The Times - Concise - Times2 Jumbo 309 - December 13, 2008

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(Of liquid) cloudy TURBID
A cause of disgust ABOMINATION
Adjust lens again REFOCUS
Background to a film or play INCIDENTALMUSIC
Behaving excitably and unpredictably (3,2,1,5,4) MADASAMARCHHARE
Bread/cakes shop BAKERY
Breed of horse ARAB
Card game like rummy CANASTA
Carpet support UNDERLAY
Cereal plant MAIZE
Circle of light HALO
Clay tobacco pipe MEERSCHAUM
Conflicts between Rome and Carthage PUNICWARS
Don Quixote's beloved DULCINEA
Doze DROWSE
Eg, Good King Wenceslas CHRISTMASCAROL
Essential; lively VITAL
Evil character in Othello IAGO
Exaggerated the merits of (something) OVERSOLD
German castle SCHLOSS
Group of guests staying a few days HOUSEPARTY
Hardy novel JUDETHEOBSCURE
High voice SOPRANO
Ignited SETALIGHT
In an identical way BYTHESAMETOKEN
In opposition to AGAINST
Is of importance MATTERS
Kingdom that was formerly Basutoland LESOTHO
Kitchen implement EGGWHISK
Large group of islands ARCHIPELAGO
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Lasting forever AGELESS
Lateral skid SIDESLIP
Liqueur made with blackthorn fruit SLOEGIN
Lower back pain LUMBAGO
Malcolm —, who was killed in his boat Bluebird on Coniston Water CAMPBELL
Neglect (to do something) FAIL
Not fighting back UNRESISTING
Object for which one doesn't know the right name; I do bore (anag.) DOOBRIE
One avoiding conscription (US) DRAFTDODGER
One in discussions to reach an agreement NEGOTIATOR
One way that water can get into the atmosphere EVAPORATION
Pertaining to self-evident truths AXIOMATIC
Power of vision EYESIGHT
Random HITORMISS
Rib (Botany, Zoology) COSTA
River at Worcester SEVERN
Roman emperor's title CAESAR
Rubber ring ELASTICBAND
Scots law court official MACER
Shiny metal plating CHROME
Short-lived insect MAYFLY
Silvery-white metal NICKEL
South American filled pastry turnover EMPANADA
Star Wars baddie DARTHVADER
Storage surfaces SHELVES
Study of animals/plants NATURALHISTORY
Study of the link between behaviour and brain function NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
The Muse of dance TERPSICHORE
The reign of Louis XIV GRANDSIECLE
Totally defunct DEADASADOORNAIL