The Times - Concise - Times Concise Jumbo No 1283

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A boost to improve one's position LEG-UP
Add tot up
Almost NEARLY
Antirrhinum SNAPDRAGON
Avoid taking risks PLAY SAFE
Bad-tempered person CURMUDGEON
Certain SURE
Cheerful and sociable CONVIVIAL
Childish JUVENILE
Coming before all others FIRST
Contrary to a rule or convention IRREGULAR
Cut off ISOLATE
Dwarfish creature; garden ornament GNOME
Edible snail ESCARGOT
Excessively greedy GLUTTONOUS
Expressing (an opinion) publicly AIRING
Fall uncontrollably PLUNGE
Flightless bird KIWI
Fundamental INTEGRAL
Good reputation CHARACTER
Hamelin abductor PIED PIPER
Hard wood TEAK
Highly unfair or immoral behaviour INIQUITY
Hindu religious teacher SWAMI
Improvement BETTERMENT
Lacking knowledge IGNORANT
Last longer than OUTWEAR
Mentioned further down BELOW
Nonsense CLAPTRAP
North African range ATLAS MOUNTAINS
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Not essential or inherent EXTRINSIC
Novel by Henry Miller TROPIC OF CANCER
Nut ALMOND
Officially accept as satisfactory APPROVE
One eighth of a gallon PINT
One keeping strict control DISCIPLINARIAN
Part of the Bible new testament
Person who stirs up a crowd rabble-rouser
Plant with seed pods springing open if handled TOUCH-ME-NOT
Rub out ERASE
Savoury pasta dish MACARONI CHEESE
Scale of successive changes or stages GRADATION
Sofa; overcoat CHESTERFIELD
Something introduced as a novelty INNOVATION
Spanish gentleman CABALLERO
Study of humankind ANTHROPOLOGY
Substance from whales used in perfumes AMBERGRIS
Sustained show of applause OVATION
There and then on the spot
Too ready to reveal secret things INDISCREET
Tool for making holes in metal TWIST DRILL
Trembling; unstable SHAKY
Turkish site of WW1 campaign GALLIPOLI
Turning to ice FREEZING
Unable to be appeased IMPLACABLE
Unproven theorem CONJECTURE
US east coast state new jersey
Where meals are eaten DINING ROOM
Winter radiator additive ANTIFREEZE
Young OFFSPRING