The Times - Concise - Times Concise Jumbo No 1244

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(Of language) blasphemous PROFANE
Alcohol ETHANOL
Amuse ENTERTAIN
Anglo-Saxon noble of lower rank THANE
Bird of the swallow family House martin
Boorish behaviour yobbishness
Bring together UNITE
Calm, pacify PLACATE
Capital of California SACRAMENTO
Closely enquire into PROBE
Come forward for contest enter the lists
Comic novel by H.G. Wells the history of mr polly
Complete disorder CHAOS
Containing two complete sets of chromosomes DIPLOID
County divided into three ridings YORKSHIRE
Deprive of qualities such as courage UNMAN
Device for lighting fuel in an engine IGNITER
Dig up UNEARTH
Disagreeable, unpleasant NOISOME
Distracted, mad up the wall
Early London playhouse rose theatre
Eg, a native of Kigali RWANDAN
Excessive production of skin pigment melanosis
Fairly good not bad
Favourite; fit of the sulks PET
Free from outside control INDEPENDENT
Harshly criticise LAMBAST
Lacking in quantity or quality MEAGRE
Large piece of armour enveloping the upper body CUIRASS
Large snake BOA
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Link together in a chain CONCATENATE
Lord — of Burma MOUNTBATTEN
More appropriate; gambler BETTER
Name given to London The Big Smoke
Ninth day before the Roman ides NONES
Nursery school KINDERGARTEN
Occurring every three years TRIENNIAL
One assigned to a job or role APPOINTEE
Particular object ARTICLE
Plant; girl’s name ERICA
Powerful processor SUPERCOMPUTER
Prescribed ceremonial procedure RITUAL
Process of valuation ASSESSMENT
Put in the balance WEIGHED
Put too many people into (a region) OVERPOPULATE
Ready to begin a race under starters orders
Relating to money PECUNIARY
Restorative to be sniffed smelling salts
Rumour spreader SCANDALMONGER
See (an event or crime) WITNESS
Shining brilliantly and impressively RESPLENDENT
Skip or dance; escapade CAPER
Small ruminant roe deer
Something designed to be off-putting DETERRENT
Standing executive committee in the Soviet Union PRESIDIUM
Technique for removing excess fat LIPOSUCTION
Unduly prominent OBTRUSIVE
Vertical bar between window panes MULLION
Wet from crying tear-stained
Word meaning the same as another SYNONYM