The Times - Concise - Times Concise Jumbo No 1216

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(Of money) seem to want to be spent burn a hole in ones pocket
An excess of undertakings that are difficult to manage too many irons in the fire
Area from which river derives its flow CATCHMENT
Author working for another GHOSTWRITER
Bad luck MISFORTUNE
By the way INCIDENTALLY
Chatted casually NATTERED
Compulsory MANDATORY
Corrosive liquid ACID
Cruel absolute ruler DESPOT
Dutch city and port ROTTERDAM
Extremely bad ABYSMAL
Extremely distressed HEARTBROKEN
Fabric hanging in loose folds DRAPERY
Fabric used for upholstery CRETONNE
Fly larva MAGGOT
Fond of drinking alcohol BIBULOUS
Full of twists and turns TORTUOUS
Game bird PHEASANT
Height above a given level ELEVATION
In quest of; behind AFTER
Incarceration IMPRISONMENT
Indistinct; slightly foggy MISTY
Instructing, teaching TRAINING
Interrogate QUESTION
Intertwined ornamental design ARABESQUE
Large African stork MARABOU
Large wading bird SPOONBILL
Like some road surfaces metalled
Clues Answers
Make stronger CONSOLIDATE
Marked by public disorder RIOTOUS
Matter; fabric MATERIAL
Military lookout SENTRY
Outline figure SILHOUETTE
Person regarded as a great asset or success hot property
Plant with three-lobed leaves TREFOIL
Pretentious person PSEUD
Produce, provide YIELD
Programme removing another from a computer deinstaller
Pupil, follower PROTEGE
Recurrent urge to steal KLEPTOMANIA
Remain calm and in control keep ones head
Resulting from much toil hard-earned
River in Glasgow CLYDE
Rubbish TRIPE
Sharp, bitter ASTRINGENT
Sketched; looking strained DRAWN
Slavish imitator COPYCAT
Small vessel BOAT
Speed RAPIDITY
Stage, podium PLATFORM
Tendency to float BUOYANCY
Theatre player ACTOR
Three-legged stand TRIPOD
Tire out EXHAUST
Unable to express oneself INARTICULATE
Varied mixture MELANGE
Wall edging a roof or bridge PARAPET