The Times - Cryptic - Bank Holiday Jumbo 735 - January 1, 2008

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A brew: left one to mature LAGER
A theatre's taken up copyist APER
Aesthetic carols performed, though no one's about THECOASTISCLEAR
Although reborn, I struggled for title RIGHTHONOURABLE
Attempt to conceal source of writing: stole Jerome's work SHOWBOAT
Be wounded capturing ship, so worthy of respect BLESSED
Ben Jonson was considered so unusual RARE
Bow in hair is winning, granny TOPKNOT
Calm, though coming through fast PACIFY
Compelled to tuck in end of skirt, revealing such calves? FATTED
Country mile so thoroughly covered LESOTHO
Distant clubs wanting European playmaker FARCEUR
Does his nanny care for him? On the contrary GOATHERD
Extremely brave shot seen at Wimbledon earlier BEFOREHAND
Forward on horse to city PERTH
Friendly feeling about a plunderer that's not posh CAMARADERIE
Girl away all winter essentially needs mobile PERSEPHONE
Good people take to berries PIMENTO
Have to tuck into cheese cake BROWNIE
Having to pull round ship is a nuisance HASSLE
Head of state books computer lessons up TITO
Hearing of a fight'd make one nervous AFRAID
Heron is flying close to beach INSHORE
In game, defeat by English, about a hundred runs LACROSSE
In kingdom, monarch protected by a million spies MERCIA
In masculine-sounding rage, run to another place in confusion MAELSTROM
In one of the islands, Joseph wrote, one's not admitted OUTCAST
Join in bows, standing for an eternity with each other TRUELOVEKNOT
Language used by majority in show INDIC
Large block people with wheels get into boats BARRACKS
Legislator stern with senior lawyer BACKBENCHER
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Misfortune over River Wear's past WORE
Most anxious - vital to hear where sniper is KEENEST
No fun for Eliot's visitors: sniffle on the way, and old illness suddenly attacked us (1,4,6,2,3,2,2) ACOLDCOMINGWEHADOFIT
Nothing spiritual about the side of the head TEMPORAL
Occult chant raised temperature, witch regularly found GNOSTIC
One living in churchyard - extremely crazy urge CYPRESS
One separated from pack may meet its match CIGARETTE
One's free to stop, but does one take more chances with his help? SLIPCOACH
Only ash left, round Shelley's sneering ruin? NOTHINGBESIDEREMAINS
Order us to change royal badge TUDORROSE
Precipitate in moving about? PERIPATETIC
Protestant university in great surroundings? I don't think so HUGUENOT
Reveal everything to us? Ghastly! HIDEOUS
Roofer topping out? Not yet LATER
Run on a track in keen competition RATRACE
Saviour figure appears as country finally fails ASLAN
Seat for cyclist in leathers ROCKER
Short story's name In Shelter CONTE
Smug Dickensian takes compartments to sleep PODSNAP
So restricted, obvious one will shortly turn and plummet NOSEDIVE
Some think it helps our Latin NOSTRUM
Splendid river with fine, deep current AIRFLOW
Such a name announced with a splash? BAPTISMAL
Sucking up, out to secure royal emblem ABSORBENT
Terrible, is corn? Is lass using these on feet? NAILSCISSORS
That ferret used its teeth? That's a fantasy THEHOBBIT
Tolerated temperature in flower garden ARBORETUM
Unwell, ordered to drink red concoction BEDRIDDEN
Watches in tree pears developing REPEATERS
What is to be paid on loan, out of curiosity? INTEREST
Without pretension, have to intervene in famine DOWNTOEARTH