The Times - Concise - Times2 Jumbo 254 - December 29, 2007

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Clues Answers
Adjust (to new conditions) ADAPT
Arctic creature POLARBEAR
Award for bravery GEORGEMEDAL
Balearic island IBIZA
Be affected by (criticism) TAKETOHEART
Be disadvantaged LOSEOUT
Blowing out air noisily HUFFINGANDPUFFING
Bluebottles BLOWFLIES
Bogart/Bacall film of 1946 THEBIGSLEEP
Bring to bear EXERT
Central African region CONGO
Change completely METAMORPHOSE
Chart making MAPPING
Cherry brandy KIRSCH
Computer environment CYBERSPACE
Condition of coming closer together CONVERGENCE
Cosmetic liquid LOTION
Deriving power from wealth PLUTOCRATIC
Difficult route to the top GREASYPOLE
Dull, unlikely to cause an offence ANODYNE
Eastern Mediterranean country LEBANON
Encouraging publicity PROMOTIONAL
Evergreen shrubs OLEANDERS
Former German coin PFENNIG
Gelatin case (for medication) CAPSULE
Gleefully laugh CHORTLE
Gossip TITTLETATTLE
Greek philosopher DIOGENES
Handwritten document MANUSCRIPT
Hard Swiss cheese EMMENTHALER
Clues Answers
Head of some Scottish cities LORDPROVOST
High status/rank SENIORITY
Iliad author HOMER
Intent to deceive BADFAITH
Japanese paper folding ORIGAMI
Knowledge, learning ERUDITION
Leave too late OVERSTAY
Male citizen TOWNSMAN
National song ANTHEM
One who spies on others PEEPINGTOM
Parking offence notice TICKET
Postponed DELAYED
Private road leading to house DRIVEWAY
Religious house NUNNERY
Scrap piece of material OFFCUT
Scruple caused by duty, self-respect, etc POINTOFHONOUR
Sleepy, lethargic DROWSY
Spreader of frightening rumours SCAREMONGER
Spring back RECOIL
Start the real work GETDOWNTOBUSINESS
Stone-throwing weapon CATAPULT
Strongly bound together TIGHTKNIT
Strongly reminiscent (of something) REDOLENT
Subject to death MORTAL
Superior attitude ELITISM
Tendency to avoid commitment EVASIVENESS
Title for sovereign's eldest daughter PRINCESSROYAL
Tom Sawyer author TWAIN
Uzbek capital TASHKENT
Withdraw in a cowardly manner WIMPOUT