The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 451 - March 1, 2003

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A blanket would do me nicely as a seasonal offering! (2,8,2,1,5,9) IMDREAMINGOFAWHITECHRISTMAS
A court entertainer will have one in the palm of his hand TENNISRACKET
Actor no longer picking up technique EXTRA
At night in cold spell no friend should be kept outside NOCTURNALLY
Being concerned about tie to a time, use this scientific technique CARBONDATING
Bill, with journey incomplete, becomes bitter ACRID
Biscuit made from hot maize that is set aside MATZOH
Bit of a heart-throb girl pinched - ace for cuddling DIASTOLE
Branch of maths that gives you the tiniest possible amount of adding up? INFINITESIMALCALCULUS
Brave family coping without the father in play? (6,7,3,3,8) MOTHERCOURAGEANDHERCHILDREN
Breathy noises as two Greek characters inhale nitrogen RHONCHI
Catholic sends husband out for a book, such an energy-releasing process CATABOLIC
Choose to limit period European has control OPERATE
Dad's second in the home? STEPMOTHER
Dreadful, like game even three blokes and a dog would avoid? (3,3,3,3,2,5) NOTFITFORMANORBEAST
Everyone informed altogether ALLTOLD
Exclamation of dismay over railway truck LORRY
Fabric not OK in the wind CHINO
Faithful to the last, I agree to get down TRUEBLUE
False platform, one protruding from cell PSEUDOPODIUM
Fantastic maiden with red top stood out PREDOMINATED
Fastens rips, replacing one article with another TETHERS
Fifty breaking into embassy disrupted meeting ASSEMBLY
Finding strength of mind DECISION
Fish starts to slither and escapes sailor, the fool! SEABASS
Food could give pot a stain ANTIPASTO
Free trade is mad? That's exaggerated DRAMATISED
Functions involving triangles INTEGRALS
Girl has to queue, we hear, for a few grains PENNYWEIGHT
Good profit in revolutionary generator MAGNETO
Got healed by professional PROCURED
Groom locks up extremely tiresome child PRETEEN
Gun with hollowed barrel (so they say) may be held to academic's head MORTARBOARD
Having the will in exam to get top grade, taking first half again TESTATE
Keepin' goin' on energy in protein ELASTIN
Kick and poke, creating a quarrel SHINDIG
Lover's seat a Roman is holding back INAMORATA
Magnificent head, extremely lifelike NOBLE
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Mammals adapting as terrain finally changes GIANTPANDAS
Man attending army's sporting event REGATTA
Mental disorder leading to confinement? AGORAPHOBIA
Minister to chatter, wasting time RABBI
Most overgrown shrub, wild over untidy site BRUSHIEST
Mountain birds have gathered round cooking vessels COALPOTS
No dieting is bad for dyspepsia INDIGESTION
One may need to be on one's toes and sure-moving DANSEUR
One of four, higher up the tree? GRANDPARENT
Overall, a strange sort of consonant ALVEOLAR
Palm tree and donkey seen by busy road ASSAI
Paper is Times's first edition TISSUE
Parade from hospital meeting at the same place in gateway EXHIBIT
Plate needed by some diners? DENTURE
Playing I-Spy, harm nothing in civic office MAYORSHIP
Poet having year in religious house PRIORY
Queen wearing delicate material needs right protective coat LACQUER
Regular punishment for my crimes - time SYMMETRIC
Roughly four-week periods calibrated by satellite LUNARMONTHS
Ruing an oil being poorly copied UNORIGINAL
Search garage at both ends for whip SCOURGE
Senior female finished without money DOYENNE
Situation in which one is entertained after completing a flight? DRESSCIRCLE
Skilled job attractive to crooner PLUMBING
Slack moron ordered to become a swimmer ROCKSALMON
Spaniard popped round, just looking in PEDRO
Sparkle and be wicked, say, into the early hours? SCINTILLATE
Stand before entrance, wanting to come up ETAGERE
Times will feature in this collection of data, I reckon MULTIPLICATIONTABLE
Told to keep only half of guns and checked up on REGULATED
Town home almost wrecked with burglar pocketing nothing MARLBOROUGH
Trick little woman at home put together CONJOIN
Tries to kill boy one's holding under river POISONS
Very happy, but presumably more tipsy in summer than winter? (2,5,2,3,3,2,4) ASMERRYASTHEDAYISLONG
Visitor reckoned to get a hearing GUEST
What makes a river endlessly attractive - a flowering plant ARNICA
Work's bound to appeal to me BIBLIOPHILE
Writer's yen to produce archaic verse POESY