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The Times - Cryptic Dec 27 2005

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A hundred old people in prison CAGED
A pair of animals - characters on the move ANAGRAM
After initial change of partner, supply food with a somewhat acid taste SOURISH
Approaching one millimetre in ten, roughly IMMINENT
Aristocratic youth copper's arrested, heading west DUCAL
Behave badly: set about climbing ACTUP
Bill, brought in to be broadcast, became known GOTABOUT
Borrower dressed up - about time! DEBTOR
Can't I do tests that will reveal a remedy? ANTIDOTE
Clearly newscaster has lost his head, beset by minister at random INNOUNCERTAINTERMS
Close fight here - I watch round ten being slugged out RINGDOWNTHECURTAIN
Contest with two horses involved, how fraught it could be TUGOFWAR
Contrived disturbance in annual rut UNNATURAL
Criminal altered the notepaper LETTERHEAD
Cross some noteworthy bridges HYBRID
Crucial period came critical without a struggle CLIMACTERIC
English birds - and where they may nest EAVES
Extractor fan could defuse the situation CLEARTHEAIR
Fit us up with one piece of furniture SUITABLE
Grill serving coffee mostly before dessert LATTICE
Herald has drink to finish PORTEND
Horse, one stabled by an eminent man - a hunter MOUNTAINLION
Hungry? Use common sense attending party RAVENOUS
I am frugally disposed, making a collection of odds and ends GALLIMAUFRY
I put in water supply to boat, demonstrating manual skill HANDICRAFT
In flap, I surrender WAIVE
In the end, papers carried out investigation ENQUIRED
In the minority, dismissed miners appear to be socialist OUTNUMBERED
In the south of Germany, spook runs away, being mistrusted SUSPECTED
Intrude rudely, being inexperienced UNTRIED
Is love dead, cut off? ISOLATE
It's just too much when rule inhibits fresh starts LASTSTRAW
It's only a piece of leather SOLE
Item of stationery involving minute books - it was an investment ENVELOPMENT
Land in water, the Channel DITCH
Loon gradually going off in a different direction DIVERGENTLY
Mysterious machine that was stolen - it's been returned to the state ENIGMATICAL
One ultimately to succeed in couple of hands - always is flipping ace REVERSIONER
Peter goes by river, initially taking precautionary measures SAFETYNET
Played a short golf shot, being under the weather LAIDUP
Popeye's friend, born on a farm, makes a conciliatory gesture OLIVEBRANCH
Position not offering a very quiet start - it requires application OINTMENT
Powerful, popular, glib one - a Liberal INFLUENTIAL
Put up with small house LODGE
Putting up hand to be heard RIGHTING
Pyrotechnic device and source of light incorporated in love story ROMANCANDLE
Quit work, by the way STOP
Racers, when they start out, get old crates and race them spiritedly GOCARTS
Second drink - coffee MOCHA
Some murders are crimes of passion - you can always tell, right from the start COPYCAT
Starts to transfer regular sum (only half direct debit): that's the custom TRADITION
The importance of trick having cards in order CONSEQUENCE
The spirit of Caledonia SCOTCH
This keeps the sun off bender at the Lido VENETIANBLIND
Unsteady toddler, crying, losing heart TOTTERY
Where you might find the brave and angry ONTHEWARPATH
With power off, moved boat manually PADDLED
With redevelopment, no longer rated as a conurbation GREATERLONDON
Writing material put back in cupboard, bound together CLOSEKNIT
You'll see me upset, that's true - I've left home for good EMIGRANT
... in barrister - local authority's reported COUNSEL
Agree to deceive scoundrel CONCUR
British Rail - one form of transport with drivers becoming antiques BRICABRAC
Class inducted by Africa's teachers CASTE
Colourful celebration in college GAUDY
Down, maybe chap must learn to adapt ULSTERMAN
Fervent admirers agitate the staff FANCLUB
Fine quality oak in wagon attracting tax WAINSCOT
Free seats in theatre - a place in the stalls LOOSEBOX
Full of people giving support to Chinese dynasty TEEMING
Get hold of eggs CLUTCH
He still holds a remarkable antique OLDASTHEHILLS
High-spirited worker follows former partner over to Germany EXUBERANT
Inexperienced politician GREEN
Intellectual's off colour - that's not new HIGHBROW
Little boy had returned with help LENDAHAND
Make dirty crooks return horse SMIRCH
Mother has to work, with little vigour DAMPLY
Operated by remote control - don't touch! HANDSOFF
Pirate from N. Africa taking matting material around S. Africa CORSAIR
Poor serfs abused by chairman? PROFESSOR
Start to stumble with stony track SPOOR
Take advantage of second team SCREW
Thorny pile of straw in the outskirts of Tewkesbury TRICKY
Two islands, first of them solitary HERMIT
Visual representation of coal pit OPTICAL
Wear casual clothes, incurring reprimand DRESSDOWN
Wedge produces poor golf shot SLICE
What judge did, losing time, generating ill-feeling ... RANCOUR
Witty butcher, finally capitulating, cooked some bush tucker WITCHETTYGRUB
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