The Times - Concise - Times2 Jumbo 298 - September 27, 2008

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(Of maths) in base eight OCTAL
Acceptable; fairly well ALLRIGHT
Almond-flavoured biscuit RATAFIA
Artificial and pretentious characteristic AFFECTEDNESS
Attenborough TV nature series LIFEONEARTH
Ceremony such as Christian baptism SACRAMENT
Changes ALTERS
Composer of over 100 symphonies HAYDN
Container for tea CADDY
Costs incurred on business EXPENSES
Court punishment SENTENCE
Deserving reward/praise MERITORIOUS
Detailed inspection EXAMINATION
Device for measuring electrical resistance WHEATSTONESBRIDGE
Difficulties (informal) AGGRO
Elevated RAISED
Excess, extra SURPLUS
Extremely old PREHISTORIC
Fertile desert spot OASIS
Gentle wind BREEZE
Gloomy, depressing CHEERLESS
Grass covered ground GREENSWARD
Happen again RECUR
Heroine of The Merchant of Venice PORTIA
In the imagination INONESMINDSEYE
Incrementally STEPBYSTEP
Italian city known for ham PARMA
Leopold —, famous 20th century conductor STOKOWSKI
Lighthouse near Eastbourne BEACHYHEAD
Like any person HUMAN
Like many electric toasters POPUP
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List of printing mistakes ERRATA
Makes (someone) laugh AMUSES
Manage with difficulty GETBY
Marionette entertainer PUPPETEER
North African WW2 battle site ELALAMEIN
Nottingham cricket ground TRENTBRIDGE
One of Shakespeare's four lovers (AMND) LYSANDER
One who believes things have souls ANIMIST
One who speaks for others SPOKESMAN
Prejudiced against men or women SEXIST
Preventing growth of, eg, bacteria ANTISEPTIC
Put out (a publication) ISSUED
Racecourse building GRANDSTAND
Rubber-like latex GUTTAPERCHA
Savagely violent BRUTAL
Scenic place BEAUTYSPOT
School bag SATCHEL
Sent back RETURNED
Series (of gears); coach TRAIN
Serving implement LADLE
Show the way as a pioneer BLAZEATRAIL
Spread out irregularly SPRAWL
Statue's base PEDESTAL
Stimulant in, eg, cappuccino CAFFEINE
Stop providing/making DISCONTINUE
Sussex steam railway BLUEBELLLINE
Type of finch LINNET
UK map makers ORDNANCESURVEY
Very thin, emaciated SKELETAL
What can always give the date PERPETUALCALENDAR
— monkey; — factor RHESUS