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The Times - Concise Dec 18 2004

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(A person's) experience, education, circumstances BACKGROUND
Acorn bearer OAKTREE
Action of writing music COMPOSITION
Approaches NEARS
Area of central Scotland around Loch Katrine TROSSACHS
Bertolt —, German dramatist BRECHT
Boned steak cut from sirloin ENTRECOTE
Branch of technology including aviation AEROSPACE
Cause suffering to AFFLICT
Causing laughter COMIC
Common pest butterfly CABBAGEWHITE
Concerning Britain and the US TRANSATLANTIC
Decorative craft of knotting string MACRAME
Decorative tuft of threads TASSEL
Developed (animal variety) BRED
Dickens novel NICHOLASNICKLEBY
Discourage, put off DETER
Do without (something desirable) FORGO
Eg, Grace Darling's father LIGHTHOUSEKEEPER
Engaging by fitting together INTERLOCKING
Fast boat; blade CUTTER
Freedom from control INDEPENDENCE
Genuine, straightforward HONESTTOGOODNESS
Genuinely SINCERELY
Grime; rock music style GRUNGE
Grossly overweight OBESE
Internal organs and entrails as food OFFAL
Knotted flogging rope CATONINETAILS
Large parrot MACAW
Manchester killing of peaceful demonstrators in August 1819 PETERLOOMASSACRE
Mental picture; idol IMAGE
Mystical Jewish Bible interpretation CABBALA
Non-revolutionary Socialist FABIANIST
Officers of the law POLICEMEN
Overcoming (obstacle) SURMOUNTING
Partially burnt CHARRED
Pig tender SWINEHERD
Places where conflicts regularly occur TROUBLESPOTS
Private teacher TUTOR
Promise to avoid alcohol SIGNTHEPLEDGE
Race with few restrictions on technique FREESTYLE
Religious violation SACRILEGE
Roman Catholic prayer SALVEREGINA
Sauce of basil, pine nuts, etc PESTO
Showing suspicion DISTRUSTFUL
Slow-moving reptile TORTOISE
Small airfield AERODROME
Sprung gymnastic equipment TRAMPOLINE
Squeeze box CONCERTINA
Staying away from school TRUANCY
Suffering, distress PAIN
Sure; specific CERTAIN
Territory which reverted to China in nineteen ninety seven HONGKONG
Tool; lobster claws PINCERS
Toy with impacting balls NEWTONSCRADLE
Treatment (of an issue by the media) COVERAGE
Uncertain; likely to fall PRECARIOUS
US TV award EMMY
With sharply detached sounds (music) STACCATO
—, or Little by Little (Dean Farrar) ERIC
- Bevan, Labour politician NYE
Act of disloyalty BETRAYAL
Admit as acceptable ALLOW
Around the World in - Days (Verne) EIGHTY
Bad temper, organ SPLEEN
Felt longing (for something) YEARNED
Fortune-teller PALMIST
French sparkling wine CHAMPAGNE
High mountain ALP
Hits forcefully (colloq.) SOCKS
Improve intellectually EDIFY
Irritable TESTY
Italian mountain chain APENNINES
Joint of meat LOIN
Language group including Swahili, Xhosa BANTU
Legible READABLE
Make more modern UPDATE
Material stopping leaks SEALANT
Narrow decorative strip or flag STREAMER
Not inclined to be neat UNTIDY
Owned by the state NATIONAL
Path between buildings ALLEYWAY
Sappho, for one POETESS
Secretive, drunk (colloq.) TIGHT
Support for carpet UNDERLAY
Warm, cosy SNUG
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