The Times - Concise - Times Concise Jumbo No 1270

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As a final expedient in the last resort
Baltic state ESTONIA
Being EXISTENCE
Bird of prey KESTREL
Breathing RESPIRATION
Careful, sensible PRUDENT
Characteristic TRAIT
Chemical element, Hf HAFNIUM
Come between INTERVENE
Couples PAIRS
Cream cake ECLAIR
Declare invalid ANNUL
Dried grape CURRANT
Eg, native of Valletta MALTESE
Element with many poisonous compounds ARSENIC
Exactly the same IDENTICAL
Excellent; eg, icing TOPPING
Expression of surprise at an unexpected but welcome event wonders will never cease
Extremely valuable worth ones weight in gold
Glass; acrobat TUMBLER
Group or divide on a new basis REALIGN
Heavens, sky FIRMAMENT
Hunting (for) SEARCHING
In charge of a motor vehicle DRIVING
In first place LEADING
Intense sorrow GRIEF
Large group of languages indo-aryan
Less constrained FREER
Line of hereditary rulers DYNASTY
Loyal, committed STAUNCH
Make demands on; continuous expanse STRETCH
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Measure of the disorder of a system ENTROPY
Novel by Evelyn Waugh decline and fall
Oneness UNITY
Over-fastidious person PURIST
Pain in the back, hip or leg SCIATICA
Part of the year SEASON
Patron saint of music CECILIA
Practical rather than attractive UTILITARIAN
Prickly pear genus OPUNTIA
Process of complete removal ELIMINATION
Pursued (someone) to an obsessive degree STALKED
Relating to bread and wine taken in church SACRAMENTAL
Representing the most perfect example QUINTESSENTIAL
Saturday and Sunday WEEKEND
Small battle SKIRMISH
Something often plighted TROTH
Something that does not follow the rule EXCEPTION
Species of shad ALLIS
Strengthening bar STRUT
Suggestive of evil SINISTER
Suicidal action self-destruction
Tape format CASSETTE
The seeking of election CANDIDACY
Transported goods FREIGHT
Twist off (a lid or cap) UNSCREW
Unfeeling HEARTLESS
Vaccinate INOCULATE
Very noticeable STRIKING
Where fish are bred HATCHERY
Wolfgang —, quantum physicist after whom the exclusion principle was named PAULI
Young swan CYGNET