The Times - Cryptic - Bank Holiday Jumbo 619 - January 2, 2006

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'I feel I got slimmer: that not amazing?' said Pooh: 'Now to eat again' (4,3,1,6,9) TIMEFORALITTLESOMETHING
Address of one aspiring to holiness? EMINENCE
An article or two with a link ITEM
Antelope's short dash ELAN
Arguing plausibly about Hebridean island - one's cold CASUISTIC
Arthur's dirty-sounding vehicle SULLIVAN
At least, fewer suffering under this? WELFARESTATE
Axe caught insect CHOPPER
Catastrophic scene with nitwit regularly crushed by strongman ATLANTIS
Colour of plant showing contrasting levels of maturity SAGEGREEN
Criminal schemes said to be a game RACQUETS
Dante nasty to sister? ROSSETTI
Esther Johnson initially really outstanding STELLAR
Exact total of numbers on clock face? ROUNDDOZEN
Fix hearing in court? It will be shelved BOOKCASE
From opera, scherzi turfed out DERFREISCHUTZ
Gershwin's piece coloured with emotion? RHAPSODYINBLUE
Grass coming up in the Chinese way TAO
Hide and seek right out in Bedlam DEERSKIN
House departs, after end of Puss in Boots SHOD
Ill, eating such shrimps? Died, getting sweet SPOTTEDDICK
In the building, how one may recognise someone speaking? ONSITE
Investigates offence, to pursue bruised ego GOESINTO
Jane's girl of sense saw flower turn gold ELINOR
Junk, but it's up the charts SPAM
Let out again, so free RELEASE
Make less noise around - instrument is so out of tune SHARPISH
No one's geared up for life in such a colony NUDIST
Novel way blind man in Milton finished up EYELESSINGAZA
Object to holding up vital body chemical temporarily ATPRESENT
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Of bodily channels, nothing retained by taxidermist VENOUS
One entitled to try simple charge ORDINARY
One joining country road observed both ways, then drove into fast car IMMIGRANT
One new dwelling assembled without outside help INHOUSE
One's practically inclined, on a slope REALIST
Open holes in educational offering SANDWICHCOURSE
Outline journey not intended for Socialists? CONTOUR
Perished across the water, being ill DISEASED
Pile that in France is driven into mound MOQUETTE
Pound for a good book EZRA
Pressure on fool to succeed PASS
RAF bod I praised extravagantly, a gorgeous flyer BIRDOFPARADISE
Rows, supporting head of Balliol eight here in these BRACKETS
Security wanting all to clear off COLLATERAL
Son sent to prison shortly, using heroin SCAG
Sort of error in George Eliot's life? CLERICAL
Sportsman found unwelcome, getting stuck in OAR
Started working, damaged by booting KICKEDIN
Stop talking - read this sort of journalism CHEQUEBOOK
Straw to eat? That's fine to give to stranger FODDER
The end of Hamlet, he thought; potentially the rest not wanted? (2,5,9,2,5) TOSLEEPPERCHANCETODREAM
To do with shuffling, in a way OFSORTS
Too big? I guessed the centre must go, but needing the rest FATIGUED
Tragic old Greek artist has to be paid upfront, one says PHAEDRA
Tricky MOT cost Cyril, a road user MOTORCYCLIST
Trumpet part is not quietly played PISTON
Two academics conceal love for one marking scripts PROOFREADER
Unlikely to attract such a customer? UGLY
Weak point found under London FEETOFCLAY
What greedy salesman charges the embassy? HIGHCOMMISSION