Thursday, January 19, 2012

Check Your Word Power

Legal authorisation >>>> Mandate
Inhabitant >>>> Resident
Worthless People >>>>>Scum
One of the founders of Rome >>> Remus
Most unusual >>> Oddest
Hazard >>> Danger
Attract the most attention and praise >>> Steal the attention
Give a right to >>> Entitle
Beautiful young women >>>> Nymphs
Transparent >>>>clear
unpleasing to the eye >>>> Ugly
Fidgety >>>> Restless
Person asking the questions  >>> QUIZMASTER
Belief  >>>>>> OPINION
Lock of hair >> QUIFF
Satisfy completely >>> SATE
(Of clothing) barely adequate >>> SCANTY
Relative proportion >>>> RATIO
Spotted cat  >>> LEOPARD
Staring with astonishment  >>> GOGGLE EYED
Bed covering >>> QUILT
Circulate at a party >>>> MINGLE
(Of events) one thing after another >>> SEQUENCE
Newspaper issue  >>> EDITION
Old-fashioned - conservative >> FUDDY DUDDY
Be glad  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> REJOICE
Head as a skeleton >>>>> SKULL
Eye protection in the polar regions? >>> SNOW GOGGLES
Landmass formed by two continents  >>>>> EUROSIA
Indian prime minister 1947-64 >> NEHRU
Free from liability >>>> EXEMPT
Tell  >>>> NARRATE
Eater of no animal products >>>>> VEGGIE
Remove unwanted elements  >>>> WEED OUT
Likewise >>>> ALSO
Hindu festival of lights >>>> DIWALI
Period of uncertainty >>>> LIMBO
Foolish  >>>> IDIOTIC
Israeli parliament  >>>> KNESSET
Freedom to choose >>>> OPTION
African country >>>> ETHIOPIA
Hindu holy man >>> SWAMI
Organ filtering waste with water from blood >>> KIDNEY
Japanese rice and raw fish dish >>> SUSHI
Plant, especially if edible >>>> VEGETABLE
Signify >>> DENOTE
Organic substance essential to life  >>> VITAMIN
Very pleasant sound >> MUSIC
Computerised data that's been printed out >>> HARD COPY
Holy city >>>> MECCA
Way in >>> ENTRY
Measure of medicine >>> DOSE
Puts a question >>> ASKS
Watery remains after the curds are separated in milk >> WHEY
Proof of payment >>> RECEIPT
Arrangement of text and pictures on a page >>> LAYOUT
List of times when things should happen >>>SCHEDULE
Directions for making something >>>> RECIPE
Dormant >>> INACTIVE
Legal agreement before marriage >>>> PRENUP
Chum >>>> Friend
Betting employee >>> Croupier
Member of a special service military unit >>>COMMANDO
Fluorescent pen used to mark parts of a text — the high girl (anag) (11) >>> HIGHLIGHTER
Tool used for dressing timber (4) >>>> ADZE
Off you go! (3,5) >>>> RUN A LONG
Exchange — travel to work (7) >>>>> COMMUTE
Piece of turf dug out by a golf club (5) >>>>> DIVOT
Night (anag) (5)>>>>> THING
Trap (7) >>>>> ENSNARE
Fruitless (8) >>>> ABORTIVE
Travel round (4)>>>> TOUR
