The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 959 - December 31, 2011

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Clues Answers
... glittering sign in attic raving about Liberals SCINTILLATING
A haircut seen around northern county ANTRIM
A surfer may use it transporting Mum to sea MOUSEMAT
Almost saintly person lacking the ultimate as painter HOLBEIN
Article written by Longfellow to support king HENRYTHESECOND
Awful fuss Sun clue caused initially, bringing no reward UNSUCCESSFUL
Be of use making a cover for the ear AVAIL
Bloomer made by servant in bed with woman BLACKEYEDSUSAN
Boundary crazy lad secured, backing team using Internet MASONDIXONLINE
Builders may install its pipes in the loft ORGAN
Bury iron point between the legs INTERFEMORAL
Carry out partner in crime, say, when drunk ACCOMPLISH
Cause to lower a peak — it enhances sound RESONATOR
Ceramic articles from country town near Hertford CHINAWARE
Character of honour caught in club OMICRON
Cluster of flowers in Andorra cemetery RACEME
Contemptuous expression of son tucking into soft fruit PSHAW
Creature burrowing in short embankment by motorway EARTHWORM
Disreputable yob wasting time and energy behind church LOUCHE
Ecstasy tablet knocked back by little sibling ... ELLIPSIS
Exotic estate possibly required? Not in his travelling about OUTLANDISH
Fatuous importuners driven from site of Macbeth's castle INANE
Fierce women given lines in explosive musical HELLCATS
Food plant with point protected by cover WHEAT
Frenchman upset about possible Bulgarian subjugator ENSLAVER
Further appraisal regarding animals soldiers found in street REASSESSMENT
Get a grip — personally do what 48 ac did COMPOSEONESELF
Girl held in clinch regularly is German scholar CLASSICIST
He scored eleven runs, not even carrying odd bits of gear ELGAR
In spring, disease contracted by farm animal — this once kept infection away POUNCETBOX
Clues Answers
In summer I can find this hardy shrub ERICA
In two cases, I hid ticket — an insurmountable difficulty IMPASSE
Instrument press placed alongside their accommodation? SQUEEZEBOX
It's a bore, bird of prey abandoning lake for river EAGRE
It's motionless, just as it always was STILL
Job's attitude, in the circumstances POSITION
Layman featuring finally in offspring's story, say? SONGSMITH
Like some gemstones? Head off top gangster in east OPALINE
Listener's part in unravelling a murder EARDRUM
Not conforming, they rode out across city, avoiding ford HETERODOXY
Old Celtic priest prepared to eat game DRUID
Old wind instrument the first lady found beguiling SERPENT
One Duke beginning to work with another WELLINGTON
One may have a flutter — and irritate a pupil, loosely EYELASH
One who agrees to invest Asian money in plant ASSENTER
Pander to popular law lord going over notes INDULGE
Part of Jordan where a Qatari leader takes a degree AQABA
Person like Peter beginning to head for top of pass HERMIT
Person who cleans bar getting into current transport CHARABANC
Register contempt, accessing hooter digitally? THUMBONESNOSE
Sign concealing the governor's book ... THESAURUS
Slippery youngster the Spanish priest brought up ELVER
Source of news I question in kibbutz? COMMUNIQUE
Stupefaction this man's note could produce ASTONISHMENT
Throwing practice involving a dummy VENTRILOQUISM
Trendy girl turns tail, taking in male trader INDIAMAN
Veronica's source of methamphetamine? SPEEDWELL
Wickedly abuse and endanger a meat supplier ABERDEENANGUS
Work that's uneven, not right for singing on stage OPERATIC
Youngster in charge carries on appealing to viewers TELEGENIC