The Times - Concise - Times Concise Jumbo No 677

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A minor influence prevailing over a more major one the tail wagging the dog
Abrasive sheet SANDPAPER
Account regarded as unreliable ANECDOTE
African wild pig with curved tusks wart-hog
Another name for Myanmar BURMA
Carbonated soft drink cream soda
Careful to avoid danger CAUTIOUS
Catch in a snare ENTRAP
Cause to change places TRANSPOSE
Cause to feel happy PLEASE
Causing horror or repulsion GRUESOME
Change (something) so as to appear entirely new REINVENT
Classify; bird’s home PIGEONHOLE
Device such as used in tropical fish tanks AERATOR
Emotional anguish HEARTACHE
Extinct bird of Mauritius DODO
Fellow worker CONFEDERATE
Fermenting agent YEAST
Figure in field SCARECROW
Fool IDIOT
Force out EJECT
French playwright MOLIERE
Gleeful laugh CHORTLE
Gossip tittle-tattle
Gradually diminish DWINDLE
Great ape GORILLA
Group of seven players SEPTET
Hard upper shell CARAPACE
Highly-seasoned sausage SALAMI
Holy person or sage in South Asia MAHATMA
Keep in subjection OPPRESS
Clues Answers
Lover’s song SERENADE
Madman MANIAC
Make harder to undo TIGHTEN
Moistener for food SAUCE
Not named or classified INNOMINATE
Not nearly as excellent as appearance might suggest too good to be true
Not to be avoided INESCAPABLE
One opposing a dramatic political change counter-revolutionary
One powerful through wealth PLUTOCRAT
Oratorio by Tippett a child of our time
Origins ROOTS
Physical collapse RUIN
Plan for a future event ARRANGEMENT
Plant of the daisy family ECHINACEA
Poor physical condition ill health
Precursor to “bless you” SNEEZE
Russian royal dynasty ROMANOV
Side by side ABREAST
Small plant with three-lobed leaves TREFOIL
Someone passing off others’ work as their own PLAGIARISER
Sounding sad and mournful PLAINTIVE
Special right PRIVILEGE
Speed competition RACE
Swift-running cat CHEETAH
Treater of mental illness PSYCHIATRIST
Twisting action TORSION
Unable to pay one’s debts BANKRUPT
Uncommon RARE
Very unpleasant BEASTLY
Warm, friendly; drink CORDIAL
Waste (a resource) recklessly SQUANDER