The Times - Concise - Times2 Concise 6730 - June 4, 2015

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Clues Answers
Appear to be SEEM
Basic, primitive ELEMENTAL
Bright yellow spice TURMERIC
Cause to swap places TRANSPOSE
Defeat with cunning OUTFOX
Domesticated bird FOWL
Eagerly compete VIE
Empty inflated language BOMBAST
Explosion starter DETONATOR
Footwear SHOE
In short BRIEFLY
Inn, public house TAVERN
King of the fairies OBERON
Clues Answers
Logical, consistent COHERENT
Magical charm AMULET
Make ready, prepare GEARUP
Meeting to contact the dead SEANCE
Military encirclement SIEGE
Northern Scottish town THURSO
Peninsula lying opposite Liverpool WIRRAL
Picturesque cave GROTTO
Russian ruler (S, not Z) TSAR
Small cake BUN
Turning part of machine ROTOR
— Christie, novelist AGATHA