With nothing to do (2,1,5,3) >>>> AT A LOOSE END
Man-eating monster of fairy tales (4)>>>> OGRE
Lucidness (7)>>>> CLARITY
Spy — broker (5)>>> AGENT
Male horse (8) >>>> STALLION
Rabies (11) >>>>>> HYDROPHOBIA
Track down (3,2,6)>>>> RUN TO GROUND
Ran motel (anag) — Canadian city (8)>>>> MONTREAL
Exasperate (7) >>>>> INCENSE
Wild ox of the prairies (5)>>>>> BISON
Swarm (4) >>>>> TEEM
Lead astray (6) >>>>>>>>>> SEDUCE
Part of speech (6) >>>>>>>> ADVERB
(Of thoughts) intimate — (of circles) privileged (5)>>>>>>>>>> INNER
Distribute (4,3)>>>>>>>>>> GIVE OUT
Early evening meal (4,3)>>>>>>>>>> HIGH TEA
Synthetic fabric (5)>>>>>>>>>> RAYON
Listen attentively (to) (4,2,3)>>>>>>>>>> LEND AN EAR
Happen (5)>>>>>>>>>> OCCUR
Greek goddess of vengeance (7)>>>>>>>>>> NEMESIS
Take advantage of (7)>>>>>>>>>> EXPLOIT
Piece of furniture (5)>>>>>>>>>> TABLE
Most ancient (6)>>>>>>>>>> OLDEST
Rely (on) (6)>>>>>>>>>> DEPEND
Old forge (6)>>>>>>>>>> SMITHY
Lean dog (anag) — Irish county (7)>>>>>>>>>> DONEGAL
A unit of weight for precious stones (5)>>>>>>>>>> CARAT
Varied (7)>>>>>>>>>> DIVERSE
Synthetic resin used as glue (5)>>>>>>>>>> EPOXY
Science of plants (6)>>>>>>>>>> BOTANY
Turn out unfavourably (for) (2,7)>>>>>>>>>> GO AGAINST
Agitated and apprehensive (7)>>>>>>>>>> NERVOUS
Laughable (7)>>>>>>>>>> RISIBLE
Woman's short jacket (6)>>>>>>>>>> BOLERO
Port — doesn't (anag) (6)>>>>>>>>>> OSTEND
Roman god of love (5)>>>>>>>>>> CUPID
Bishop's headdress (5)>>>>>>>>>> MITRE Open to argument (9) >>> DEBATABLE
Inheritor (4) >>>> HEIR
(Of pages) having corners turned down or worn (3-5) >>> DOG EARED
Largest Mediterranean island (6)>>>>> SICILY
Plastic explosive (6) >>>> SEMTEX
2 art (6) >>>> KITSCH
Exams taken for a second time (6)>>>> RESITS
Spring flower (8)>>>> SNOWDROP
Declare (4) >>>>> AVOW
Extremely wet (9) >>>> SATURATED
Choruses (8) >> REFRAINS
Showy, but without taste or worth (6)>>>>TAWDRY   
Sacred Indian river (6) >>>> GANGES
Blood-sucking insect (4)>>>> FLEA
Lacking (9)>>>> DEFICIENT
Duplicity (9)>>>>DECEPTION
Wrongly understood (8)>>>> MISTAKEN
Impoverished (4-2)>>>> HARD UP
Countermand (6)>>>>> REPEAL
Durham's river — erosion (4)>>>> WEAR
Become unable to make progress (3,6,4) >>>>> GET BOGGED DOWN
Public praise (7) >>>>> ACCALAIM
British poet, d. 1965 (5) >>>>> ELIOT
Part of the back — cut of meat (4) >>>>> LOIN
Person who uses goods or services (8) >>>>> CONSUMER
Ingest (anag) (6) >>>>> SIGNET
Suggestive — naughty (6) >>>>> RISQUE
New Year's Eve in Scotland (8) >>>>> HOGMANAY
Cautious (4) >>>>> WARY
Currently in progress (5) >>>>> AFOOT
Attempt to get away with something (3,2,2) >>>>> TRY IT ON
