Jumbo crossword No 12
Mon 25 Dec 2023, set byPotoroo
Special Instructions: "Do You See What I See"
Across
- Large waves start to terrify a friend from France aboard ship (8)
- May cellist stay performing in a methodical way? (14)
- Bishop managed to get healthy food (4)
- One suggested vote against excavation with explosives at first (7)
- Fail to cope having obtained work that is with Civil Engineers (2,2,6)
- Spooner's most important pager? He has many buzzers! (9)
- Technique used to spy hard on European husband, perhaps getting ready to leave outside? (5,7)
- Horse daughter pulled from small lake near yard (4)
- Criminals aim to stop bids (9)
- Surprisingly ignoring limits, Harry vowed to get money he doesn't have (8)
- Ridiculing vehicle - one primarily carrying a computer scientist (12)
- Make weak argument to arrest the first drunk (10)
- Doctor performs operation to reverse inking on back of this? (8)
- Close sumo wrestling events here (9)
- Manage company exercises (4)
- Smear always should be removed from disc (4)
- Reason original volume's replaced by Catholic (9)
- Soldier mostly bled on brown material (8)
- Birds from farm ultimately spat grain out (10)
- Majesty in Mecca effing when exiling fellow animatedly (12)
- Notice one drawing's more in the style of pointillism? (8)
- Close taps having stowed cold drinks (9)
- Thump! Lump returns (4)
- Maybe writing mistake at end of manifesto is covered by the media? They don't abide fun (5,7)
- Groups of professors start to form a secular group that is special (9)
- View of one opposite (4,2,4)
- Sailor without help finds shellfish (7)
- Yield and run into arms of policeman? (4)
- Dog's master finds bone scattered round shed (4,4,6)
- Till now successful song he wrote without boundaries bombed (8)
Down
- Wild brush? (5)
- Sister's home in New York is more enjoyable without father to begin with (7)
- Maine's not mistaken for this state! (9)
- Succinctly express greeting when welcoming character from Greece (3,2)
- Excited NASCAR fans in crowds initially cheer for one from California (3,10)
- Fifty elders originally supporting expensive part of church (7)
- English wine keeping son and daughter occupied (9)
- Quickly belted out a new hymn's opening parts (2,3,6)
- Arranged 34 bananas (2,5)
- A climber on Kilimanjaro initially becomes vertical (5)
- Hide story - one Twain edited (3,2,4)
- Where one might find ham experiencing more success than normal? (2,1,4)
- Discovered duck in pool (5)
- Member of police force becoming tense in bust (9)
- Bury pet pierced by tip of rake with shed light on (9)
- In retrospect, ponder over one silver element (7)
- Fruit eaten by little monkey (5)
- Bail arranged before one gives excuse in court (5)
- Kinky thong I flashed displaying dexterity (7,2,4)
- Bird from large island tucking into nut (7)
- Visionary actor vainly performing (11)
- Volunteers leading a soldier retreating in northern region (5)
- CEO to lead an amazing new advertisement for starters (3,6)
- One enters broadcast with poet (9)
- Broke in very fast, claiming victory (9)
- Little scamp learning to beg (7)
- Develop grand property (7)
- Bread and cheese sandwiches essentially for children (7)
- Those who join ranks (5)
- The clergy's destiny found in church (5)
- Quiet ducks start to timidly go ahead (5)
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