The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 980 - May 19, 2012

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Accidental burp is off-limits during birth NATURAL
An ugly, short, hard block ANVIL
Bitter aftertaste, core only sharp ALERT
Bones specialist finally put in dish close to table PATELLAE
British noblewoman in play getting no currency BOLIVIANO
Censor words littered with bile at end of critique BOWDLERISE
Coastline that's rough in parts! SECTIONAL
Cold splits in a blouse, awfully cold UNSOCIABLE
Compound, as measured by an egg-timer? NITRATE
Cool island dry, traveller taking motorway back IMPERTURBABLE
Country partly backed by Dubai, not Senegal ESTONIA
Country where open season's beginning with uprising SYRIA
County town with the character of a servant? MAIDSTONE
Deception for which one takes a bow FIDDLE
Desert holiday LEAVE
Disease beginning to spread, harmless in seaweed LASSAFEVER
Doctor breaking the bank — as a feller cries? TIMBER
Easy raid bungled, probably IDARESAY
Eight-and-a-third-foot piece of cake? CINCH
Financiers concealing unknown quantity, slippery informer almost coughs GNOMESOFZURICH
Fishy, fishy plans to become a beetle! SPANISHFLY
Fragile collection's mystery weakness TEASERVICE
French question fine, a first bit of French brushed up, is it? QUIFF
Furious, having burned one's feet? HOPPINGMAD
Hard and shiny — suggesting irony? METALLIC
Having barred entrance in dosser's place, about right for a couple of beers QUART
He conducted experiments with goo and gristle GEORGSOLTI
Hurry away — so fly like a bird? BEATIT
Israeli city producing short musical note HAIFA
Item used for drinking vessel SCHOONER
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Lens if reversed put you beside woman FISHEYE
Line — carry one over head BUSINESS
Magnificent song, or uplifting ROYAL
More popular, the best almost standing alone INCREASINGLY
More than one weapon appears greasy, though every one gripped SMALLARMS
Mounted soldier having excelled all round rested intermittently CATNAPPED
Old weapon's weight is carried by member, one of the gendarmes? LEWISGUN
One very much dead in quarantine ISOLATE
One's battered head massaged with the lotion TOADINTHEHOLE
One's extreme weight consuming energy leading to decline TOENAIL
One's taken down before one drops off SLEEPINGPILL
Out to lunch, Good King Wenceslas tried escargots, every second BONKERS
Pathetic con in dubious treatment for addiction NICOTINEPATCH
Plant used primarily to line rafts LOTUS
Previous ninety failing to find alternative education OPENUNIVERSITY
Rough description of the mammoth? WILDANDWOOLLY
Saying America's supportive of excess charge being raised, using some muscle GLUTEUSMAXIMUS
Stick rule up on seasoning, not entirely into craze for American food WALDORFSALAD
Street behind drinking establishment possibly more private INNERMOST
Strong language, in no degree excessive at first, can in turn get nasty ultimately OBSCENITY
Suddenly faint, about to live in America UNAWARES
Take the lead to label the bullets CALLTHESHOTS
Taking off skirt, essentially, it's part of procreation IMITATING
Taking some control, fearless husband of Pocahontas ROLFE
Tasteless wood, middle of this log being consumed PHILISTINE
Time for a better picture of Marxist antics? (1,3,2,3,5) ADAYATTHERACES
Turkish man respectfully requesting deaf-aid, odd pieces chucked around ward EFFENDI
Uncovered surface that's arched a shade AMBER
Vegas establishment, business welcoming a vice? CASINO
With large number coming in, cook up a calorie-packed meal CREAMTEA