Subject to sharply varying moods (13) >>>>> TEMPERAMENTAL
West coast Indian state (3) >>>>> GOA
Material used to cover mattresses (7) >>>>> TICKING
Surrey county cricket ground (4) >>>>> OVAL
(Smoked) ham (6) >>>>> GAMMON
Kind of leather (8) >>>>> DEERSKIN
Narcotic drug (5) >>>>> OPIUM
Disrepute (9) >>>>> NOTORIETY
Become discouraged (4,5) >>>>> LOSE HEART
Banter (8) >>>>> REPARTEE
Foursome (7) >>>>> QUARTET
Commonly repeated word or phrase (6) >>>>> MANTRA
Depression and melancholy (5) >>>>> GLOOM
Heap of wood for ritually burning a body (4) >>>>> PYRE
Zero (3) >>>>> NIL
Systematic plan (6) >>>>>>>>>>> SCHEME
Elementary — without extras (5)>>>>>>>>>>> BASIC
Unit of force — English polymath, d. 1727 (6)>>>>>>>>>>> NEWTON
Numerical puzzle (6)>>>>>>>>>>> SUDOKU
Fencing sword (4)>>>>>>>>>>> EPEE
Expressed through movement — gets rude (anag) (8)>>>>>>>>>>> GESTURED
Variety artist (11)>>>>>>>>>>> ENTERTAINERS
Dance during which one changes partners (6-2)>>>>>>>>>>> EXCUSE ME
Highway (4)>>>>>>>>>>> ROAD
Continue to be in touch (with) (4,2)>>>>>>>>>>> KEEP UP
Long-legged shorebird with upward-curving bill (6)>>>>>>>>>>> AVOCATE
Unpleasant (5)>>>>>>>>>>> NASTY
Reached maximum intensity (6)>>>>>>>>>>> PEAKED
Pet eels (anag) (7)>>>>>>>>>>> STEEPLE
Uncomfortable or tricky situation (informal) (3,4)>>>>>>>>>>> HOTSEAT
Collection of wild animals in cages (9)>>>>>>>>>>> MENAGERIE
Main force of a blow (5)>>>>>>>>>>> BRUNT
Affliction — whip (7)>>>>>>>>>>> SCOURGE
Filthy (6)>>>>>>>>>>> CRUDDY
Deadlock (9)>>>>>>>>>>> STALEMATE
Central mass — kernel (7)>>>>>>>>>>> NUCLEUS
English county (7)>>>>>>>>>>> NORFOLK
Buttocks (informal) (4,3)>>>>>>>>>>> REAR END
Make a summoning sign (to) (6)>>>>>>>>>>> BECKON
Read up — academic work (5)>>>>>>>>>>> STUDY
It's easy (to eat) (5,2,4) >>>>> PIECE OF CAKE
Victorian transport — mob has can (anag) (6,3) >>>> HANSOM CAB
Hearing aid? (3) >>>>>>> EAR
Flower from bulb (5) >>>> TULIP
Topper (4,3) >>>>>> SILK HAT
Look — respect (6) >>> REGARD
Take possession of (6) >>>> OCCUPY
Commonest large tuna (7) >>>> BLUEFIN
Rope with noose for catching animals (5) >>>> LASSO
Indisposed (3) >>>> ILL
Bearing a grudge (9) >>> RESENTFUL
Unlawfulness (11) >>> CRIMINALITY
Hostelry (3) >>> INN
Heavy fall (7) >>>> CROPPER
Overhead expense (6) >>> ON COST
(Political) clique (5) >>> CABAL
Subjects to old Royal Navy punishment (9) >>>> KEELHAULS
The first creature Alice met in Wonderland (5,6) >>>> WHITE RABBIT
Traditional address to parrot (6,5) >>> PRETTY POLLY
Practical joker (3-6) >>> LEG PULLER
Army officer (7) >>>> COLONEL
All singing the same notes (6) >>> UNISON
Meeting of people for discussion (5) >>> FORUM
