short meal TASTE
Seat occupied by cleric, one getting special showing PREVIEW
Something that may be useful later — not trendy frock maybe VESTMENT
Sportsman on the field yearns to play initially LONGSTOP
Staged event requires a certain amount of cooperation OPERA
Suggestion that an unobservant approach will lead to a seething response? (1,7,3,5,5) AWATCHEDPOTNEVERBOILS
Support children with guardians in a way contrary to that expected? BACKWARDS
There's a "Scram!" when boy's brought round slightly dangerous toy PEASHOOTER
Tie up an awkward plant PETUNIA
Various connoisseurs got vote in for musical competition EUROVISIONSONGCONTEST
Wail of Greek character, outstanding person being upset ULULATE
What dog has churned up decorated lawn? RUCHE
What one sees in many a church class — first hint of excitement about parable? CLERESTORY
What's bad about brother or sister is obvious VISIBLE
Woman doing wrong is in the ascendant — a riddle? SIEVE
Woody plants Welshman found on Mars? PLANETREES