The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 615 - December 24, 2005

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A flask, finally filled with drink? On the contrary, just a glass BEAKER
A letter P's disposed to indicate chemical SALTPETRE
Ancient language, almost dead, getting fashionable LATIN
Associate of Caesar, J offering opposing description ANTONYM
Aunt crumpled up tax demand initially presented without a name UNATTRIBUTED
Boat user, one is floundering in catamaran CANOEIST
Boss fond of angling? LINEMANAGER
C is for coal CARBON
Chap allowed up, getting quiet-sounding place by fire? MANTELPIECE
Christian propaganda, parts of Bible sent round east for conversion PROTESTANT
Cleaners working round one's items of furniture CHAIRS
Confectionery unlikely to be fancied? PLAINCHOCOLATE
Constant dull pain in store? CACHE
Criminal illegally handling a radio? RECEIVER
Crop that is left in yard YIELD
Cutting around inside damage picture ILLUSTRATE
East European with ridiculous claim provoking argument POLEMICAL
Energy in the brain collapsing, go dormant HIBERNATE
Experienced soldier about to finish with part-timers in feud VENDETTA
Fantastic, like the story of one whose fall led to tears and a court appearance? ALICEINWONDERLAND
Final outcome of plot, for Napoleon? DENOUEMENT
Forward almost embracing official showing favour PREFER
Girl holding on in Italian city VERONA
Jogger encountered on the Champs-Elysees? AIDEMEMOIRE
Large shifting always done by shift worker? GEARLEVER
Leader of socialists blocks no-good Europeans SWEDES
Like member of college, knowledgeable about sinister bars? HERALDIC
Locating heartless form of punishment FINING
Mêlee occasioned by Prince's engagement? BATTLEROYAL
More than one cat attacks, taking off head OUNCES
Not above stopping to help the police with their enquiries? UNDERARREST
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Not initially what limits the following seven rows RACKETS
Orchestral passage - sound annoyed it's rejected TUTTI
Ordeal on accepting most of the sporting challenge TRIATHLON
Part of answer is entered up? RISEN
Part of body - supply means of defending mine ARMPIT
Part of speech, awfully bad, kept extremely short ADVERB
Precise description of what's superseded by new legislation? EXACT
Purely formal cinema role arranged CEREMONIAL
Reactor site redeveloped year-round, with removal of core DOUNREAY
Reckless, ridiculous speed and more speed DESPERATE
Rigorous figure having some point in the market MARTINET
Sane group of people forming a fractional proportion RATIONALNUMBER
Schooner initially given female appellation GLASS
Senior metal-worker ignoring tungsten ELDER
Senior pupil exchanging a couple of letters after term? Exactly right WORDPERFECT
Shift burden of indebtedness between early Christians? (3,5,2,3,4) ROBPETERTOPAYPAUL
Soldiers about to copy me - certain band covering the distance? TAPEMEASURE
Steps outside in emergency FIREESCAPE
Stopped heading off and rested EASED
Strange position taken in article ALIEN
Sweet animal crashed into by soldiers with vehicle CREMECARAMEL
Tackle needing attention, including old time protective clothing RIOTGEAR
They employ wedding attendants, ignoring rear of church USERS
Those opposing soldiers in the old uprising ENEMY
True Church about to put a stop to wrong behaviour SINCERE
Universities working as one? UNISON
University in Milan upset past students ALUMNI
Unwell, pierced by weapon, but stable BALANCED
What featured in comedy and unusually sad picture? CUSTARDPIE
What moved train workers to occupy rickety seating at rear of carriage? STEAMENGINE
When mechanics work fast in Minehead? PITSTOP