The Times - Cryptic Jan 03 2005

ClueAnswer
A gamble in grand race on perhaps its first winner NATIONALLOTTERY
A hoarder surrounded by lots of wood MAHOGANY
A key opera, length unusual ABNORMAL
Brought back brooches, bargain buy SNIP
Churl's to go over plot CROSSPATCH
Defective hearing? MISTRIAL
Drop of sherry, enough to taste SAMPLE
Efficient porter grabbed first of bags ABLE
Energetic type, cashier, attending dance FIREBALL
Excellent piece of advice given by spinner TIPTOP
Exploited group kept in house - disgraceful! USED
Free turncoat held by soldiers GRATIS
Go blue, getting lower TURNDOWN
Have corrupt dealings, reportedly, in Floridian resort TAMPA
Important chap going round island MAIN
It's unimportant gossip about old maiden NOMATTER
Italian woman, one in support of female warrior BRITANNIA
Judge newly headed this large organisation EMPIRE
Justice in moderately good drama FAIRPLAY
Make better meal or I eat out AMELIORATE
Murder in the Spanish Main - it worried expedition's leader ELIMINATE
Musician, first to play inside wharf PIPER
Photo taken after son's quick run SPRINT
Power lift gets acclaim PRAISE
Quietly press for expulsion PURGE
Restaurant worker spilling one's drink WATER
Rich source of oil, also buried diamonds WELLTODO
Rude about drop of vodka on the rocks INSOLVENT
Several drinks a blunder in tour ROUNDTRIP
... same, without worry EXEAT
Adelaide, say, to inspire those travelling widely for team QUEENSPARKRANGERS
Agreement all but concluded? A pleasant surprise TREAT
Artist may be going to resign INGRES
Beer makes you fat STOUT
Begged one pair of parliamentarians to protect English IMPLORED
Bringing back short skirts with new coat REMINISCENT
Collapse in church FOLD
Compliments from university Queen Elizabeth's accepted BOUQUETS
Couplet is to be revised many times more OCTUPLE
Crabby feature? Viewers discuss EYESTALK
Dig up a quarter of France? No advantage seen in that DISINTEREST
Evaluate an award for actor in classical role MARKANTONY
Excessively wrong on amphibian lacking tail TOAFAULT
Expects answer; is patient AWAITS
Expression of surprise: think it's a special night HALLOWEEN
Frame paintings to put up in store ARCHITRAVE
George I, say, worried comparatively few people in his time ELECTORATE
Gershwin's depiction of Henry Miller writing the Tropics? ANAMERICANINPARIS
Go by exam grade ... PASS
Groups any notices for reading out ENNEADS
Help! Pets' home is awful, the very devil MEPHISTOPHELES
How decisive a reviewer should be CRITICAL
Interpreting signals, with half an ear? SEMIOTIC
Likeliest to fall of the French, going through prolix author? PROUDEST
Liquidation? That's the bit that works BUSINESSEND
Live quietly aboard hospital boat SAMPAN
Look hurt EVILEYE
Look round at home and put this down? LINO
Lunatic who head-butts one NUTTER
Mistake in quote returned for poor room GARRET
Moving in one direction, pulling but lacking weight TOING
New number is lower NETHER
Novel or article, nothing finished THELOVEDONE
Paper-chase to get flat TIMESHARE
Passenger building the tram's in, nearly regularly TERMINAL
People not chosen by artist are off - I am! GOYIM
Physical theory of particular interest enthralling cousin almost SPECIALRELATIVITY
Piece of silver theologian's taken to study DENARIUS
Plan is roughed out for a sort of column SPINAL
Poems about Nero's and Caligula's sex lives? LAYSOFANCIENTROME
Promotion those favoured rejected? Revolting! STEPUP
Relax and admit being on song LIEDOWN
Remove psychic holding search SEQUESTER
Rent for adjustment? Is sick in the guts ENTRAILS
Rider, say, slightly ahead in contest ONEUP
Ruin rebuilt - deft old architect! BUTTERFIELD
School uniform: note bad fit ETONSUIT
Shade from majestic sort of gum ROYALBLUE
Signal is not working STRIKING
Sort of girl sailor has time for? TART
Supporter is on to provide necessary grub CATERPILLAR
Text-processing operation even finished in attractive cover CUTANDPASTE
The left love a champion of Europe PORTO
Tragic figures depicted in Veronese tomb scene ROMEOANDJULIET
Unable to move in dire heat, wanted storm DEADINTHEWATER
Unknown, these days, to have the clergyman put in fine anthem ZADOKTHEPRIEST
Visionary book by some so-called poets BLAKE
What's parent called? Keep it to yourself! MUMSTHEWORD
Where to find a celebrant at work? TABERNACLE
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