The Times - Concise - Times2 Concise 4820 - April 22, 2009

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Authority to do something MANDATE
Being transported INTRANSIT
Big, great LARGE
Blur, smear SMUDGE
City road STREET
Confident declaration ASSERTION
Dish of fried meat RISSOLE
Edgar —, French painter DEGAS
Eg, Placido Domingo TENOR
Eight-armed creature OCTOPUS
Exaggeration OVERSTATEMENT
Fawning, submissive SERVILE
Female swan PEN
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Fire-raising crime ARSON
Having died out EXTINCT
Hidden COVERT
Hit; judo rank BELT
Ingredient of 8 across MINCE
Objects from afar EXOTICA
Obtain GET
One excessively concerned with minor detail PEDANT
Pretense; bogus SHAM
Private teacher TUTOR
Roll (of parchment. etc) SCROLL
Strong Biblical hero SAMSON
Very thorough INTENSIVE