The Times - Cryptic - Bank Holiday Jumbo 793 - January 1, 2009

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Clues Answers
American sitcom's devotees welcoming first of reruns FRIENDS
An aphorism's construction shows crafty skill OARSMANSHIP
Antagonise sergeant who's given order ESTRANGE
Appropriate furnishing round America DECOROUS
Awful cramp eased with massage finally — this could bring about a fine result SPEEDCAMERA
Bill given choice — how to create a family ADOPTION
By the sound of it, regretted showing discourtesy RUDE
Carrot and head of broccoli smothered in cheese BRIBE
Chatter idly in clink RATTLE
Conservative cleric beginning to instigate church split CREVICE
Court official, as an afterthought, introducing army into dispute TIPSTAFF
Doctor provided a couple with excessive drugs in box, perhaps left by water DRIFTWOOD
Doctor seeing first couple in 18 at length MEDICALOFFICER
Everything eaten by ruminant is green CALLOW
Exhausted girl has to get out, having received just two points — it's no trouble (3,2,1,4,4) ALLINADAYSWORK
Fixed grin not right — it means a seizure ICTUS
Flower blooming when put under dishes LOVELIESBLEEDING
Garments returned in dishonest scheme SCAM
Give precise meaning of French word for "penalty" DEFINE
Good score made by a cricketer getting runs in the course of defeat ALBATROSS
Gory corpse — look into it BLOODY
I talk to crew about decorative topping for fence LATTICEWORK
Ice develops, with disaster for bicycles VELOCIPEDES
Imbue with alarm, changing preliminary to X-ray examination BARIUMMEAL
In chapel, a new man converted by religious leader PANCHENLAMA
In isolation, I only find one bulb ONION
In Preston, I always seek the country ESTONIA
In the south, two rivers: one will provide cover INSURER
Invest note, say, in competition BESIEGE
It's criminal if the order is changed THIEF
Last bit of evidence coming out, so I accused a dodgy group of white men CAUCASOIDS
Clues Answers
Lengthen pronunciation of name in introduction to American PROLONG
Link not on, axed by the State CONNECTICUT
Lived and died, left in rain DWELT
Make an error in transcription of "dim" and "gym" MISTYPE
Man stuck in boozer sent back for appropriate treatment REHAB
Men crossing road in London KNIGHTSBRIDGE
Men taking pains to produce edible plants ORACHES
Mock one worried about educational establishment IMITATE
Name teacher married in schooldays MICHAELMASTERM
One who backs priest — Irish Republican REVERSER
Popular drink I had is lacking in taste INSIPID
Popular Irish adventurer seizing duke with evil intent INCOLDBLOOD
Purchased in branch that's close BOUGHT
Reprimand archer that's on holiday TELLOFF
Republic having at first two small islands HAITI
Someone showing appreciation of tongue CLAPPER
Stumped up about a pound for cloth PLAID
Supreme skill apparent around one unfinished house MONASTERY
Take part in performance, but take a back seat PLAYSECONDFIDDLE
The French with a lot of sailors — kind of seamen that can be taught LEARNABLE
The man in overall charge has, for starters, piece of cake CINCH
The rest live around university RESIDUE
The way a tick is laid STAKED
Tipple shaken, not initially stirred, too often might produce this result PINKELEPHANTS
Toe of child said to be African TUTSI
Tommy's upset about onset of pain, evidence of disease SYMPTOM
Travel abroad with a bird, catching a train at first PEREGRINATE
Type of female to hurry away MAKEOFF
Very drunk in this type of garment VNECKED
Where earth may be scattered — but not if I can help it OVERMYDEADBODY
Wings of swan — bird in east which has white all above SNOWLINE