The Times - Concise - Times2 Jumbo 306 - November 22, 2008

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A branch of philosophy METAPHYSICS
Assistant HELPER
Autocratic DICTATORIAL
Become apparent SURFACE
Birds' breeding colony ROOKERY
Blocked (progress) IMPEDED
Breakfast mix MUESLI
Brief evocative description VIGNETTE
Buddhist saint of high rank ARHAT
Came together FOREGATHERED
Cause to be downhearted DISPIRIT
Chess piece KNIGHT
Counter in flipping game TIDDLYWINK
Countryside walker RAMBLER
Creator ORIGINATOR
Crimean port, scene of nineteen forty five conference YALTA
Dealing with treatment of bones ORTHOPAEDIC
Detailed description of requirements SPECIFICATION
Draw near APPROACH
Eg, athlete SPORTSMAN
Exulting in success TRIUMPHAL
First level in theatre above stalls DRESSCIRCLE
Frank; supervise DIRECT
Garden building SUMMERHOUSE
Gives in (to temptation) SUCCUMBS
Green liqueur ABSINTHE
Group of eight OCTET
Having lost one's spouse WIDOWED
Humiliate, humble (4,4,1,3,2,3) TAKEDOWNAPEGORTWO
Involve (something) as a consequence ENTAIL
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Involving guesswork CONJECTURAL
Italian rice dish RISOTTO
Kitchen device TOASTER
Large-scale manufacturing sector HEAVYINDUSTRY
Main artery of the body AORTA
Man's name DEREK
Napkin SERVIETTE
Narrator STORYTELLER
One expecting a baby MOTHERTOBE
One using a foil, perhaps FENCER
Person with great energy POWERHOUSE
Place of religious retreat ASHRAM
Plant of the mint family GERMANDER
Possessions at the time of death ESTATE
Private soldier SQUADDIE
Process of removal ELIMINATION
Refrain from smiling KEEPASTRAIGHTFACE
Relating to sacred hymns PSALMIC
Roadside snapper SPEEDCAMERA
Ropes, etc, on a sailing ship RIGGING
Showy bird PEACOCK
Slope upwards CLIMB
Small carpet used by Muslims PRAYERMAT
Terribly impressive AWEINSPIRING
Thoroughly inspect EXAMINE
Tonic PICKMEUP
Transcendent state of Buddhism NIRVANA
Uncommunicative TIGHTLIPPED
Welsh seaside resort LLANDUDNO
Written outline of film, etc SCENARIO