The Times - Concise - Times2 Jumbo 50 - June 26, 2004

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- Hemingway, US author ERNEST
Amusing light-hearted quality PLAYFULNESS
Ancient Western European GAUL
Annihilate EXTERMINATE
Arabian ship DHOW
Ask earnestly ENTREAT
Assistant AIDE
At the very place ONTHESPOT
Atomic weapons site ALDERMASTON
Behaviour enduring hardship STOICISM
Catcher of leaves TEASTRAINER
Channel port CALAIS
Commedia dell'arte character PANTALOON
Deep resonant sound BOOM
Edmund -, English poet SPENSER
Electricity generator DYNAMO
Fast-growing climber RUSSIANVINE
Fellow, sore area CHAP
Framley - (Trollope) PARSONAGE
From side to side ACROSS
Futile expectation FORLORNHOPE
Great -, Norfolk town YARMOUTH
Guardian dog of Hades CERBERUS
Gulf of - is off north Australia CARPENTARIA
Head of government department MINISTER
Hindrance OBSTACLE
Indiscriminate slaughter MASSACRE
Insect, dice game BEETLE
Knock unconscious STUN
Large city in Maryland BALTIMORE
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Largest continent ASIA
Lettuce-based dish CAESARSALAD
Level, calm EVEN
Long-running soap CORONATIONSTREET
Magical potion ELIXIR
Managing board member DIRECTOR
New York native AMERICAN
Non-violent coup by some in government PALACEREVOLUTION
One supporting former PM's policies THATCHERITE
Opera by Bellini IPURITANI
Power of acting unconstrainedly FREEWILL
Preparedness READINESS
Regular salary STIPEND
Respond excessively OVERREACT
Rhapsody in Blue composer GERSHWIN
Scattering of the Jews from Israel DIASPORA
Securing clip FASTENER
Separate DIVIDE
Settle in tents ENCAMP
Situated within INTERIOR
Source of annoyance IRRITANT
Sub-atomic particle POSITRON
Sudden clever idea BRAINWAVE
Sun shades DARKGLASSES
Support one's country SHOWTHEFLAG
Thing illustrating a general rule EXAMPLE
Tree with catkins PUSSYWILLOW
Very thin, emaciated SKELETAL
What runner-up wins CONSOLATIONPRIZE
When all is said and done (2,3,3,2,3,3) ATTHEENDOFTHEDAY