Appropriate — not 21 (3) >>> FIT
 1949 Powell/Pressburger film based on a Nigel Balchin novel (5,4,4) >>>>>> SMALL BACK ROOM
Tot of whisky (4) >>>>>> DRAM
Bring back to pristine condition (8) >>>>> RENOVATE
Unfathomable (10) >>>>> BOTTOMLESS
Admiral (who had the touch) (6) >>>> NELSON
Peculiar thing or person (6) >>>> ODDITY
US state (10) >>>> CALIFORNIA
Swift and spectacular (8) >>>> METEORIC
Prod (4) >>>>> POKE
Road and football stadium in north London (5,4,4) >>> WHITE HART LANE
Small monkey (8) >>>> MARMOSET
Restrict — term (5) >>>> LIMIT
Ornithologist (7)>>>> BIRDMAN
Small boat (5)>>>> CANOE
Amended (7) >>>> REVISED
Grain for porridge (4)>>>> OATS
Laid low (8) >>> STRICKEN
Most ill (7) >>>> SICKEST
Person appointed to position of responsibility (7) >>>> OFFICER
Move unsteadily sideways (5) >>> LURCH
Drive back (5) >>>> REPEL
Network (4) >>> MESH
 Denunciatory speech (9)>>>>>>> PHILIPPIC
(Makes) quick glances (5)>>>>>>> PEEKS
Out of the ordinary (7)>>>>>>> SPECIAL
Hard shell (8)>>>>>>> CARAPACE
Shade of unbleached linen (4)>>>>>>> ECRU
Goat prized for its long silky hair (6)>>>>>>> ANGORA
Line defining hot zone (6)>>>>>>> TROPIC
Repair with wool (4)>>>>>>> DARN
Severely disabled (8)>>>>>>> CRIPPLED
Settle (quarrel) temporarily (5,2)>>>>>>> PATCH UP
Consumed (5)>>>>>>> EATEN
In a state of apprehension (9)>>>>>>> NERVOUSLY
Document facilitating travel (8)>>>>>>> PASSPORT
Segmented invertebrate (6)>>>>>>> INSECT
Notion (4)>>>>>>> IDEA
Wales, for example (12)>>>>>>> PRINCIPALITY
Means of distinguishing electric wires (6,6)>>>>>>> COLOUR CODING
Neat and tidy (5,3,4)>>>>>>> SPICK AND SPAN
Means of storing food (12)>>>>>>> REFRIGERATOR
Forecast (8)>>>>>>> PROPHECY
Cambridge exam (6)>>>>>>> TRIPOS
Go away! (4)>>>>>>> SHOO
fringe science>>>
fringe benefit>>>> http://definr.com/fringe%20benefit
Precarious (existence) (4,2,5) >>>>>> HAND TO MOUTH
Caterpillar — food (4)          >>>>>> GRUB
Relating to the army (8) >>>>>> MILITARY
Name of three Belgian kings (7) >>>>>> LEOPOLD
Urge (5) >>>>>> IMPEL
Scottish child (5) >>>>>> BAIRN
Flower seller (7) >>>>>> FLORIST
Connecting with old times (8) >>>>>>HISTORIC
Legal document (4) >>>>>> WRIT
Last part of a race (4,7) >>>>>> HOME STRETCH
Protuberance (4) >>>>>> KNOB
Nearly fall (7) >>>>>> STUMBLE
Cause to be inferred (5) >>>>>> IMPLY
Person paying for item or service (8) >>>>>> CUSTOMER
Source of sauce to go with beef (11) >>>>>> HORSERADISH
Showjumper (with his own salute!) (6,5) >>>>>> HARVEY SMITH
(Working) for a few hours a week (4-4) >>>>>> PART TIME
Large portable notice (7) >>>>>> PLA CARD
Suppress — infatuation (5) >>>>>> CRUSH
