The Times - Concise Dec 26 2012

ClueAnswer
Be afraid of FEAR
Become pally with (someone) BEFRIEND
Behaviour intended to deceive FALSEPRETENCES
Brilliant red SCARLET
British Atlantic islet ROCKALL
Charging excessive interest USURIOUS
Child's figure DOLL
Circuit component INDUCTOR
Distinctive atmosphere AURA
Diverted (attention) from (something) DISTRACTED
Ear cavity COCHLEA
Excessively close-knit CLIQUISH
Extreme indignation OUTRAGE
Feeling despondent DOWNCAST
Flood INUNDATION
Foliage, vegetation GREENERY
Frighten a person considerably (5,3,5,3,7) SCARETHEPANTSOFFSOMEONE
Going round thus is getting nowhere INCIRCLES
Good in showers WATERRESISTANT
Greek letter; Chinese life force CHI
Group meeting ASSEMBLY
Have hopes (to achieve something) ASPIRE
High-quality brandy COGNAC
Household insect SILVERFISH
In a mischievous manner IMPISHLY
Inn's stable lad OSTLER
Kill (animals) for food SLAUGHTER
Least fat THINNEST
Line of rotation AXIS
Lionheart king RICHARD
Long fixing pin BOLT
Loud deep sound BOOM
Make a choice OPT
Methane in mines FIREDAMP
Not celebrated UNSUNG
Not limited UNCONSTRAINED
Of little importance TRIVIAL
One studying past things ARCHAEOLOGIST
Oxide found in many clays ALUMINA
Part of an egg YOLK
Pester; assault MOLEST
Plane's body AIRFRAME
Prevent from being made public SUPPRESS
Process of education TRAINING
Process of identifying differences COMPARISON
Resin used in varnish SHELLAC
Rodent-eating crawler RATSNAKE
Settle under canvas ENCAMP
Showing malice SPITEFUL
Sleep; ideal world DREAMLAND
So as to sicken NAUSEATINGLY
Soldier GUARDSMAN
South African currency RAND
Text from Ecclesiastes sometimes set for chorus (3,2,3,6,6,3) LETUSNOWPRAISEFAMOUSMEN
The act of praising CONGRATULATION
The moving of goods TRANSPORTATION
Three-hundredth anniversary TERCENTENARY
Undergarment KNICKERS
Unwilling to believe something INCREDULOUS
US Civil War fighter CONFEDERATE
18th-century Swiss mathematician and physicist EULER
Amphibian NEWT
Black leopard PANTHER
Church service MASS
Closely compacted DENSE
Coverings WRAPPINGS
Cromwell's 1645 victory NASEBY
Demonstrated SHOWN
Discover, identify DETECT
Distinct thing ENTITY
Endearing small child MOPPET
Excused (an offence) FORGAVE
Food store in stables HAYLOFT
Heavenly body COMET
Himalayan native SHERPA
Point (a camera) AIM
Portion (of cake) SLICE
Shorten (text) ABRIDGE
Sphere ORB
State of central USA KANSAS
Stubborn OBSTINATE
Take in arms EMBRACE
Tall plant SUNFLOWER
Temporarily FORTHEPRESENT
Topic SUBJECT
Unstable; stony ROCKY
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