The Times - Concise - Times2 Jumbo 477 - December 24, 2011

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Astronomical distance LIGHTYEAR
Became smaller or fewer DECREASED
Brass tacks BAREESSENTIALS
Clinging crustacean BARNACLE
Come together CONVERGE
Communal hospital space DAYROOM
Cook ,eg, a cake BAKE
Cooked chicken pieces DRUMSTICKS
Cutting instrument SHEARS
Defensive walls RAMPARTS
Drugs/toiletries shop CHEMIST
Force to be accepted IMPOSE
Forebear ANCESTOR
Getting rid of OFFLOADING
Greed AVARICE
Hard labour TOIL
Hold back RESTRAIN
Hotel counter; newspaper section DESK
Hungry, greedy ESURIENT
Idiot; drug DOPE
In every important aspect (2,3,7,3,8) TOALLINTENTSANDPURPOSES
Intend; average MEAN
Kitchen utensil STRAINER
Knot; link TIE
Light clock SUNDIAL
Made operative ACTIVATED
Make less heavy LIGHTEN
Measurer of turning force TORQUEMETER
Muscly; fibrous SINEWY
Nearby ADJACENT
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Nearly ALMOST
On the next page OVERLEAF
One who studies felons CRIMINOLOGIST
Principles for judging CRITERIA
Region of north-eastern France LORRAINE
Regular bulletin NEWSLETTER
Relating to what is not the case COUNTERFACTUAL
Resolute, determined STRONGMINDED
Sad; colour BLUE
Saying little TACITURN
Severe, serious GRIEVOUS
Showing initiative ENTERPRISING
Sign raising or lowering a musical note ACCIDENTAL
Small animals INSECTS
Sound sales policy (3,8,2,5,5) THECUSTOMERISNEVERWRONG
Spielberg's 1993 film SCHINDLERSLIST
Squid as food CALAMARI
Structural metal beam GIRDER
Such as is used for fluid thermometers CAPILLARYTUBE
The Pope PONTIFF
Thrillingly exciting ELECTRIC
Traditional board game NINEMENSMORRIS
Traditional remedy for vision problems EYEBRIGHT
Turn round ROTATE
Unit of current AMP
Valley VALE
Water craft BOAT
Way of making a ball curve TOPSPIN
Wood-preserving oil CREOSOTE
Writing on, eg, a monument INSCRIPTION