Unit of power (4) >>>>>> WATT
Where actors can relax in the theatre (5,4) >>>> GREEN ROOM
Arrest (6) >>>>> DETAIN
Sport associated with Henley (6) >>>> ROWING
Robust (6) >>>>>> STURDY
Rise and fall like waves (8)>>>> UNDULATE
Tax (4)>>>> DUTY
Device for making home movies (9)>>>> CAMCODER
Enter another's property unlawfully (8)>>>> TRESPASS
Unwanted creature(s) (6)>>>> VERMIN
19th-century Afrikaner statesman (6)>>>> KRUGER
Tryst with person unknown (5,4)>>>> BLIND DATE
Fortified wine (6)>>>> SHERRY
US state (4)>>>> UTAH
Particular discs (2-4) >>>>>>>> CD - ROMS
Someone with a drink problem (5)>>>>>>>> TOPER
No aids (anag) (6)>>>>>>>> ADONIS
Precis (anag) — exclamation (6)>>>>>>>> CRIPES
Area of rundown housing (4)>>>>>>>> SLUM
Proverbial clean sweeper (3,5)>>>>>>>> NEW BROOM
Recognise (11)>>>>>>>> ACKNOWLEDGE
(In Greek mythology) Thetis or the other daughters of Nereus (3,5)>>>>>>>> SEA NYMPH
Urban centre (4)>>>>>>>> CITY
Preciseness — severity (6)>>>>>>>> RIGOUR
The East (6)>>>>>>>> ORIENT
Proceed in procession (5)>>>>>>>> MARCH
Earth, for example (6)>>>>>>>> PLANET
Mark indicating a softened consonant (7)>>>>>>>> CEDILLA
Go on frenzied, murderous spree (3,4)>>>>>>>> RUN AMOK
Provide with incorrect facts (9)>>>>>>>> MISINFORM
Pulsate strongly (5)>>>>>>>> THROB
Piece of contemporary music (3,4)>>>>>>>> POP SONG
Continue after pause (6)>>>>>>>> RESUME
Market town in Powys (9)>>>>>>>> WELSHPOOL
Bad mistake (7)>>>>>>>> CLANGER
Way of speaking (7)>>>>>>>> DICTION
Having died out (7)>>>>>>>> EXTINCT
Hindu place of retreat (6)>>>>>>>> ASHRAM
Adolescence (5)>>>>>>>> YOUTH
Dickens' novel (6,5) >>>>>>>>>> OLIVER TWIST
Shaped like the cells in a honeycomb (9)>>>>>>>>>> HEXAGONAL
Boring tool (3)>>>>>>>>>> AWL
Europe's longest river (5)>>>>>>>>>> VOLGA
Large-eyed antelope (7)>>>>>>>>>> GAZELLE
Subtle difference (6)>>>>>>>>>> NICETY
A child's dog (3-3)>>>>>>>>>> BOW WOW
Socially awkward act (4,3)>>>>>>>>>> FAUX PAS
True-hearted (5)>>>>>>>>>> LOYAL
Scottish town, port and racecourse (3)>>>>>>>>>> AYR
Peak viewing period (5,4)>>>>>>>>>> PRIME TIME
Fascist leader (5,6)>>>>>>>>>> ADOLF HITLER
Loose (3)>>>>>>>>>> LAX
Hobo (7)>>>>>>>>>> VAGRANT
Go back on an obligation (6)>>>>>>>>>> RENEGE
Dance in triple time (5)>>>>>>>>>>WALTZ
In a superficial manner (9)>>>>>>>>>> SHALLOWLY
Substance applied to the chin (7,4)>>>>>>>>>> SHAVING FOAM
We paler elks (anag) (11)>>>>>>>>>> SLEEPWALKER
(Of hair) sprayed to keep in place (9)>>>>>>>>>> LACQUERED
Most greasy (7)>>>>>>>>>> OILIEST
Hebrew prophet (6)>>>>>>>>>> ISAIAH
Centre of the eye (5)>>>>>>>>>> PUPIL
Anger (3)>>>>>>>>>> IRE

Words before a race? (5,6,2) >>>> READY STEADY GO
