The Times - Concise - Times2 Jumbo 280 - May 31, 2008

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(Of disease) catchable from others INFECTIOUS
Aim, objective TARGET
Aircraft emergency device EJECTIONSEAT
Ascertained the truth of (something) VERIFIED
Assumed (something) as the basis for reasoning POSTULATED
Beginning to weaken WAVERING
Bosnian capital SARAJEVO
Byname of William II RUFUS
Cancelling (a law) RESCINDING
Carol's good king WENCESLAS
Cartoon character RUPERTBEAR
Classification; sailor RATING
Cold dessert ICECREAM
Compelled FORCED
Country of SE Asia LAOS
Criminal deception FRAUD
Cup holder SAUCER
Cut short CURTAILED
Defiant of authority INSUBORDINATE
Detached, separated DISENGAGED
Deteriorate WORSEN
Distinctive smell AROMA
Erased (mark) from a surface EFFACED
Extreme greed AVARICE
Extremely small DIMINUTIVE
Fantasising IMAGINING
Fast food FISHANDCHIPS
Gland secreting digestive enzymes PANCREAS
Greek Cynic philosopher DIOGENES
Grey tin alloy PEWTER
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Herb used for flavouring SPEARMINT
House/garden plant CYCLAMEN
Inside part INTERIOR
Invent, devise CONCOCT
Landscape; public display of anger SCENE
Lighthouse near Plymouth is on the - rocks EDDYSTONE
Lived on SURVIVED
Make (someone) drunk INTOXICATE
MP's area CONSTITUENCY
Noel Coward play (Madame Arcati) BLITHESPIRIT
Now is the winter of our - (Richard III) DISCONTENT
Of drugs taken for enjoyment RECREATIONAL
One behaving wildly TEARAWAY
Open-air entertainment STREETTHEATRE
Owned POSSESSED
Peter Sellers film role DRSTRANGELOVE
Precious metal GOLD
Pretentious, snobbish LADIDA
Relating to education ACADEMIC
Roman writer and orator CICERO
Serving no purpose USELESS
State administrators CIVILSERVICE
Style of building design ARCHITECTURE
Taking the best bits CHERRYPICKING
Thought; belief IDEA
Toy making coloured patterns KALEIDOSCOPE
Tsunami TIDALWAVE
Type of pottery STONEWARE
Unsuccessful person or thing DEADDUCK
Walk through water WADE