The Times - Cryptic - Times Jumbo 1070 - December 28, 2013

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After a little time manoeuvring in convertible, best to reverse — that's the easiest SOFTOPTION
Almost splendid mess? This could be with knobs on SPINDLE
Became available, as children did when it started raining? CAMEINTOPLAY
Boasting one's in the lead — wonderful! VAINGLORIOUS
Charged round area as advised INDICATED
Coach has gone right to the house STAGELEFT
Coats trees, say, and spiny shrub FURZE
Complaint of embittered sailor, one picked up on shore SEASHELL
Dog's not one fit for another staff member COLLEAGUE
Dominating and echoing me with variation HEGEMONIC
Drink before journey? Where's your conscience? SUPEREGO
During interval, British coloured a type of house HALFTIMBERED
Early saint makes it, using a twist IGNATIUS
Energy needed for the ultimate in country style of music INDIE
Exhausted, keeping pressure on Arsenal WEAPONRY
Facing reprimand for having a bath? INHOTWATER
Factor's payment, nothing in gold, unfortunately FEELGOOD
Festival year interrupted by large blow EASTERLY
Fiddly craftsman, one very traditional at first in dress STRADIVARI
Fool finding rhyme for egg? NUMPTY
From statesman a decree, one accepted by chap MALAWIAN
Getting better of fool during trip OUTWITTING
Group discussion takes half an hour finally over rejected article SEMINAR
Hard at work, but not for the civil service? INBUSINESS
He reformed line penned by Czech composer, adding the bar at the end MARTINLUTHER
Healthy to have idea lobbed about ABLEBODIED
Here one may record boss on satellite STUDIO
How quickly pictures may be taken INAFLASH
I'm honoured in vehicle, say, to have had meal LAUREATE
In wife's absence, very quiet on one's own SOLO
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Information lacking for origin of fruit? OGEN
It's close to London, but a sleepy place DORMITORYTOWN
Lose interest and leave a certain gathering GOOFFTHEBOIL
Newly out, our editions include an unknown that will give you a laugh NITROUSOXIDE
No end of cut applied to dreadful spy film PSYCHO
Not a fair fight when we're in the office? NINETOFIVE
Oliver, very common name, is after first prize GOLDSMITH
On TV, see matter suffering exaggeration OVERSTATEMENT
Policeman is doubled over, caught by student, no scholar COMMISSIONER
Principled Scotsman cannot ever change COVENANTER
Prison passage sounds too big to cross BRIDGEOFSIGHS
Put away fish that's not fresh GARAGED
Raise song about union broken off, and one of its members RUSSIA
Rather poor, love entering US health system to clear asthma at last MEDIOCRE
Religious symbol used by club as decoration IRONCROSS
Renovated room, a small one we hear, in golden material ORMOLU
Reserve the best for afters ICECREAM
Secret society has a two-wheeler TONGA
Sick in mind, entering with a purpose NAUSEOUS
So in love? "Come to me!" (leans over) HEADOVERHEELS
Socialist makes two points, with set completed by another ENGELS
Sound from animal having part of tree to graze BARK
Stage is handily more than ample for entertainer GEISHA
Stuff to support a horse, 1 dn for instance ANAGRAM
The sonnet, for example, can range through universe for material VERSEFORM
Tolerate being covered by weapon, resulting in blast perhaps SWEARWORD
Trim legs shown up SNIP
Very big soldier meets tiny one? GIANT
Wretched girl is undersized, lacking some length DISMAL
Young criminal, clever actor, takes in head of BBC ARTFULDODGER