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The Times - Concise Jan 17 2009

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(Of garment) very close-fitting SKINTIGHT
Act of putting an end to something ABOLITION
Claudio —, 16th-17th century Italian composer MONTEVERDI
Complete, absolute TOTAL
Country where Carthage is found TUNISIA
Deep red CRIMSON
Defuse a tense situation CLEARTHEAIR
Disturb, unsettle DISCONCERT
Dr Faustus playwright MARLOWE
Expert on ores MINERALOGIST
Forced reduction in volume (of gas) COMPRESSION
General vote on a question REFERENDUM
Go wrong MALFUNCTION
Greatest UTTERMOST
Happening last ULTIMATE
He rid a town of rats (3,4,5,2,7) THEPIEDPIPEROFHAMELIN
Horse soldier CAVALRYMAN
Involving little effort; not hurting PAINLESS
It was no trouble YOUREWELCOME
Let in ADMIT
Lord, what fools these — be! (AMND) MORTALS
Make fanciful statements (4,2,4,11) DRAWONONESIMAGINATION
Medieval knightly system of honour CHIVALRY
Military/political alliance NATO
Nickname for New York THEBIGAPPLE
Not moving STATIC
Nourishing substance NUTRIENT
On the outside EXTERNAL
One who exaggerates a danger ALARMIST
One-eyed giant of myth CYCLOPS
Ornamental chain/garland FESTOON
Overall chief SUPREMO
Oxford museum ASHMOLEAN
Person a hundred or more in age CENTENARIAN
Pinched; shawl STOLE
Plant of the Heath genus ERICA
Private/sacred place SANCTUM
Reliable, faithful TRUSTY
Scots city; cake DUNDEE
Shaded with lines CROSSHATCHED
Shape of a new moon CRESCENT
Shrewdness, common-sense GUMPTION
Sickened NAUSEATED
Similarity between words in spelling but not in sound EYERHYME
Simple boat CANOE
Singers' director CHORUSMASTER
Sponge (money, etc) CADGE
Stake; concern deeply INTEREST
Sullen MOODY
Swap over TRANSPOSE
The Faerie Queene author SPENSER
Throw out EJECT
Town north-east of Manchester OLDHAM
Vacation HOLIDAY
Violent seizure of power COUP
Way in ENTRANCE
What may merit a refund OVERPAYMENT
— Russell, philosopher and mathematician BERTRAND
(Northern) valley DALE
Alert to new ideas ONTHEBALL
Andean pack animal LLAMA
Arm, leg or wing LIMB
Aureate GOLDEN
Chap, man BLOKE
Cruel Roman emperor CALIGULA
Enact laws LEGISLATE
Firmly fixed STABLE
Flexible; pliant SUPPLE
Grievance; illness COMPLAINT
Guide, steer PILOT
Half the number here TWELVE
Informal gathering SOCIAL
Light in colour PALE
Notting Hill event CARNIVAL
One in authority OFFICIAL
Part of jacket LAPEL
Small sweet/lozenge PASTILLE
Spoken rather than written ORAL
Steering bar TILLER
Stylus; annoy NEEDLE
Surgical blade LANCET
Tenancy contract LEASE
Tending to choose carefully SELECTIVE
Warning sound/device ALARM
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