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The Times - Cryptic Jul 18 2009

ClueAnswer
A channel without water, reportedly STRAIT
A girl short, unfortunately ALAS
A month before I'd left a gap in the paper OCTAVN
A name is lost in this condition? AMNESIA
A second check preceding lift-off ? COUNTDOWN
Ancient site giving splendour to London district POMPEII
At first think flying saucer heading back is a dish TOFU
Calmed down a couple of students engaged in drunken duel LULLED
Conclude I hold gold of poor quality INFERIOR
Fifty nine dressed in it? LINEN
First scratch and covered in blood from its prickles? GORSE
Grotesque dwarf fish TROLL
Heavenly tea is brewed inside monk's cubicle CELESTIAL
Hen on its perch? It's a cock! ROOSTER
Hops in here OAST
In error, scientists drop two points but win at calculating results STATISTICS
In this location the first insect's to be found LOCUST
Inn is set up and about time! SERAI
Installed on spacecraft although food lacking, expedition leader held NOSECONES
It's Jack, Paul gets in behind, for cover TAR
Marginal advantage? EDGE
Maybe it sailed, but capsized TUB
Panel ordered standard climbing equipment GLPENSTOCK
Pasta Maori can cook MACARONI
Rattle on about being permissive TOLERANT
Seem keen, then change employment ENTHUSE
Simple to obtain a port, in Spain TARAGONAA
Solder deploying a gel, part of the plane FUSELAGE
Statement signed by plump red-headed old boy at the house? ROUNDROBIN
The green stuff richer villains conceal CHERVIL
They make sure you don't lose the game RETRIEVERS
... namely, corruption that primarily involves food store VIDELICET
A bridge carrying upper-class to motor sport? AUTOCROSS
Abandoned chores to digest Berlioz's last composition SCHERZO
Animated deer brought up acceptable youngster BAMBINO
Aquatic creature reportedly saw a taxi crossing river SPIDERCRAB
Backward papers ignoring French art and Greek poem ILIAD
Be in time for round CATCH
Bedridden patients may do it without protest TAKESOMETHINGLYINGDOWN
Bets should, we're told, when made fast BELAYED
Birch extending over head of remote mountain lake TARN
Bone of bird — one following five others, do we hear? COCCYX
Breaking in with axe at the back, deface gnome made of stone MARMOREAL
Cause persistent vexation: act as escort before a tipsy social? (4,7,1,5,5) LEADSOMEONEAMERRYDANCE
City guides, say LEEDS
Correct last word written by daughter AMEND
Crack up about leaders of this physics course HOTPOT
Craftsman at home with hen producing eggs INLAYER
Curious upset about mistaken act of boldness DERRINGDO
Deception youth leader associated both with glass of whisky and card game? JIGGERYPOKERY
Deliriously in love, cool about lover's first instrument VIOLONCELLO
Democrat unpleasant about variable succession of rulers DYNASTY
Development Head of Art missed in training EDUCTION
Engineers grew weary and stopped working RETIRED
Ersatz new article in financial area's set-up SYNTHETIC
European chap following upright type round university ROUMANIAN
Fawning man's refusal to admit affray finally to bobby SYCOPHANT
Fix flag — it's of prime importance CORNERSTONE
Follow in order to accomplish aim SUCCEED
Fungus sun possibly shows up by fox's hole EARTHSTAR
Get a lift to this ramp, from which runners may be launched? SKIJUMP
Girl left opening in fortification SALLYPORT
Given fresh assessment, liar appears confused REAPPRAISAL
Hero, possibly, intrudes upon eponymous heroine PRIESTESS
Hold back, quietly getting out of jam RESERVE
Impartial duke lives like the supposedly Shakespearean pilgrim DISPASSIONATE
It tests the vision of cat found in old safe OPTOMETER
Lawyer politician retained in later criminal case ... TEMPLAR
Man leaving one city for another CHESTER
Mournful English cricket side's current account ELEGIAC
Oddly it sails the Thames at Oxford ISIS
Oddly unsoldierly university cadet initially viewed with scepticism INCREDULOUSLY
Old dramatist's colleague executed outside back of Mountjoy LYLY
Old soldier is obliged always to protect half of county MUSKETEER
Orderly's receptacle for odds and ends TIDY
Political theorist that is accepting nothing I put on record IDEOLOGIST
Preacher from Greater Manchester area, one taking endless wine ECCLESIAST
Prickly plant lacking most of the fibre ISTLE
Ray grabbing tail of another fish BREAM
Reporter, one allegedly committing adultery? About right CORRESPONDENT
Reptile needs power, digging into ground TERRAPIN
Round of applause thus welcoming a meal ticket SALVO
Scottish vagrant's light work in the French Resistance? LANDLOPER
Severely critical — but course is on anyhow! CENSORIOUS
Some depraved rags tersely identifying modified racing-cars DRAGSTERS
Something that's been shot and blown up? ENLARGEMENT
Take pleasure in English girl visiting American city ENJOY
Trace a viper loose in hedge PREVARICATE
Turn up these instruments, producing unexpectedly happy results? TRUMPS
US native gets transport to hospital on the part of church STEEPLEBUSH
Young people writing about modern soldiers MINORS
11 dn's definition initially supports it SAD
A pest regularly without welcome! APHIS
Always spread grass so it will dry inside-out EVERTED
Area secured by soldiers, effectively home after 1984 ORWELLIAN
Baby gets nothing for wind PAMPERO
Banal words of wisdom that metalworker may use? HACKSAW
Chests full of English coins CREATES
Direct, at first not direct COMMAND
Domesticated now, this roamed wild in desert conditions DROMEDARY
Downgrade official position in a bad way DESKILL
Eight, nine and eleven finally filling the gap TEN
Figure work on edges of instrument DIGIT
Fill me with drink and I'll believe anything MUG
Funny seaweed keeping one dry WISECRACK
Giant diesel loco set GELATINISED
Handled at least twice, maybe more? WITHKNOBSON
Honoured, as it were, after drug fix EMBED
It can appear false in commercial for heartburn remedy ANTACID
It's awful breaking stones in bits for grit TOUGHNESS
Low Conservative support? Slough gets everyone on board CRESTFALLEN
Lower hood after start of service SCOWL
Minimum attendance halved — oddly, they quantify the damage QUOTE
Move one's parts? TRANSPOSE
Never a tip for deep sleep NOD
Private has to be mad to accept mission SEQUESTERED
Punch bag's stuffing is suffering NAILSET
Railroad, a forerunner of ship? PRESS
Right to wear goggles before baking wild slugs? GRAPESHOT
Second one trapping part of leg still makes it MOONSHINE
See runs and boundaries from deliveries here LORDS
Shining light of manmade fibre RAYON
Way to break down Bolshevik crew BLUSTERED
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