The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 852 - January 2, 2010

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A kid placed on stomach in order to relax STANDATEASE
A piston worked with difficulty INASPOT
Ancient creature in a British film, captured with truth SABRETOOTH
Bearing prizes Hardy was after? LAURELLED
Bowled, failing on one not out, controversially BLACKLEG
Buffoon's laughter's concealed aggression ONSLAUGHT
Close — and quickly put back — European money box NIGHTSAFE
Cloths to absorb moisture: better keep the ends dry SOBER
Colour blind friend's picked out odd items VENETIANRED
Conservative going on stage with President CLEVELAND
Conspirator's wife, pliant at heart, seen by sailor's side PORTIA
Cry from woman in weeds finding shrub WIDOWWAIL
Dramatist's not spotted after quietly entering West End area SOPHOCLEAN
Dramatist, complex and endlessly forbidding WEBSTER
English superior to be mirrored, unexpectedly, in fantasist EMBROIDERER
Eye a snake off and on, continually showing pluck YANK
Fellow put up grand total with more skilful play HEDDAGABLER
Flirt with a sword originally used by king for hostilities FIRSTWORLDWAR
Girl's lean: that's swell! DISTEND
Glue which cat tastes, bringing up some of it ATTACH
Herb with date arriving from East in Spanish shops BODEGAS
Hindrance stops best seller developing into something classier? BELLESLETTRES
How to disconnect, perhaps, an annoying buzzer in toilet? ALOOFLY
In America, brief return of Disney, and a long, rubbish version of Cheers ATTORNEYATLAW
In hospital weight's something to be upped? SWAN
Is Gone With The Wind's impact understood? Certainly! BLOWSAWAY
Jumps up with blade to cut flesh evenly AXELS
Light case out of which pants come? PUFF
Light rubber socket-type under a shaver ALADDIN
Major row when broadcast registered digitally with press KEYEDIN
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Make last introduction to American, concealing name PROLONG
Mark old articles with X, being shabby MOTHEATEN
Metal version of this hit released in eighties POUND
Metal's variable edge, not hard ZINC
Militant demanding vessel HARDLINER
Most like fool with treacle on short Spanish holiday GOOFIEST
Nag in some capacity inferior to another creature HENPECK
One driven through wood stops at intervals, in no hurry! SNAILPACED
One often spouting, sending elderly relative round the bend GRAMPUS
Out of untidy pile get a pan, not a cooker EATINGAPPLE
Part of Munster takes ages to get to, going by air (3,1,4,3,2,9) ITSALONGWAYTOTIPPERARY
Post something Avril runs into in middle of fields EMAIL
Praise from Spaniard for Swede's flowering shrubs OLEANDERS
Ready to venture from south latitude, I prepare bags with teacher RISKCAPITAL
Reform Bill — about time, for him? LIBERAL
Reportedly, you first book, then finally take in an opera, but only first half EUGENE
Revealing errors in partisans' mouthpieces concerning independence bid FREUDIANSLIPS
Seafood starter's been taken off late ORMER
See wife hugged by wholesome Caribbean native LOGWOOD
Snooker shot it's gathered stopping short of the D MASSE
There's less relief eating cold sweets ACIDDROPS
Threatened goal with cross ENDANGERED
Travelling via Rome, do characters feature in it? ROADMOVIE
Trifle dish containing a half cake BAGATELLE
Unit of dope in Marseille you smuggled in Hoover, perhaps DATUM
Vegetable plant that's a golden colour — and long ORACHE
We're haunted by ancient crime shows: and sold nostalgic broadcast serial initially (3,4,4,4,7) OLDSINSCASTLONGSHADOWS
Were tops in football sort of light? RULED
With most of ship's floor line cracking, sea water spouted DECLAIMED
You will fancy eating duck with a bit of lemon YELLOWISH