The Times - Concise - Times Concise Jumbo No 1359

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(Of corn) not yet reaped STANDING
Aircraft's velocity with respect to the earth GROUNDSPEED
Amiability FRIENDLINESS
Ancient Italian ROMAN
As early as possible SOONEST
Assumption for planning purposes working hypothesis
Be EXIST
City of south Wales SWANSEA
Compulsive, all-consuming OBSESSIVE
Connecting conductor ELECTRODE
Corpse; relics REMAINS
Data manipulation program SPREADSHEET
Expelled foreigner DEPORTEE
Harmful action DISSERVICE
Heraldic silver ARGENT
Imagine to be guilty SUSPECT
Impressive or persuasive orator RHETORICIAN
In an unspecified location ANYWHERE
Language of southern Africa SHONA
Liquid that destroys bacteria DISINFECTANT
Make longer EXTEND
Make untidy DISHEVEL
Mark over some German vowels UMLAUT
NI in full national insurance
Not at all interested APATHETIC
Not suitable INAPPROPRIATE
Not trustworthy DISHONEST
Organised team supporter CHEERLEADER
Ornamental garden area PARTERRE
Pardon, absolution forgiveness
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Part of government department dealing with a particular activity DIRECTORATE
Place of detention for military prisoners GUARDHOUSE
Process of getting round something circumvention
Prospering THRIVING
Pugilism BOXING
Qualification, proviso RESERVATION
Revoke (an order) COUNTERMAND
Rules of language GRAMMAR
Selected CHOSEN
Selected passage EXTRACT
Settlement, remittance PAYMENT
Shapeless lump DOLLOP
Skilful management of national affairs STATECRAFT
Sources of illumination at front of stage FOOTLIGHTS
Story published in parts SERIAL
Stretchy ELASTIC
Strew about SCATTER
Strictly, precisely STRINGENTLY
Substance such as hydrogen peroxide OXIDANT
Such as 'British' or 'French' Nationality
Such as gnu or eland ANTELOPE
Surface of the skin EPIDERMIS
Sword with curved blade SCIMITAR
Take into custody ARREST
Taxonomic group SPECIES
Thing inserted INSET
Undecorated; clear PLAIN
Valuable thing ASSET
Very foolish ASININE
Walking route between floors STAIRWELL