The Times - Concise - Times2 Jumbo 40 - May 1, 2004

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- box; - tree CHRISTMAS
A fourth part of a distribution (stats) QUARTILE
Abstain DESIST
As a maximum ATTHEMOST
As much as can be held in the hand FISTFUL
Beyond reproach (colloq.) SQUEAKYCLEAN
Call (someone) to account BRINGTOBOOK
Cavalry soldiers LANCERS
Combined INONE
Constellation, the Dragon DRACO
Continuous indicator of date PERPETUALCALENDAR
Crisp lustrous fabric TAFFETA
Downpour CLOUDBURST
Drinks to be consumed off the premises OFFSALES
Early hominid HOMOERECTUS
Fish-rearing concern TROUTFARM
Florida resort MIAMI
Fritz -, Austrian violinist KREISLER
Fruit tree plantation ORCHARD
Girl's name; sounds like spirit in a lamp JEANNIE
Graceful thin quality SLENDERNESS
Graceful, stylish ELEGANT
Have a good journey BONVOYAGE
Hell NETHERWORLD
Hyperbole OVERSTATEMENT
In an overly self-proud manner BOASTFULLY
Inspire with love ENAMOUR
Jesse -, four-times Olympic gold medallist OWENS
Jewellery item with pin BROOCH
Like an Eisteddfod poet BARDIC
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Like poor housing area SLUMMY
Memento KEEPSAKE
Newspaper head EDITOR
Not real ILLUSORY
Not very professional AMATEURISH
Novel narrated by Philip Pirrip GREATEXPECTATIONS
Number two wood (golf) BRASSIE
Party roll filler SAUSAGEMEAT
Passage in a formal garden ALLEE
Plant formerly used in mattresses BEDSTRAW
Pure UNMIXED
Relating to pressures in liquids at rest HYDROSTATIC
Religious rite CEREMONY
Rower OARSMAN
Sample TASTE
Shook, trembled QUIVERED
Signified assent NODDED
Site of well-known dogs' home BATTERSEA
Something causing failure (colloq.) KISSOFDEATH
Sovereign's regalia CROWNJEWELS
Sudden spectacular advance QUANTUMLEAP
Take the initiative CALLTHESHOTS
The 1916 naval battle JUTLAND
The Tempestisland native CALIBAN
Very close, resistant to outside influence INCESTUOUS
Warranted by an earlier example PRECEDENTED
Way of controlling money supply CREDITSQUEEZE
Where Cromwell defeated the Scots in 1650 DUNBAR
Where to find the House of Keys ISLEOFMAN
Writing point PENNIB