The Times - Concise - Times Concise Jumbo No 686

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A far-off point DISTANCE
Accurate timepiece CHRONOMETER
Artificial; easily moulded PLASTIC
Atmospheric eddy WHIRLWIND
BBC summer concert PROM
Boastful and cowardly character SCARAMOUCHE
Cause to lose hope DISPIRIT
Cause to operate ACTUATE
Complete downfall wrack and ruin
Cowboy’s rope LASSO
Defect; mistake FAULT
Device measuring spirits OPTIC
Disappointing loss of an ideal DISILLUSION
Efficiently competent WORKMANLIKE
Eg, helium or argon inert gas
Evade a person give someone the slip
Explosion DETONATION
Female magician ENCHANTRESS
Garrulous TALKATIVE
Hot and humid STEAMY
Imitative of a past style RETRO
Lacking invention UNIMAGINATIVE
Large serving dish PLATTER
Light stage work OPERETTA
Long running TV series SOAP
Long thin piece MATCHSTICK
Major English river TRENT
Mat for a glass COASTER
Morning condensate DEWDROP
Natural world; surroundings ENVIRONMENT
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Not damaged INTACT
One taking part in competition ENTRANT
One who woke workers knocker-up
Open to discussion for changes RENEGOTIABLE
Pick-me-up RESTORATIVE
Play by Shakespeare antony and cleopatra
Process of discovering new lands EXPLORATION
Psychological action of inert drug placebo effect
Put on one’s clothes DRESS
Rapidly rotating SPINNING
Rebuke REPREHEND
Relating to forebears ANCESTRAL
Relating to motion KINETIC
Salacious excitement TITILLATION
Satisfaction CONTENTMENT
Send (a radio message) TRANSMIT
Sheridan —, Irish novelist le fanu
Small acting role bit part
Soldier’s food dish mess tin
Speak off the cuff ad-lib
Story by Flaubert SALAMMBO
Strong dislike AVERSION
Strong inclination PENCHANT
Taxable profit from sale of property or investments capital gain
Turkic language TATAR
Under the influence of drugs STONED
Vessel often given as trophy rose bowl
Vial for perfume scent bottle
Washing cloth FLANNEL
Waterlogged area SWAMPLAND