The Times - Concise - Times2 Jumbo 590 - December 28, 2013

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(Of a price) much too high EXTORTIONATE
A sibling's son NEPHEW
A streaming out EFFUSION
Alloy used in nuclear reactors MAGNOX
Arm ornament BANGLE
Big top entertainment CIRCUS
Chat TALK
City in Nebraska OMAHA
Contemptuous mockery DERISION
Easily abandoned EXPENDABLE
Endless INTERMINABLE
Expert person AFICIONADO
Fairground attraction HELTERSKELTER
Fairy described by Mercutio (Romeo and Juliet) QUEENMAB
Form of expression IDIOM
Fully confess something COMECLEAN
Get the wrong end of the stick MISUNDERSTAND
Historical entertainment COSTUMEDRAMA
Hostile attack INROAD
Imitating real life NATURALISTIC
Impetus MOMENTUM
Impression given APPEARANCE
Kind of jazz DIXIELAND
Lime solution; cover up WHITEWASH
Maintaining a standard over time CONSISTENT
Make more modern UPDATE
Nominal leader without much power FIGUREHEAD
North American waterfalls NIAGARA
Of a jelly-like consistency GELATINOUS
One looking after a sports field GROUNDSMAN
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Pale-faced ASHEN
Part of the foot INSTEP
Periodical publication MAGAZINE
Prevent from functioning normally INCAPACITATE
Promoting and selling (goods or services) MARKETING
Purple gemstone AMETHYST
Rail vehicle TRAM
Range of investments PORTFOLIO
Red-berried tree ROWAN
Region not as high as other areas LOWLAND
Relating to a particular topic THEMATIC
Religiously non-commital AGNOSTIC
Royal daughter PRINCESS
School bag SATCHEL
Scottish national emblem THISTLE
Selfless concern for others ALTRUISM
Small enclosed space or room CUBBYHOLE
Sternly critical remark STRICTURE
Sure of one's abilities SELFCONFIDENT
Tapping bird WOODPECKER
Tendency to float BUOYANCY
Tetchiness IRRITABILITY
The provision of care MINISTRATION
To which gesundheit is often a response SNEEZE
Ultimately disappointing ANTICLIMACTIC
University academic PROFESSOR
Very eager (to see something) AGOG
Well-tanned SUNBURNT
Wild pig BOAR
Woodwind player CLARINETTIST