The Times - Concise - Times2 Jumbo 295 - September 6, 2008

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A dance with changing partners EXCUSEME
Area of interest/activity REALM
Army groupings BRIGADES
Art of film-making CINEMATOGRAPHY
Be extremely expensive COSTTHEEARTH
Bout of overindulgence BINGE
Breeder of birds for shooting GAMEKEEPER
Change TRANSFORM
Consume, absorb EATUP
Cried out in surprise EXCLAIMED
Deprive of land/property DISPOSSESS
Disastrous RUINOUS
Egg-shaped OVOID
Elaborately impressive quality MAGNIFICENCE
Fine porcelain DRESDENCHINA
German town associated with Goethe, Liszt and Schiller WEIMAR
Go over things again RECAP
Gradually diminish DWINDLE
Granted AWARDED
Improvised structure LASHUP
Inexorable RELENTLESS
Innate behaviour INSTINCT
Italian hors d'oeuvre ANTIPASTO
Lacking a sense of right and wrong IMMORAL
Like a spectacular gymnast ACROBATIC
Liking for one thing more than another PREFERENCE
Manufacturing chief INDUSTRIALIST
Mineral yielding common metal IRONORE
Most cruel act ATROCITY
Newly coined word NEOLOGISM
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Noble ARISTOCRAT
Now and then FROMTIMETOTIME
One who takes off others IMPRESSIONIST
Person in a play; letter CHARACTER
Poultry joint BREAST
Precise EXACT
Put off DETER
Quaintly amusing DROLL
Satisfy (a desire) INDULGE
Savoury jelly ASPIC
Saw; mottled SPOTTED
Sea water BRINE
Segment of a flower PETAL
Singer VOCALIST
Small pool PUDDLE
Something bought for its future value INVESTMENT
South American country PARAGUAY
South American mountains ANDES
Spiced beef PASTRAMI
Stretchiness ELASTICITY
Tall conifers JAPANESECEDARS
The common people HOIPOLLOI
They're used for walking over wet ground DUCKBOARDS
Tidal river mouths ESTUARIES
Trunk-climbing bird NUTHATCH
Understanding COMPREHENSION
Utterly absurd PREPOSTEROUS
Very patriotic NATIONALISTIC
WW2 B-17 bomber FLYINGFORTRESS
— chair; — horse ROCKING