The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 958 - December 26, 2011

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A shower that's flooded AWASH
Artist enthralled by animal that's sweet CARAMEL
Blimp communicates with it AIRSHIP
Canal fees of barge initially avoiding obstruction LOCKAGE
Clear about soldier being uncompromising RIGID
Coins workmen pass from one to another CHANGEHANDS
Cosy in extremes of luxury HOMELY
Crack appears in toboggan in some cases LUGGAGE
Current son brought up as painter DALI
Daughter tried this hard possibly to spread malicious gossip DISHTHEDIRT
Destroying reputation of fools taken in by eccentric island race CHARACTERASSASSINATION
Evocative of what Sixties girls wore in contemporary setting REMINISCENT
Exaggerate merits of accomplished political group, say OVERSELL
Expanded range of pearl-fishers — one enthused to leave river DIVERSIFIED
Extra demand due mainly to change ADDENDUM
Finish off ballet and turn to quite complicated musical composition TROUTQUINTET
Fly or bug originally ignored, turns up repeatedly TSETSE
Girl one valued after retiring TESSA
Goddess — one seen by chance, mostly IRIS
He starts broadcasting it repeatedly on air INITIATOR
His tickets arrive bearing good wishes GREETINGSCARDS
How folk may be grouped as spies in assembly RACIALLY
Hurry up and improve! COMEALONG
Inferred that the poor have no power DERIVED
Kinky aids in erotic works of reference DICTIONARIES
Kisser's imperfection could make one bitter and resentful COLDSORE
Minor details in court case almost getting four imprisoned TRIVIA
Name assumed by a rejected royal, say ALIAS
On stage portraying love lost in battle with disease ACTINGOUT
One or more reasons for row ARGUMENT
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Page given to editor I welcome, but not the last line PEDIGREE
Performance by Queen, say, an especially fine example SHOWPIECE
PM, dying, rejected doctor's pagan beliefs HEATHENDOM
Policeman spotted stocking in front of garden tool COPINGSAW
Present duke left in royal house HANOVER
Princesses had changed, getting ready here? CASHDISPENSER
Put limits on ruling that's no good at all REININ
Register vote against a party BEANO
Restraining journalist overcome by drink SHACKLING
Revised view supporters hold for all that time SECONDTHOUGHTS
Screw due outside unopened room in prison PROPELLER
Small table — a type with nothing poorly made TEAPOY
Society that's secular collecting verse in Russian, say SLAVIC
Sort of score I get with a shot CATEGORISE
Sportsman — a striker we played with WATERSKIER
Sweet couple, we hear, collapse PEARDROP
Sweetheart from part of London, we hear BEAU
Talked in tabloid about what might start a fire GASPOKER
Throw champion an item of footwear SLINGBACK
Titillating person dressing on TV SAUCEBOX
Town of note with beer about and hot food circulating ALDEBURGH
Trendy city (but not in the past) CHIC
Triumphed in attack involving large and small boy GLOATED
Tying up limb to protect a part of it LEASHING
Unproductive way European money once got raised STERILE
War-damaged vehicle left behind eg Waterloo Station's entrance BATTLESCARRED
Was a model pinned up but finally removed? POSED
Watch programme including commercial for cosmetic EYESHADOW
What could be ordered then at Californian hotel? No way! (3,3,3,3,3,2,5) NOTFORALLTHETEAINCHINA
Where to find promenaders, English, entertained by musician with bow BEACHFRONT