The Times - Cryptic - Bank Holiday Jumbo 617 - December 27, 2005

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A hundred old people in prison CAGED
A pair of animals - characters on the move ANAGRAM
After initial change of partner, supply food with a somewhat acid taste SOURISH
Approaching one millimetre in ten, roughly IMMINENT
Aristocratic youth copper's arrested, heading west DUCAL
Behave badly: set about climbing ACTUP
Bill, brought in to be broadcast, became known GOTABOUT
Borrower dressed up - about time! DEBTOR
Can't I do tests that will reveal a remedy? ANTIDOTE
Clearly newscaster has lost his head, beset by minister at random INNOUNCERTAINTERMS
Close fight here - I watch round ten being slugged out RINGDOWNTHECURTAIN
Contest with two horses involved, how fraught it could be TUGOFWAR
Contrived disturbance in annual rut UNNATURAL
Criminal altered the notepaper LETTERHEAD
Cross some noteworthy bridges HYBRID
Crucial period came critical without a struggle CLIMACTERIC
English birds - and where they may nest EAVES
Extractor fan could defuse the situation CLEARTHEAIR
Fit us up with one piece of furniture SUITABLE
Grill serving coffee mostly before dessert LATTICE
Herald has drink to finish PORTEND
Horse, one stabled by an eminent man - a hunter MOUNTAINLION
Hungry? Use common sense attending party RAVENOUS
I am frugally disposed, making a collection of odds and ends GALLIMAUFRY
I put in water supply to boat, demonstrating manual skill HANDICRAFT
In flap, I surrender WAIVE
In the end, papers carried out investigation ENQUIRED
In the minority, dismissed miners appear to be socialist OUTNUMBERED
In the south of Germany, spook runs away, being mistrusted SUSPECTED
Intrude rudely, being inexperienced UNTRIED
Clues Answers
Is love dead, cut off? ISOLATE
It's just too much when rule inhibits fresh starts LASTSTRAW
It's only a piece of leather SOLE
Item of stationery involving minute books - it was an investment ENVELOPMENT
Land in water, the Channel DITCH
Loon gradually going off in a different direction DIVERGENTLY
Mysterious machine that was stolen - it's been returned to the state ENIGMATICAL
One ultimately to succeed in couple of hands - always is flipping ace REVERSIONER
Peter goes by river, initially taking precautionary measures SAFETYNET
Played a short golf shot, being under the weather LAIDUP
Popeye's friend, born on a farm, makes a conciliatory gesture OLIVEBRANCH
Position not offering a very quiet start - it requires application OINTMENT
Powerful, popular, glib one - a Liberal INFLUENTIAL
Put up with small house LODGE
Putting up hand to be heard RIGHTING
Pyrotechnic device and source of light incorporated in love story ROMANCANDLE
Quit work, by the way STOP
Racers, when they start out, get old crates and race them spiritedly GOCARTS
Second drink - coffee MOCHA
Some murders are crimes of passion - you can always tell, right from the start COPYCAT
Starts to transfer regular sum (only half direct debit): that's the custom TRADITION
The importance of trick having cards in order CONSEQUENCE
The spirit of Caledonia SCOTCH
This keeps the sun off bender at the Lido VENETIANBLIND
Unsteady toddler, crying, losing heart TOTTERY
Where you might find the brave and angry ONTHEWARPATH
With power off, moved boat manually PADDLED
With redevelopment, no longer rated as a conurbation GREATERLONDON
Writing material put back in cupboard, bound together CLOSEKNIT
You'll see me upset, that's true - I've left home for good EMIGRANT