The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 996 - September 1, 2012

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Clues Answers
After scalping requested, turn to run off SKEDADDLE
Alien and monster both starting to gobble friend in Tardis, say ACRONYM
Artist in part of East London colours in the heavens RAINBOW
Awake amid thunder and lightning, not entirely in a daze STUPOR
Courses involving latest of immigrant community welcomed by government politicians TRAJECTORIES
Disputes producing resistance in engineers WRANGLES
Dreadful hole appearing out of the blue — goodbye! DOUBLEBOGEY
Ensure wood's labelled for Filipino TAGALOG
Expose society girl, topless delinquent DEBUNK
Extend from forty to eighty days, as fragrant REDOLENT
Fish roe has evolved after some extremes SEAHORSE
Flier gone, alleged to have crashed GOLDENEAGLE
Genuine setback when about to sell plant LAVENDER
Greek character plies off and on EPSILON
Green ball's contents unexpectedly blow up ENLARGE
Hack popular, his writing noted CHOPIN
Hot pipe's about to roll around SWELTERING
Individuals backing educated girl, young lady SENORITA
Issue food for bird MAGPIE
Jelly, perhaps, for dog SETTER
Lounger ends in wine cellar, after looking initially at papers IDLER
Lust after fellow doctor? COVET
Mark of authority required to impound drugs at last, leading intimate investigation STRIPSEARCH
Mean to eat bream every so often, as fish STINGRAY
Nightmare duck for opener? HELLO
Old money having strong investment in pound, mother's ruin reversed PFENNIG
Old requirement to describe you as Polyphemus? ONEEYED
On which one bends one's efforts to progress in studies? LEARNINGCURVE
One line in work is in A, B, C, D, E or F then? That's a work of art! OILPAINTING
Oral hygiene equipment has broken down and left a gaping hole? DENTALFLOSS
Clues Answers
Poor time to scold SECONDRATE
Potter's pot has character, we hear POOLCUE
Produce something to chew on — Avatar as TV programme DOCUDRAMA
Puzzle left in toilet, the work of an architect FLOORPLAN
Relaid cobblestones avoided by British as going out of fashion OBSOLESCENT
Risk half of chunks stirred into sweet drink TURKISHCOFFEE
Routine feature on an old disc GROOVE
Savage bite pierces Welshman on top of stomach REMORSELESS
Saw something negative in sink SAYING
Second extra short talk man's given about rotten starter, Scandinavian food SMORGASBORD
Secreted in schoolbag, a magnificent lizard AGAMA
Slow machine finally sticks, but not entirely stuck in time DECELERATE
Smoke rings round back of settee, comfortable seat POUFFE
Start — kick off? GETTHEBALLROLLING
State protected by god (not Christian) PAGAN
Surfer so successful? (2,3,5,2,1,4) ONTHECRESTOFAWAVE
The blooming thing has to be a shade spineless LILYLIVERED
Trainer accompanying learner that woman adopts HANDLER
Turning to confront veto, bring change about OBVERTING
Two-timing slacker? CLOCKWATCHER
Uranium among live waste RESIDUE
Using sound that's perfectly delightful when abbreviated SONIC
Vehicle coughing and spluttering over a plain VANILLA
Well, egg is cooked on time, having absorbed the maximum of water SOGGIEST
White Italian woman hesitant about it CHARDONNAY
Wind from the right cutting through new airport NORTHERLY
Winger having to fight and fight SPARROW
With no need for relations, like old university friend ASEXUALLY
Within walls of priory, one that preserves old instrument PSALTERY
Worker, cordial, dropping in bomb HANDGRENADE