The Times - Cryptic - Bank Holiday Jumbo 616 - December 26, 2005

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Clues Answers
A politician's terribly eager to reveal current measure AMPERAGE
Animal selected for slaughter is found in gutter CULLIS
Arm broken in space shot? CHASSEPOT
As workers, they're not destined to be high-flyers GROUNDCREW
Beer mug, and something to put in it, for bearded mountain dweller STEINBOCK
Bluebottles heard in thicket COPSE
Change of heart for Brit abroad, wanting permission to leave EXEAT
Classes are bowled over by information GENERA
Commercial enterprise in Greek capital is causing anxiety CONCERNING
Company NCO has to give speech CORPORATE
Complain about food going up? A snack is what you need BEEFBURGER
Criminal behaviour, issue confronted by school's principal SEDITION
Do you say wee Scot is a model? MAQUETTE
Fashionable suit? Very much so INSPADES
Flighty creature taking one direction through part of forest CLEARWING
Following fashion, I'd rejected paintings TONDI
Get rid of books kept by old reader OBLITERATE
Girl, locked up in prison, wasted away? MISSPENT
I sell specially-woven fabric LISLE
Incomplete Internet journal about group of political parties BLOC
It's a crime, depriving rector of power ARSON
Join the queue and cooperate COMEINTOLINE
Lead off, hugging lover in courtly dance ALLEMANDE
Leaps made by dancer - bravo! - wearing tight trousers CAPRIOLES
Leaves three seats for repair TEARSHEETS
Liberal hoping to be elected to parliament as independent? FREESTANDING
Lift is suitable, going down from top of megastore MISAPPROPRIATE
Maid from Sherwood heading off astride a black horse ARABIAN
Male experts joining clubs MACES
Manager is mean with worker INTENDANT
Clues Answers
Mangled sentences, characteristic of old age SENESCENT
Maybe horse trainer's attempt to get race shortened slightly STABLEMAN
Musical: London theatre can't accommodate second one OLIVER
Number you thrash for speaking EUCAINE
Old magazine showing what footballers may have on shirts? BACKNUMBER
One who has to support debtor, someone going under? DROWNER
Plant producing fruit that's not good initially RAPE
Plots to cheat queen discovered in MI six? CONSPIRES
Prophet displaying bad moods on a regular basis AMOS
Provided insurance for wise guy going by horse-drawn cart COVEREDWAGON
Purest original form of song? NEGROSPIRITUAL
Retired, so given extra medical care? RETREATED
Said boy has taken drug cocktail? SUNDOWNER
See flower is given shelter in wind EASTERLY
Show trophy that's introduced in competition POINTTOPOINT
Some worshippers titter and hiss when disturbed TRITHEISTS
Son, no longer in possession of cannabis, is clean SPOTLESS
Spaniel given one type of fruit or another BLENHEIMORANGE
Testimony given from French point of view DEPOSITION
Tied firmly and beaten LACED
Times Newspapers backing European state EXPRESS
Tiniest amount briefly stored in cupboard for a joke PLEASANTRY
To prepare coffee beans is hard work GRIND
United Nations assembly attended by almost everyone? Not what you'd expect UNCONVENTIONAL
Venue for snooker and drinks somewhat north of London POTTERSBAR
Very thin leeks cooked by gas, mostly SKELETAL
Wanderer returns without energy and spirit DAEMON
Warn actors involved in local TV programme NARROWCAST
Wealthy American backs Duke of Milan PROSPEROUS
Wear some vulgar bikini GARB