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Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1517
1 Little woman pregnant 1 — me too! (4,3,4)
7 Turner exhibition here? (11)
13 Put on a brave face and continue to attend
regularly? (4,2,11)
14 Gross wreck (5)
15 Score when expected to get century, after setback
(6)
16 Picture teacher’s stolen (8)
17 Drink, case of which is important (7)
19 A charity preserving woodland briefly mentioned
earlier (9)
21 Time that’s nervous for a batsman, intense I suspect
(8)
23 Undesirable order, some Christmas boxes (4)
25 Spy a lady's partner? (5)
27 European was obliged to admit error when turned
over (6)
28 As beer may be from Barcelona, Man United
importing English (4-6)
30 Exchange rate isn't something to toy around with
(5,3)
31 Commercial building that could be very quiet? (8,6)
34 O, I can help everyone! (9,5)
35 Dope found in lorry containing certain type of silver
(8)
38 Not entirely comfortable in bind where pointed items
inserted (10)
40 Lovely guess (6)
41 First degree — that's invigorating (5)
43 Group of girls drink loudly (4)
44 Rise unexpectedly in simple psalm (8)
45 Author has last character poking succulent fruit on
the turn (5,4)
48 Direct effects on raids carrying on (7)
49 Wet earth beside river rounded by runner perhaps
on some island (8)
50 Free, escape into Parisian street (6)
52 Expression of triumph after question voiced in furore
(3-2)
54 Rotten article finished, watch Far From the Madding
Crowd? (3,3,6,5)
55 Old comedian imagined heathland near
Wolverhampton in conversation? (6,5)
56 Explain disastrous realisation (11)
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1 Nudge inspiring family to take a role seriously (6,5)
2 Still batting forward, opener dismissed (5)
3 25 across, one of eighteen of course concealing
decay (7)
4 Biblical character entering battle, Saul (4)
5 Observation of speech in border town in England (3-7)
6 Getting on train, issue remaining there? (8,6)
7 Illegal practice cooking eggs (8)
8 Royal meeting lucky person, topless (5)
9 Wheels going spare — before being absent (9)
10 Star key, look (6)
11 Responsibility must be shared for why one can't
dance? (2,5,3,2,5)
12 Spoil girl and cook (11)
18 Post penetrating block from below, smooth quality (8)
20 Surgeon may go home? Gosh that signified a battle!
(9,8)
22 Lousy dunce punched by alumnus (3-3)
24 Most ephemeral celebration of cheese? (8)
26 Drunk taken out before party (6,2)
29 Person with similar job in house across the street?
(8,6)
32 Plant that's red again going to seed (8)
33 Recess cold, a pet's wrapped up (6)
34 Novel bluish, end up without an outlet for it? (11)
36 Reportedly, canine unreliable for soup (4-1-6)
37 Nowhere near lama, priest lost (5,5)
39 Welcome attack in shower of pellets (9)
42 Check my clothes, I'm clueless! (6,2)
46 Choose artist, complex woman (7)
47 Scene around a large residence (6)
49 Quite yellow, old comic (5)
51 American animal, fleece on one (5)
52 Third note, second note (4)