The Times - Cryptic - Bank Holiday Jumbo 499 - December 26, 2003

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A day one's struck AWED
A literary sort of boy MANCHILD
A little bit taken by perch? TADPOLE
Aardvark in barn ate without restraint ANTBEAR
Abject little house and ground CRAVENCOTTAGE
Acts of stretching wildly - a lot's gone in ELONGATIONS
Among others, Michael's in port ARCHANGEL
An ape may be so dangerous HAIRY
An attractive quality about one's aura, principally? CHARISMA
Anticipate the way each priest comes to believer, hard-working STEALAMARCHON
As a performer it's all I can do REPERTOIRE
At end of act, duke's deputy is cross TANGELO
Be exercised, seeing job given the chop (4,4,4,3,3) HAVEONESWORKCUTOUT
Bear having Churchill ring up about article WINNIETHEPOOH
Bears could be threatening SABRERATTLING
Before dinner, one may have this elegance GRACE
Better way to get an item of winding gear CAPSTAN
Bookmaker oddly seen in mail coach MICAH
Butler's version of 2 EREWHON
Campaigner's appeal to support vineyard - claret coming up CRUSADER
Colleague from east coast is a drunk ASSOCIATE
Deny O'Neill's right to return RENEGUE
Draw the best from such an unpromising situation? NOWIN
Economist accurate, said builder of Tulliver's place MILLWRIGHT
Energetic male replaced by good man, having a succession in the family DYNASTIC
Enthusiast jumping to see feature of King's chapel FANVAULTING
Film star's good in Ghosts BOGGARTS
Fisherman, perhaps, who uses his contacts? NETWORKER
Fresh and left-over on board - odd Hopkins found them beautiful COUNTERORIGINALSPARESTRANGE
From public amenity, numbers of Romans take heart CIVICCENTRE
Get cracking on some games at a contest SETABOUT
Grim struggle that may be won by a whisker? RATRACE
Hiss - I want a republic ALGERIA
If I were setting an example, such a mood would be evident SUBJUNCTIVE
In jotter, put black mark at first - nothing acceptable NOTEBOOK
In performing arts, child's modest level THIRDCLASS
In sitting position, left encouraged after affliction CROSSLEGGED
Instructions for cooking up singular poem on king RECIPES
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Just arrived, or miles down the field NOWHERE
Like fleapit, so run movies as ordered VERMINOUS
Maliciously criticised as needing to visit dentist? BADMOUTHED
Man married, moving wife in EDWIN
Mess left in boat CLUTTER
More embarrassed to support call for quiet office equipment SHREDDER
Nearer stern, lieutenant's on watch - forget the rest LOOKAFTERNUMBERONE
Not acceptable to be in poor health INVALID
Old man, arrested, lost nerve PANICKED
One asking money for horse CHARGER
One taking down notes for instrument RECORDER
One who steals a pound NICKER
Operation leaving one less spruce? TREESURGERY
Original model of new car, extremely elegant, in extravagant publicity ARCHETYPE
Piped, does it make a tinny sound? CANNEDMUSIC
Poor satire - mad to adapt for TV DRAMATISE
Received answer in heavenly sign GOAT
Recruit's offer to join infantry TENDERFOOT
Remove restrictions from duel - agree time to fight DEREGULATE
Representative in Derby's refusal to come up to area by Thames HAMPTON
Retreat from thick of hottest fight SETTO
Senses Eskimos accept the temperature INTUITS
Sherpa is to catch up with energy TENZING
Ship article today? In a month MANOWAR
Size Malvolio wasn't to fear being thrust into? GREATNESS
Socialise as part of groups, but get nowhere GOROUNDINCIRCLES
Some daily jottings all that remains of Janacek's work? (3,5,2,3,3,11) THEDIARYOFONEWHODISAPPEARED
State that may be baked? Not by the sun ALASKA
Stay after party - tower's up on left SLEEPOVER
Summoned to get in very fine edition INVOKED
The spelling of Ali Baba OPENSESAME
They are no restful way of putting your feet up HANDSTANDS
Tiny piece heard at funerals? MINUTEGUN
Toad Hall trespasser explodes into rhyme POPGOESTHEWEASEL
Trim coach newly turned out in colours CHROMATIC
What's assumed not to have been measured READYTOWEAR
Wrappers on novel at first too big KIMONOS
Young lady accepts a second ring, an opal GIRASOL