The Times - Concise - Times Concise No 7982

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Allied group of countries BLOC
Before the time in question ALREADY
Burn; fish CHAR
Busy travel period rush hour
Cat; butterfly TORTOISESHELL
Confined to the periphery SIDELINED
Enter uninvited gate-crash
Facts, statistics DATA
Germanic god WOTAN
High-IQ organisation MENSA
Intellectuals EGGHEADS
Intense elation EUPHORIA
Nobleman EARL
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Piercing tool AWL
Plan; pattern DESIGN
Progressive worsening DETERIORATION
Pulled along roughly DRAGGED
Refugee's protection ASYLUM
Roughly seized GRABBED
Sir Malcolm —, composer ARNOLD
Small spring-blooming tree HAWTHORN
Sounding harsh GRATING
Spanish wine RIOJA
Stage entertainment OPERA
Swollen; pompous TURGID
Water barrier DAM