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Jumbo crossword No 1554
Bank holiday Jumbo crossword
The prize for each of the first
correct solutions to the Cryptic
and times2 Jumbo clues to be
opened will be a collection of
Times reference books —
including The Times Universal
Atlas of the World, Collins
English Dictionary & Thesaurus, and Bradford’s
Crossword Solver’s Dictionary published by
HarperCollins. Entries should be marked “Cryptic” or
“times2” and sent to: The Times Jumbo Crossword
1554, PO Box 2164, Colchester, Essex CO2 8LJ; or
emailed to: [email protected], with “Cryptic 1554”
or “times2 1554” in the subject line, to arrive by May 12.
Open to 18+, UK & ROI residents only. The winners and
the solutions will be published on May 14.Name.........................................................................................................
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Prizes
20 (Of a disease) long-lasting;
deplorable (7)
21 Carpet cleaner (7)
24 Wide continuous area (7)
26 Profundity (5)
28 Noblewoman (7)
30 Master of ceremonies (5)
32 Echo, reverberate (7)
33 Rich and luxurious (7)
34 Words of enchantment (11)
36 Relaxed calmness (11)
38 (Of regulations) strict, exacting (9)
40 Herb of parsley family (9)
41 Christopher —, author (9)
44 Difficult to find or catch (7)
46 Number attending an event (7)
48 Vocal composition (7)
51 Relating to punishment of
offenders (5)
53 Express in words (5)Cryptic clues
Across
1 Deer of exceptional bulk originally
in common crowd (7)
5 Poet with high honour in extremely
leafy part of Italy (8)
9 Declare a clear favourite at Epsom,
so to speak (6)
13 Old court officials nod, having way
with smugglers (3,6,7)
14 Irish girl in India, accommodated by
Danes, oddly (6)
16 Desert son in big way? (5)
17 Peacekeepers are able to reach New
York? That’s weird (7)
18 Speech made in summer month by
Russian river (9)
19 Trendy people (not us) keeping
Westminster at the heart of things
(2,3,4)
21 Acknowledge record bridge player
holds a single time (7)
22 Joint in the Spanish part of London
(5)
23 Greek character fencing in thick-
skinned mammal (5)
25 Unruly beast briefly backing
universal fast (9)
27 Yesterday’s man is not entirely
penniless, do we hear? (3-4)
29 Basic lent meal abandoned after
start of Easter (9)
31 Not in school at first, dig new head’s
candour (13)
34 Expensive drink dipped into by
extremely large horse (13)
35 Poet and prophet, connected to
broadband internally (9)
37 Huntsman’s cry identified by
Yankee in lofty house (5-2)
39 Raise proteges away from the front
(9)
42 Consequences? Not after a lesson at
school (5)
43 See off the composer of Perchance
to Dream? That’s original (5)
45 More vacuous politician caught in
drug row (7)
47 Short-lived English friend crossing
border with leading lady (9)
49 Betrayer tsar tries to reform (9)
50 Petty action involving veil regularly
(7)
52 Twilled fabric used in coarser gear
(5)
54 Greeting welcomed by French film
director in Pacific island (6)
55 L, M or S on garment? You’ve got it
right! (5,3,4,2,2)
56 Trustworthy entertainer touring
Tyneside (6)
57 Simple-minded, not like our solvers!
(8)
58 Where to see paintings? Go to Paris
in good year (7)
Down
1 French revolutionary formally
dresses fellow countryman? (11)
2 Onset of ear-splitting noise
overwhelming western man (5)
3 In East London, search port,
perhaps, and unwind (7)
4 Strive to compete socially with
Inigo’s family? (4,2,4,3,7)
5 One arrives behind time, fixing
metal core (9)
6 Keen army medic on vessel (5)
7 Pain a canny one could become (9)
8 Little creatures with sleeping-place,
one by church (7)
10 Run round hot gravelly substance
on beach? (7)
11 Hateful big gun meeting half-
hearted mob (9)
12 Slightly drunk, signals
conspiratorially: it’s just a game (11)
15 As army recruits would do once,
getting royally rewarded? (4,3,5,8)
20 Audible attempt by military
engineers to identify ancient
warship (7)
21 Company in the lead on
introduction of such vouchers (7)
24 Excessively reward retired minister
surrounded by work always (7)
26 One involved in argument over
carpeting (5)
28 Ray’s article going into busmen’s ill-
treatment (7)
30 He composed some memorable
harmonies (5)
32 Person who casts historical
romances primarily in castle (7)
33 One who chooses to be English
reader (7)
34 Embroidery feature second little
chap demonstrated first (5,6)
36 Soldiers quietly crossing island with
flexibility (11)
38 A monster, Jacob’s son, and close by,
mostly (9)
40 Noble title? It’s escaped an old
philosopher (9)
41 Being prepared to bring in extra
energy for a shrill quality (9)
44 It’s no small matter, say, translating
TS Eliot (7)
46 French physicist captures hearts,
relating to religious feast (7)
48 Reportedly Kentish beauty queen’s
blunder at table (7)
51 Man possibly securing top of tough
fibre (5)
53 Firearm common around Lima (5)Across
1 Drop at high speed (7)
5 Relating to law courts (8)
9 Season (6)
13 Postal service (8,8)
14 Gap, missing portion (6)
16 Narrow inlet of the sea (5)
17 First letter (7)
18 Defender of the controversial (9)
19 Unending (9)
21 Cheat (7)
22 Military fabric (5)
23 Not as good (5)
25 Charmed (9)
27 Divine (7)
29 One who fears foreigners (9)
31 Discerning; clear-minded (13)
34 Not clearly visible (13)
35 Commedia dell’arte character (9)
37 Water storage tank (7)
39 Select; not published elsewhere (9)
42 Hank of yarn (5)
43 Tend; medical worker (5)
45 Changed (7)47 Children’s game (9)
49 TV or radio continuity person (9)
50 Pain-relieving drug (7)
52 New; book (5)
54 Spanish peninsula (6)
55 Course of action aimed at
preserving the status quo (7,9)
56 Spice (6)
57 Shocked, alarmed (8)
58 Acrobat’s swing (7)Down
1 Flammable solid (8,3)
2 Open sore (5)
3 Borderland; parades (7)
4 G&S operetta (3,7,2,8)
5 Relating to Jewish doctrines (9)
6 Indian capital (5)
7 Sovereign’s annual allowance (5,4)
8 Aerial attack (3,4)
10 Large crested pheasant (7)
11 Opera by Bellini (1,8)
12 Macabre quality (11)
15 Reporter working abroad (7,13)times2 clues
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