The Times - Cryptic - THE SUNDAY TIMES CHRISTMAS CROSSWORD - December 20, 2009

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Clues Answers
A blow directed from it quickens the pulse PEASHOOTER
A case of pins and needles ETUI
A degree in music — without stress ATONIC
A Hardy girl rejected thing of value ASSET
A main arterial road AORTA
and 5 Travellers seeking the right train out East THREE
Be wrong to throw out this drink? SHERRY
Break code of French underground unit DECRYPT
Can sell most decorating material TINSEL
Caretaker varying in merit INTERIM
Chased nymphs in the wood, alternatively, a butterfly SATYR
Church decree that sounds explosive CANON
College lecturer declared he'd bought toys by mistake? SPOONER
Complaint I put to politician; I get nothing changed IMPETIGO
Consequently, publicity man sent round article describing singer SOPRANO
Conservative twitcher heading for the lookout point? HIDEBOUND
Declares player on board's one in leading position STATESMAN
Disintegration of racket thrown up after securing gold EROSION
Does little to correct slide IDLES
Engineers holding pole consider one giving a reaction RESPONDER
Enlivening parties, a mistletoe sprig can be PARASITE
Fail to notice letter I've dropped MISS
Flower in Kent, a marigold? TAMAR
Form a queue, maybe? PLAIT
Game — a lot turns on exercise PETOLA
Gazelle crosses brook — larger animal follows GORILLA
Gift I'd packaged for VIP PRESIDENT
Girl covers setup fee ANNATES
Go up and down PEP
Had less to become worried about? HASSLED
He is removed from command that's most fitting BEST
He'll try to ring new English decoration supplier HOLLYTREE
I dropped from high position into lake, down under EYRE
It's balm to downright anger FRANKINCENSE
Junior school member? TIDDLER
Litter holder STY
Mean to find a girl NORMA
Clues Answers
Measure exterior of tree for board production EMBARK
Mince pie to include a drug OPIATE
Mince pies! Tim is almost sick! Hopeless! PESSIMISTIC
Mixed reaction to the production CREATION
Model now finished in any colour TAWNY
Move to get cleaner seafood? ROLLMOP
Moving, but doing this one must be quick BREATHTAKING
Mutton with main French cereal EMMER
Nasty being so elevated OGRE
No crackers? Upsetting for birds! CORNCRAKES
Original number of countries reduced UNCUT
Oversees free distribution in sound return of profit REFEREES
Pharmaceutical supplier giving a representative Christmas broadcast? AMPULE
Piles to shift? Ice-axes needed PIOLETS
Pocket the winnings PURSE
Poetic conclusion to book by diplomat, we hear ENVOI
Pub rules may be scanned BARCODE
Pull up, there's an obstruction HITCH
Rebel target destruction ill-advised REGRETTABLE
Reformed cheat's decent outcome CHASTE
Ring — I'll power light OILLAMP
Scurrilous information? LOWDOWN
Seasonal and mutual arrangement, avoiding early December AUTUMNAL
Securing pins, skiers dropped one — we replaced it SKEWERS
See 4 KINGS
Service tip! Not as a garnish! ANTIPASTO
Sibyl? Right! Spot on! SEER
Source of energy for non-drinking group DRYCELL
Stops again; settles after getting back REARRESTS
Tend, amid confusion, to employ one for small charge NURSEMAID
The thrill of coming upon a river ADVENTURE
They need to be whipped into action TOPS
They're dashing off to form a union ELOPERS
Trading not continuing after five VENDING
Train staff before becoming international business people EXPORTERS
Twelve times table? CALENDAR
Yank seen around hospital is an undesirable character THUG