The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 738 - January 19, 2008

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Clues Answers
A seller of dirt? RUMOURMONGER
A series of signals, of course TICKTACK
Animal maintaining hue initially, then one changing? CHAMELEON
Are bridge hands so grim? FORBIDDING
At about eleven, call for one TAXI
Beer makes Jenny, losing her head, fall over PILSNER
Brainless hillbilly teased outwardly THICKWITTED
Criminal arrested in first of operations has existing motive? RAISONDETRE
Cross words, as everyone admitted to supporting framework FORGALLANTRY
Danger as genie gets close to troll PERIL
Descartes introduces himself to girl IRENE
Dolly Varden is drunk, capsizing in river, I should add THATISTOSAY
Girl losing head swigging double, free UNTWINE
Grand to have you on the beach THOUSAND
Half limp, powerful individual showing weakness LIKING
Happening to be in depression east of Jersey and Guernsey INCIDENT
Hymn to hard times? RECESSIONAL
I invested in a heel, knocked up for half a crown TIARA
Idiot plunged into engine oil? DIPSTICK
Immorality of Tory, one chewed over in film MISCONDUCT
Is a sailor's life so muddled? ALLATSEA
Jolly quick BRIGHT
Known female - you don't believe me? FAMILIAR
Lose one's cool over team's reverse FLIPSIDE
Male caught? Bum! TRAMP
Marvellous performance from the boy in 'Equus'? BLINDER
Measure accurately where nuclear energy a concern SIZEWELL
Month over, list filed, then wiped CLEANED
No way to access shelves - jams perish POPONESCLOGS
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Old farmer plus staff having shaped bush HUSBANDMAN
One taken into consideration by American annalist TACITUS
Only slightly supportive of company, hard to become bedfellows COHABIT
Overheard cycle is to sell PEDDLE
Plant claiming matter is related RECOUNTED
Plant found in various climates CLEMATIS
Powerful punch, a beauty STUNNER
Prepare to break from shell and start flying GETCRACKING
Put saw in recital SITED
Rescues lace woven into hems RECLAIMS
Resin in tree, beginning to extract one ELEMI
Roughly edit screen drama while actor leads in play ASTREETCARNAMEDDESIRE
Sad time for American singer BLUEBIRD
Smashing, I miss a lot that's very high ALTISSIMO
Suggesting killing bartender, at last getting drink! CIDER
Take Dicky Hall to a hospital (intensive care) - they'll deal with him NATIONALHEALTHSERVICE
The growth of lap dancing? NAKEDLADIES
Though French celebrity last to wise up, he's totally liberated FREEMAN
Through degrees, find inferior book whose characters were obviously highly strung THUNDERBIRDS
To tarnish record, colour it DISCREDIT
Total more than a couple of litres OVERALL
Tragic figure in embrace of nun, struggling to forget UNLEARN
University and its head upset about mock, though not apologetic UNASHAMED
Verbal teaching contract LESSEN
Walk for miles in the mountains RANGE
Was called to join fifth of drinkers having a bender KNEE
Where Lincoln found supporters of Newcastle United with spirit NEBRASKA
Woman loved a Turk at first, then a Latin one turned up! INAMORATA
Women's trousers better split - they have six legs! CAPRIPANTS