How do I unfreeze App updates that have paused?

At one point I "needed" to update 30 Apps.  So, I said: "update."  The update never took.  All are frozen.  If I attempt to "unpause" a single App, the error message is: "XXX could not be downloaded at this time."
Do I have to delete them all and reinstall?
Thanks.

App store updates are cached as folders inside a folder on the iphone named Downloads before the old app is replaced, together with a {temporary?} sqlite database. Obviously the App Store app looks for content in this folder when it starts up, so while this cached data remains in the folder the iphone will attempt to continue with downloads, even after full shutdown and startup.
There are third party programs which will mount your iphone in the finder and let you browse the disk contents - there are variations on what folders and what connection root they mount at and whether they allow you to modify or delete contents which you do at your own risk - you may need that backup!
So need to pause the downloads, (if you want to make sure the downloads don't restart you can sign out of the app store / disable wifi / 3G data), mount the disk, eg using phoneview or a similar program, navigate to the above folder and delete the downloading updates (which you will see) and the sqlite database. A quick doublecheck is the date that the files have been created; it should be the date you commenced the accidental "update all" event {which really SHOULD have an OK confirmation action IMHO}.
Shutdown and restart, and apps that haven't been replaced should have visually reverted to their previous state.
There may or may not be issues caused by deleting the downloads database file, such as the phone thinking that it has already updated programs that you terminated the update for; it may pay to make a note of all of the paused updates before you take this step.
Ios 5.1 Iphone 3GS

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