The Times - Concise - Times2 Jumbo 22 - January 3, 2004

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Clues Answers
- Dawson, Br. comedian LES
Animal's line of descent PEDIGREE
Austronesian language MALAYAN
Bank account deficit OVERDRAFT
Bird's shank bone TARSOMETATARSUS
Bottom limit at auction RESERVEPRICE
Brief sample; discernment TASTE
Briskness ALACRITY
Carving art SCULPTURE
Cereal fungal disease EYESPOT
Charles Villiers -; Ir. composer STANFORD
Completely mismanage (colloq.) SCREWUP
Completely, on the whole ALTOGETHER
Conversation filler YOUKNOW
Dangerous UNSAFE
Device forcing motion in one direction RATCHET
Devon resort EXMOUTH
Divine Comedy poet DANTE
Duke - (Mood Indigo) ELLINGTON
Eg, helium, xenon etc. INERTGAS
Eg, lime, caustic soda ALKALI
Elegant, self-assured POISED
Erwin -; Ger. WW 2 field marshal ROMMEL
Expert employed to solve problems (US colloq.) HIREDGUN
Form of indigestion HEARTBURN
Formal clothes ATTIRE
Fragrant shrub JASMINE
Friend PAL
Green, red pepper CAPSICUM
Green-fleshed fruit AVOCADOPEAR
Hansel's sister GRETEL
Clues Answers
Harry -, US escapologist HOUDINI
Instantly memorable CATCHY
International (lodge) fraternity FREEMASONRY
Kept in readiness ONICE
Last drama of The Ring GOTTERDAMMERUNG
Less quickly (It., music) MENOMOSSO
Loud NOISY
Lowest orbit point PERIGEE
Male clothing MENSWEAR
Maria -, Habsburg empress THERESA
Military formation; level of society ECHELON
Not relevant NEITHERHERENORTHERE
One inciting romantic feelings HEARTTHROB
Portable lamp able to be covered DARKLANTERN
Russian empress TSARINA
S. California desert MOJAVE
Sacred Hindu hymns RIGVEDA
Shopping holder CARRIERBAG
Stupid person IDIOT
Subject of a Wordsworth ballad TINTERNABBEY
Subject of Dukas work SORCERERSAPPRENTICE
Swarming TEEMING
Thymus gland as food SWEETBREAD
Too fastidious OVERNICE
Tree resin; ie, elm (anag.) ELEMI
Untidy (in appearance) DISHEVELLED
Very stormy TEMPESTUOUS
Vocal-orchestral piece CANTATA
W. African country NIGERIA
Weapon against subs DEPTHCHARGE
Without care or worry (Fr.); Frederick the Great's palace SANSSOUCI