The Times - Concise - Times2 Jumbo 135 - December 24, 2005

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Clues Answers
(In draughts) removes (piece) as forfeit HUFFS
Alistair Cooke's programme LETTERFROMAMERICA
Artificial language ESPERANTO
Barely adequate SCANT
Beat with a heavy stick BLUDGEON
Beatrix Potter character PETERRABBIT
Beseeching ENTREATING
Buckinghamshire town HIGHWYCOMBE
Carnivorous mammal MONGOOSE
Causing stress FRAUGHT
Cease trading SHUTUPSHOP
Close to the house ONONESDOORSTEP
Common weed NETTLE
Completely destroy EXTERMINATE
Counting frame ABACUS
Deprive (of land or property) DISPOSSESS
Electricity supply MAINS
Excessive urgency HASTE
Find through searching DISCOVER
Furniture covering UPHOLSTERY
Guard one's leading position LOOKTTOOEELLUUEES
Hearty laugh GUFFAW
Hertfordshire city STALBANS
Husband or wife SPOUSE
Implied meaning, bring from abroad IMPORT
In haphazard manner RANDOMLY
Lawsuit ACTION
Lock of hair TRESS
Lots, services MASSES
Made up INVENTED
Make clear EXPLAIN
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Means of entry INLET
Natural talent FLAIR
Naval weapon TORPEDO
Not justified UNWARRANTED
Now ATPRESENT
One switching languages TRANSLATOR
Overstep the mark GOTOOFAR
Pacific nature reserve islands GALAPAGOS
Painter PORTRAITIST
Paris cathedral NOTREDAME
Perspiring SWEATY
Prospective EU members TURKS
Relating to the stars ASTRAL
Robin Hood's lair SHERWOODFOREST
School for Scandal playwright SHERIDAN
Second, importance MOMENT
Set (of people) GROUP
Shakespearean character LADYMACBETH
Smell ODOUR
Spectators ONLOOKERS
Sphere of activity ARENA
Spice NUTMEG
Unity, fellow feeling TOGETHERNESS
Upper chamber HOUSEOFLORDS
US nineteenth century trader with plains natives COMANCHERO
Very old PREHISTORIC
Visit informally DROPIN
Walks, trousers (colloq.) STRIDES
William Cody BUFFALOBILL
Winston Churchill's Kent home CHARTWELL
Young bird OWLET