The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 380 - December 26, 2001

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Clues Answers
A clue to Pat's nifty foot movements? TAPDANCING
A new container holding Italian animal's special serum ANTITOXIN
Admiral's endless speech by entrance to harbour HORATIO
An environmentalist grabbing me initially to sign pledges AGREEMENTS
An introvert hangs round male social worker ALMONER
Artist woman's given uplift after criticism RAPHAEL
Assume one will get into job POSIT
Chalky island full of calcium about to be discovered by old American CRETACEOUS
Challenge scam by the seaside CONFRONT
City captured by heathen soldiers ATHENS
Clothes and accessories for bash CLOBBER
Diehard in respect of combat would have maiden-free army REACTIONARY
Diplomat put in dock - a female most beautiful falling short CHARGEDAFFAIRES
Document with a page covered in nasty syrup PAPYRUS
Dog wanted? Then get dog if awfully fussed PETTIFOGGED
Dreadful ranter, Eugene, stubborn and bad UNREGENERATE
English piece primarily associated with school, for instance? ESSAY
Feels confused and cross over scheme a politician easily understood SELFEXPLANATORY
Fifty in company science unit, old part showing teamwork COLLABORATION
Figures yodel would harmonise badly with harp POLYHEDRA
Fruit split apart - inside I found vitamin maybe NUTRIENT
Grey-looking cricket side, we may be without success OFFWHITE
Gun put with explosive revolutionary collected GATHERED
Harridan had, in short, to be cunning SHREWD
Hiding the pain, restore grave RESTINGPLACE
Hype to bolster a country in Africa with deposed leader PROPAGANDA
I caned a lout, being perverse academic EDUCATIONAL
In time a system of belief brings trouble DISMAY
It's the end of the line - one wasn't amused VICTORIA
Justification for being in Paris RAISONDETRE
Lacking pupils and all that goes with them EYELESS
Life form in river lurking in rock LARVA
Like a familiar man in chair miles away? ABSENTMINDED
Long imprisonment's imposed by state - someone in deep water? LIFESAVER
Magnificently slender, plenty having been disposed of RESPLENDENTLY
Making similar sounds with everything repeating ALLITERATING
Man up on farm vehicle, one responsible for mud flying around DETRACTOR
Medic having to fill in and study swelling in bird's claw DENTALSURGEON
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Message Celia messed up, crossing out bits EMAIL
Metal badly worn - it gets irregular inside BEAUX
Most deferential, holding king in exceptional esteem MEEKEST
Motorists may find it helps taking turns POWERSTEERING
Neat attachment for a ring COWBELL
Old man is soon to lose last buddy PAISANO
One fool or another undermining province NITWIT
One region, unloved as it were, tough as the Balkan states once NEAREASTERN
Our mum's nastiness is resolved with the swallowing of very soft drugs IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS
Persian king spoke, half spinning round DARIUS
Poisonous plant could make Sandy lightheaded DEADLYNIGHTSHADE
Polluted water one found in a cold sewer ACIDRAIN
Poor Belfast politician wanting South to displace North - a trickster? ILLUSIONIST
Public building with a bench MAGISTRATESCOURT
Put down graduate with second in English as 'nonspecialist' LAYMAN
Regular strikers making journeys without pique TRIPPETS
Releases coil of hair, not black hair UNLOCKS
Responded to job ad to be employed APPLIED
Roller with room for loads parked outside? WHEELBARROW
Rough poetry, complicated as some modern maths! GROUPTHEORY
Rumpus in port with everyone joining in a shout of disapproval HULLABALLOO
Sexy Clara said to get attractive male escorts WROUGHTIRON
Ship worker employed in region of ancient Palestine SANTAMARIA
Short prayer from one part of Bible right before one in another part INTROIT
Showing apprehension, lovers moved round university in New York NERVOUSLY
Some musical lassie! CALLAS
Sound of trumpet coming from a rave in Irish village TARANTARA
Stay in bed in place that's quiet LIEUP
Summon soldier for procession PAGEANT
Symbol of hope and source of light in church CANDLE
Taking place within a scientific culture? INVITRO
The French virtuosity appears timeless in a monastery LAMASERY
The idea of withdrawing ABSTRACTION
Train - one departs, and is on time getting in? Boy! TRISTAN
Trick youngster, in time, offering unmarried cohabitation CONCUBINAGE
Warning to stop showing socialist symbol REDFLAG
Was Dot's car falling apart heading to Brighton? COASTWARDS
What sewer must do way below London thoroughfare THREADNEEDLESTREET