The Times - Cryptic - Boxing Day Cryptic Jumbo - December 26, 2013

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Clues Answers
African tribe I don't approve of that meets UK spies TUTSIS
Aimed shot with prey that's no longer observed EMPIREDAY
Attach something to hamper TIE
Bag unusual old apartment overlooking university PORTMANTEAU
Bunk of appropriate width — wooden HOGWASH
Calm after couple in front leaves complaint ILLNESS
Cosmetic derived from leaf toxin EXFOLIANT
Cross when mushroom's no good inside MONGREL
Dark flier with brightly coloured exterior SHADOWY
Drama to act out very loudly — so one won't? NODOFF
Dramatist gets one over on leaderless international agency IONESCO
Drink as game's beginning — and lose it EGGFLIP
EGM cheering a move forcing out old governors REGIMECHANGE
Emperor's possible reflection on change? No change, on reflection (4,3,1,3,1,3,4) ABLEWASIEREISAWELBA
Expert on computing to succeed CRACKIT
Expert to make firm solvent ACETONE
Faith sustaining a Sister's outstanding work BASRELIEF
Female who's unpleasant — and smart — twice taking one for a ride BIGDIPPER
Flower's opening unexpectedly, a rusty shade ultimately ESTUARY
Girl going into small expanse of water took top off SKIMMED
Girl spat, running INAROW
Irish girl's teeth need filling ETHNE
It involves dealer stabbing person, breeding concern at first STUDPOKER
It's seedy if in women's rugby one stops tackle KIWIFRUIT
It's smart all round to avoid becoming easy target SITTINGDUCK
Looking unpleasantly ill, energy dissipated LEERINGLY
Luxuriant expanse due to get established by creator of landscapes? RAINFOREST
Marauding gang rarely without a form of headgear GLENGARRY
Move to preserve good Chancellor's job BUDGETING
Myth featuring pope going on foot? URBANLEGEND
Naturally, appeal lacks words of wisdom ITGOESWITHOUTSAYING
Clues Answers
Obscure breed bit me, leaving odd traces BEDIM
Oilcloth does, strangely, as something to wear with advantage? OLDSCHOOLTIE
Old military code book, American, revealed all? BUSHIDO
One doesn't necessarily snap one's fingers DIGITALCAMERA
One's grand airs punctuated by sharp depressions? PIANIST
One's unlikely to pass close to park which Berlin's had for over twenty years KNOWALL
Perhaps most gushing boasts getting left out, with time GORIEST
Pipe carbon monoxide into blue lake, without end DOWNCOMER
Plant delivers excellent wheels FREESIA
Reason hospital bosses backed no more! WITHKNOBSON
Regain consciousness in van and arrive in critical condition COMETOAHEAD
Report of shooter's body being found amid disturbance RIFLESHOT
Set of beliefs, the most powerful being rejected by graduate DOGMA
Sheriff's officer has trouble breaking strike BAILIFF
Show over, one's sat in the back REAIR
Slip, losing footing initially in mud, for example GOO
Some cross out Hendon, searching for somewhere further from London SOUTHENDONSEA
Spells which people complete for radio HOODOO
Sports bags have places for pockets with rubbish SWEATPANTS
State out loud reason for indebtedness to ancient emperor WYOMING
Stick: something to do with iron tube in hospital? STOMACHPUMP
Such an amount seen as a sign of victory? DOUBLEDIGIT
Supplier of rings for curtains? DEATHBELL
Thursday visits not quite so long, incidentally BYTHEBY
Upstart expected number of shots with star briefly PARVENU
Using two pins, one quietly stuck in bottom BIPED
Very minor piece that's intro for choral composition MOTET
Warning caught by avoiding bend in road AMBER
Welsh channel broadcasting in English — one am start MENAISTRAIT
Welshman reserving waves for French literary poets RHYMERS
Wood spirit without water is on promotion DRYAD