The Times - Concise - Times Concise Jumbo No 1264

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A claim or aspiration (to something) PRETENSION
Artist’s workroom STUDIO
At the present time CURRENTLY
Athletic event PENTATHLON
Badly brought up or rude ill-bred
Base for a statue PEDESTAL
Betting odds EVENS
Completely sincere and committed WHOLEHEARTED
Contusion BRUISE
Cooking utensils KITCHENWARE
Dark brownish red MAROON
Early form of gun BLUNDERBUSS
Fuel DIESEL
Fundamental ELEMENTAL
Give fresh life to RENEW
Greek letter S SIGMA
Hard iron alloy STEEL
Hit STRUCK
Holder of loads for horses or donkeys PACKSADDLE
In a state of disrepair DILAPIDATED
In fashion TRENDY
In recent times LATTERLY
Italian bread CIABATTA
Italian hors d’oeuvre ANTIPASTO
Jewish New Year festival rosh hashana
Large metal beam GIRDER
Large organisation; established custom INSTITUTION
Lazy person IDLER
Main area for race spectators GRANDSTAND
Make (someone) appear guilty INCRIMINATE
Make anxious; disturb UNSETTLE
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Miniature home for play dolls house
Not needing to be demonstrated self-evident
Not questioned by anyone UNDOUBTED
One good at talking CONVERSATIONALIST
Perfumed SCENTED
Piece of writing; attempt ESSAY
Pin for cooking meats SKEWER
Pompous style GRANDILOQUENCE
Precise EXACT
Prolonged; nagging PERSISTENT
Public image PERSONA
Put forward (an idea) POSIT
Region of north-eastern France LORRAINE
Relating to a colonial governor representing a monarch VICEREGAL
Relating to the immediate surroundings AMBIENT
Relative by marriage brother-in-law
Renowned horse race cheltenham gold cup
Retinue ENTOURAGE
Speak or act evasively PREVARICATE
Stretch out; paste SPREAD
Style of sweater v-neck
Such as a town or county council local authority
Thrillingly exciting ELECTRIC
Treat harshly or severely PUNISH
Upper arm muscle BICEPS
Velvety leather SUEDE
Weekly pay WAGES
Wide open GAPING
Widespread infection EPIDEMIC
William —, astronomer who discovered Uranus HERSCHEL
Wrong AMISS