The Times - Concise - Times2 Jumbo 303 - November 1, 2008

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(Of snow) melting THAWING
A regrettable state of affairs APRETTYPASS
Abstaining from alcohol TEETOTAL
Bedroom illuminator NIGHTLIGHT
Capital of Burkina Faso OUAGADOUGOU
Claws; children NIPPERS
Clumsy, awkward UNGAINLY
Convincing quality PERSUASIVENESS
Damage from use WEARANDTEAR
Designates for a purpose EARMARKS
Doctor's visit HOUSECALL
Eg, toxin POISON
Endure something passively TAKEITLYINGDOWN
Female lover INAMORATA
Fine spray producer ATOMISER
Florence Nightingale was so called LADYWITHTHELAMP
Frantically active HECTIC
Great ape GORILLA
Hard igneous rock GRANITE
High-performance car GRANTURISMO
Hindu hereditary class CASTE
Imitating a style from the recent past RETRO
In a sincere and committed manner WHOLEHEARTEDLY
In addition ALSO
In favour of equality EGALITARIAN
In three parts TREBLE
Inner side of the foot ARCH
Italian radio pioneer MARCONI
Japanese Shinto festival; a truism (anag.) MATSURI
Large Norwegian island SPITSBERGEN
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Leg and loin as food HAUNCH
Maid or butler, say SERVANT
Meeting linked up electronically TELECONFERENCE
Natural ability/talent FLAIR
Nevertheless NOTWITHSTANDING
Not noticed UNSEEN
Obsessive self-conceit EGOMANIA
One deeply interested in a subject ENTHUSIAST
One preferring minimum change TRADITIONALIST
One using plastic money CARDHOLDER
Orthodox Sunni Muslim sect member WAHHABI
Overcoming SURMOUNTING
Plant such as seaweed ALGA
Public tribute (to someone) TESTIMONIAL
Relating to a town/district with local government MUNICIPAL
Rude, disrespectful INSOLENT
Rues REGRETS
Samuel Butler's utopian satire EREWHON
Scientific supposition THEORY
Settled way of thinking/feeling ATTITUDE
Short poem RHYME
Single room for living BEDSIT
Source of continual annoyance THORNINTHEFLESH
Taken to pieces DISMANTLED
Teach (someone) new skills RETRAIN
Teachers' meeting place STAFFROOM
To a higher position UPWARDS
US gambling city LASVEGAS
Vikram —, Indian author SETH
Waste time DAWDLE