The Times - Concise - Times2 Jumbo 552 - April 20, 2013

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Acrobat's walkway TIGHTROPE
Amuse ENTERTAIN
Area uncovered at low tide MUDFLAT
Arousing intense feeling EMOTIVE
Branched RAMIFIED
Channel north of the Isle of Wight SOLENT
Chinese study of environmental energies FENGSHUI
Circuits with transistors, microchips, etc ELECTRONICS
Comedian's straight man STOOGE
Compound found in oil, coal, etc HYDROCARBON
Confused situation IMBROGLIO
Container for letters POSTBAG
Creature such as hedgehog or shrew INSECTIVORE
Cupboard; committee CABINET
Deception, trickery LEGERDEMAIN
Dismiss (something) as unimportant BELITTLE
Heavily defeat TROUNCE
Homeric epic ILIAD
Horrified APPALLED
Indicate, show clearly EVINCE
Injure (a muscle); distinct breed STRAIN
Item of cutlery TABLESPOON
Knowledgeable person EXPERT
Living in or near water AQUATIC
Main constituent of sandstone SILICA
Map again RECHART
Moving downwards DESCENDENT
Obsessed with one thing MONOMANIACAL
One doomed to die GONER
One who obtains things by threats EXTORTIONIST
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Out of the way ASIDE
Peace offering OLIVEBRANCH
Place to wait before entering ANTEROOM
Play of rainbow colours IRIDESCENCE
Pompous, self-important PRETENTIOUS
Populous country INDIA
Powered cutter CHAINSAW
Relating to two or more sections of a business INTERDEPARTMENTAL
Reverie DAYDREAM
Rub out ERASE
Shots from more than one direction CROSSFIRE
Something strange ODDITY
Start work in earnest GETDOWNTOBUSINESS
State of hesitation INCERTITUDE
Stick out PROJECT
Such as a frog or toad AMPHIBIAN
Table-creating software SPREADSHEET
Tall Greek jar AMPHORA
Thickly rich in texture CREAMY
Too small to matter INSIGNIFICANT
Topping CROWNING
Towed vehicle TRAILER
Type of ice cream TUTTIFRUTTI
Unfasten (a door) UNLATCH
Very detailed INTRICATE
Very noticeable PRONOUNCED
Where a life starts BIRTHPLACE
White powder used in baking CREAMOFTARTAR
Wide bay BIGHT
Work OPERATE