The Times - Concise - Times Concise Jumbo No 658

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(Of a triangle) having unequal sides SCALENE
(Of art) extremely naturalistic veristic
20th-century style of poet IMAGIST
Addition to stews, etc, for flavour fines herbes
Ancient Mexican AZTEC
Avoiding commitment EVASIVE
Bell tower CAMPANILE
Burning (of a body) CREMATION
Buyer of stolen goods RECEIVER
Capital of Egypt CAIRO
Clan leader CHIEFTAIN
Common garden plant BEGONIA
Common shore bird DUNLIN
Cry out EXCLAIM
Deceive through greater ingenuity OUTWIT
Disappearing from use on the way out
Driving force of a consumer society MATERIALISM
Exploiting passing advantages OPPORTUNISTIC
Famous 16th-century sea battle; on plate (anagram) LEPANTO
Film’s audio content SOUNDTRACK
Fluctuating according to the time of year SEASONAL
Forethought PREMEDITATION
Group (of people); go round CIRCLE
Hostile attacker AGGRESSOR
Hot condiment MUSTARD
Human beings in general PEOPLE
Interfering MEDDLESOME
Joe —, playwright ORTON
Large bird TURKEY
Living on the ground TERRESTRIAL
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Long-established custom TRADITION
Main artery AORTA
Message sent by wire TELEGRAM
Monk FRANCISCAN
Musical interval FIFTH
Never in no circumstances
Not assignable to a particular category non-specific
One exacting retribution AVENGER
One with powers of administration TRUSTEE
One working at heights STEEPLEJACK
Parisian cathedral notre dame
Period after which lunar cycle returns to the same day of the year metonic cycle
Playwright associated with the theatre of the absurd IONESCO
Quick to find ways of overcoming difficulties RESOURCEFUL
Rare Madagascan primate aye-aye
Religious ceremony RITUAL
Scornful; contemptuous SNIFFY
Significant NOTEWORTHY
Small dried fruit CURRANT
Sound practical judgement common sense
Souvenir MEMENTO
Suitable for ocean voyages SEAGOING
Suspenseful excursion mystery tour
Tape format CASSETTE
The management of a population for desirable change social engineering
Training to behave in a certain way CONDITIONING
Up RISEN
Way in ENTRANCE
Widely-held increase of opinion GROUNDSWELL
Wonderful; mythical FABULOUS