The Times - Concise - Times Concise Jumbo No 697

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— Cross, constellation SOUTHERN
A slowish pace JOGTROT
Addictive drug NARCOTIC
Assessment of green credentials environmental audit
Bandage support; hurl SLING
Beams of electrons from vacuum tube cathode rays
Beloved SWEETHEART
Carnivorous mammal; treacherous person WEASEL
Characterised by pain or suffering TORTUROUS
Comic cartoonist CARICATURIST
Communication, cooperation LIAISON
Containing DNA from a different organism TRANSGENIC
Edible bivalve mollusc MUSSEL
Entertaining conjuring tricks PRESTIDIGITATION
Flow hidden beneath surface UNDERCURRENT
Form an opinion about JUDGE
Freedom from difficulty CONVENIENCE
French female novelist COLETTE
Function OPERATE
Game for one SOLITAIRE
Group of notes in harmony CHORD
Group of witches COVEN
Having increasing influence ASCENDANT
Illusory aim CHIMERA
Important component of diet PROTEIN
Infective particle VIRUS
Instinctive INTUITIVE
Internally motivated person self-starter
Judgement; acuteness DISCERNMENT
Large water bird SWAN
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Man-powered vehicle for hire PEDICAB
New Zealand bird KIWI
Not awake ASLEEP
Not brought together for breeding UNMATED
Not recognised UNIDENTIFIED
Novel by Nancy Mitford love in a cold climate
Occurring on land ONSHORE
One opposing official policy DISSIDENT
One strongly loyal to a group TRIBALIST
One who studies earthquakes SEISMOLOGIST
Pertinent GERMANE
Preparation for inoculations VACCINE
Process of returning to an inferior state RETROGRESSION
Relating to the immediate surroundings AMBIENT
Relating to the silver screen CINEMATIC
Respond (to advice) LISTEN
Right side at sea STARBOARD
Semi-precious stone cats eye
Small group of popular people in-crowd
Sordid or squalid quality SEEDINESS
Southern European larkspur; at crevasse (anagram) STAVESACRE
Start again after a break RESUME
Subatomic particle PROTON
Substance released by nerve fibres NEUROTRANSMITTER
Sweet or pleasant odour REDOLENCE
The land of the little people FAERIE
The state of being pre-eminent or supreme TRANSCENDENCE
Time of darkness NIGHT
Tree-lined road AVENUE
Very deep BOTTOMLESS