The Times - Concise - Times Concise No 7079

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Clues Answers
(Of wines) dry SEC
10th-cent. English king EDGAR
Cinema attendant USHER
Close NEAR
Contest of strength tug-of-war
County SHIRE
Defeat heavily TROUNCE
Dessert course PUDDING
Drinking bout SPREE
Eg, beef red meat
Extract metal from (ore) SMELT
George Bernard — SHAW
Large female bird PEAFOWL
Movement of seawater TIDE
Of the colour of snow WHITE
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Of the darkest colour BLACK
One discussing topic DEBATER
Patch of colour or light DAPPLE
Priest’s garment AMICE
Pummelling HITTING
Resemblance LIKENESS
Retained KEPT
Sample TASTE
Shock, intense fear FRIGHT
Speleologist CAVER
Take food EAT
Taken up ADOPTED
Trundles ROLLS
Wagner’s cobbler poet SACHS
Widely-spoken language CHINESE