The Times - Cryptic - Bank Holiday Jumbo 791 - December 24, 2008

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A new poet progressing slowly ANDANTE
A nice broad tub fashioned in the Roman era ABURBECONDITA
A traveller's first hour with a book, taking a look at a group of languages ATHABASCAN
Agitated at pit — mine has exploded IMPATIENT
Among busmen doing a shift there's a Ray SUNBEAM
Analysis to show how movement can be made against the enemy TIMEANDMOTION
As challenger, choose to capture pawn and single knight OPPONENT
As protester, fail to respect record DISSENTER
Bacterium I pinpoint caused upset, but not a temperature ECOLI
Big bill that's gone beyond limit — promises to pay later CAPACIOUS
Bonds to be holding false teeth together DEBENTURES
Christian group from South Africa reduced and re-expanded SALVATIONARMY
Cut male out of a place in radio soap ABRIDGE
Disputatious quality seen only in the second half ERISTIC
Eager beasts regularly coming out EGRESS
Effect of fire? Someone performing finishes prematurely SINGE
Enjoying the results of efforts on a sponsored marathon maybe (6,1,3,3,4,5) HAVINGARUNFORONESMONEY
Fairy, the lady with three things for schoolchildren (naughty kids?) PERISHERS
Firm friend admits writing articles in attempt to limit damage? COMPENSATE
Following day in Rome — worth taking a trip THEMORROW
Friend married "trophy" PALM
From left, I met calamities with radical new philosophy DIALECTICALMATERIALISM
Go with minimal money to get food item TURNIP
Go with someone who won't be evil in romantic meeting? TRYST
Group of actors needing song to be put right REPAIR
Heap? Mine is a place for high-flyers COCKPIT
Heavenly body? See me in bed! COMET
Herb carried on disgracefully CORIANDER
Holed material that's got brown on the outside TREPANNED
Italian man hasn't succeeded with delights to make people blissful? IGNORAMUSES
Clues Answers
Lectures aimless or ill-prepared MORALISES
Little wife partnered by healthy monster WHALE
Make clubbers' pill illegal — it causes misery BANE
Odd person in second team having a great time SCREWBALL
One charged around and didn't use the bus! TAXIED
One knocking out promissory notes is doing harm DELETERIOUS
One may go to bed, having been pushed around WHEELBARROW
Place to finish up in distasteful grandeur SPLENDOUR
Plan that can be seen at various levels RELIEFMAP
President is unemotional little person putting maiden off COOLIDGE
Primates getting half confused may be a feature of the church APSE
Quickly name an English city PRESTON
Reception area? You could see cabman there possibly ANTECHAMBER
Rex, dog caught in rising clamour coming back RECURSION
Royal permission to travel given in some high-flown language PURPLEPASSAGE
Sailor outside French city without the means to row OARLESS
Seducer liking to avoid extremes with long hair ENCHANTRESS
Seen to be unlike the usual Christmas cake? NOTICED
Senior woman is ruined, longing to be taken in DOYENNE
Shape-holding materials available in metres in fantastic store sale ELASTOMERS
Show brilliance, once given unlimited room EXCEL
Son and father joining church clubs maybe — "heavenly" outfit here? SPACESUIT
Spooner's lad spotted an American vegetable SOYBEAN
Strokes for old-fashioned school punishment LINES
Tending to overeat food no good for the tall and thin REEDY
Time to get reasonable about little woman being anti-feminist? TRADITIONAL
Very high — Roman? ALTISSIMO
We learn about what happens in a library RENEWAL
Wild cat's course by the sea gets reported LYNX
Woman holds snare up with sensitive feeler ANTENNA