The Times - Concise - Times2 Jumbo 553 - April 27, 2013

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Clues Answers
Ability to bounce back RESILIENCE
Amount asked PRICE
Army grouping CORPS
Australian shrub BANKSIA
Cheerful, lively CHIPPER
Climbing structure LADDER
Consequently THEREFORE
Contaminated TAINTED
Cover for loose sheets of paper BINDER
Disembowel EVISCERATE
Drunkenness INEBRIATION
Effortful ONEROUS
Egg on INCITE
Engage in combat LOCKHORNS
Envy THEGREENEYEDMONSTER
Exclusion from the church EXCOMMUNICATION
Exemption (from, eg, a penalty) IMMUNITY
Explain wrongly MISINTERPRET
Expression of approval BULLYFORYOU
Flood (an area) DROWN
Food store LARDER
Fools; animals ASSES
Formal contacts between states DIPLOMATICRELATIONS
Greed AVARICE
Herbal flavouring ANISEED
Hooded jacket ANORAK
Impressive manner (of a person) PRESENCE
Item of beachwear SWIMMINGCOSTUME
Loud harsh cry SCREECH
Meeting leader CHAIRPERSON
Modifying word ADVERB
Clues Answers
Move off in different directions SCATTER
Observe SEE
One of a couple PARTNER
One on an excursion TRIPPER
Originate; get up ARISE
Own POSSESS
Paid fighter MERCENARY
Perseverance, obstinacy PERSISTENCE
Plant of iris family GLADIOLUS
Police station (slang) COPSHOP
Restore to a former position REINSTATE
Rounded architectural moulding OVOLO
Seasonal rainy wind MONSOON
Served up burning FLAMBE
Small autogiro GYROCOPTER
Small shallow boat COCKLESHELL
Speak to a pre-recorded soundtrack LIPSYNCH
Stage setting SCENERY
Study of working efficiency ERGONOMICS
Subatomic particle PROTON
To the rising sun EASTWARD
Town in Lincolnshire GRANTHAM
Traditional Japanese drama NOH
Tying together BONDING
Underground SUBTERRANEAN
Unmarried woman SPINSTER
Unpredictability WAYWARDNESS
Unstable person HEADCASE
Until now HITHERTO
With a sharp taste or smell PUNGENT
Writer of The Decameron BOCCACCIO