The Times - Concise - Times2 Jumbo 290 - August 9, 2008

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- in Calydon (Swinburne) ATALANTA
Amerigo -, fifteenth to sixteenth century explorer VESPUCCI
Beach construction SANDCASTLE
Become so nervous as to be unable to function GOTOPIECES
Betrothal token ENGAGEMENTRING
Bump roughly against JOSTLE
Carefully inspect EXAMINE
Come between INTERVENE
Consecutive BACKTOBACK
Dog-end CIGARETTEBUTT
Earphones and microphone assembly HEADSET
Eg, tennis, cricket, etc BALLGAMES
Express differently REPHRASE
Factual TRUE
Famous escapologist HOUDINI
Group of back-slapping friends MUTUALADMIRATIONSOCIETY
Happening now CURRENT
Hot drink TEA
It feeds on termites, etc ANTEATER
James Bond novel DOCTORNO
Lacking money POOR
Large merchant ship ARGOSY
Long story SAGA
Look for the best prices SHOPAROUND
Moving in circles GYRATING
Mozart's first name WOLFGANG
Native of Bangkok THAI
Not anything special (7,2,5,4,5) NOTHINGTOWRITEHOMEABOUT
One questioning accepted opinions SCEPTIC
One studying law-breakers CRIMINOLOGIST
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Pass off, impose PUTOVER
Percussion instrument SIDEDRUM
Playing on two strings at once DOUBLESTOPPING
Price-fixing association CARTEL
Protective kitchen wear PINAFORE
Queen's summer residence BALMORALCASTLE
Repentant profligate PRODIGALSON
Required standard NORM
Scots Highlands city INVERNESS
Showing rational thought LOGICAL
Small fried snack POTATOCRISP
Small nail TACK
Something with which to obtain drugs PRESCRIPTION
Sound of a dove COO
Space ROOM
Spiny creature HEDGEHOG
Stirs up AGITATES
Stone shooter CATAPULT
Storyteller NARRATOR
Supposed material exuded by medium ECTOPLASM
The - Show, Jim Carrey film TRUMAN
The body's natural defence IMMUNESYSTEM
The day after today TOMORROW
Town in Hertfordshire HEMELHEMPSTEAD
Type of banana PLANTAIN
Type of spinning compass GYRO
Unpleasant vapour MIASMA
US state OREGON
Venezuelan river ORINOCO
Walking in the countryside RAMBLING