Incite to action (4) >>>> SPUR
Stoppered bottle (8) >>>> DECANTER
Relish with chopped pickled cucumbers, green peppers and onion (10) >>>> PICCALILLI
Sharp tool (for cutting puzzle into pieces?) (6) >>>> JIGSAW
Film director's cry? (6) >>>> ACTION
A meeting of tongues? (6,4) >>>> FRENCH KISS
Gigantic statue (8) >>>> COLOSSUS
Saudi or Omani, perhaps (4) >>>> ARAB
Goon who wrote "Silly Verse For Kids" (5,8) >>>> SPIKE MILLIGAN

Clearly expressed (8) >>>> EXPLICIT
In a classical Greek style of architecture (5) >>>> DORIC
If something can go wrong, it will! (4,3) >>>> SODC LAW
Do well (5) >>>> EXCEL   
Practitioner who looks down in the mouth? (7) >>>> DENTIST
Clarified butter (4) >>>> GHEE
Dish of minced lamb with aubergines in a white sauce (8) >>>> MOUSSAKA
Ipswich's county (7) >>>> SUFFOLK
Formal charge of wrongdoing (7) >>>> ACCUSAL
Derby racecourse (5) >>>> EPSOM
Yellowish brown colour (5) >>>> KHAKI
Ostentation (4) >>>> POMP
 Like the words "deed" or "rotor" (11) >>>>>>>>>>>> PALINDROMIC
Expand (4) >>>>>>>>>>>> GROW
Final whistle (4,4) >>>>>>>>>>>> FULL TIME
Small flat sweet cake (7) >>>>>>>>>>>> BISCUTE
Illegally put to death (5) >>>>>>>>>>>> LYNCH
Single (5) >>>>>>>>>>>> UNWED
XVI (7) >>>>>>>>>>>> SIXTEEN
Care of the hands (8) >>>>>>>>>>>> MANICURE
Low dam across a stream (4) >>>>>>>>>>>> WEIR
Powerful cross-bred dog (4,7) >>>>>>>>>>>> BULLMASTIFF
Fault (4) >>>>>>>>>>>> FLAW
Kick the bucket (5,2) >>>>>>>>>>>> SNUFF IT
Drily amusing (5) >>>>>>>>>>>> DROLL
Transparent bluish quartz (8) >>>>>>>>>>>> AMETHYST
Tightly curled fur used in clothing (7,4) >>>>>>>>>>>> PERS
Find repugnant (6) >>>>>>>> LOATHE
(Place a) stake (5) >>>>>>>> WAGER
Socialise familiarly (6) >>>>>>>> HOBNOB
Available nearby (2,4) >>>>>>>> AT HAND
Madcap, like a clown (4) >>>>>>>> ZANY
Related to Britain's two oldest universities (8) >>>>>>>> OXBRIDGE
Worthless amount (6-5) >>>>>>>> DIDDLY SQUAT
East African country (8) >>>>>>>> TANZANIA
Moveable object used on stage (4) >>>>>>>> PROP
Support for a travelling crane (6) >>>>>>>> GANTRY
Wild cat, native to Central and South America — loo etc (anag) (6) >>>>>>>> OCELOT
Gangway (5) >>>>>>>> AISLE
Popular bread-based snack (colloq) (6) >>>>>>>> SARNIE
Body suit for dancers (7) >>>>>>>> LEOTARD
Upset (7) >>>>>>>> ANNOYED
Frightful apparition — mischievous fairy (9) >>>>>>>> HOBGOBLIN
H2O (5) >>>>>>>> WATER
Female relative (7) >>>>>>>> GRANDMA
Ship's steerer (6) >>>>>>>> RUDDER
(Music for) a Brazilian dance (5,4) >>>>>>>> BOSSA NOVA
Time spent batting (7) >>>>>>>> INNINGS
A great number of (7) >>>>>>>> UMPTEEN
Couple (7) >>>>>>>> TWOSOME
Symbol of disgrace (6) >>>>>>>> STIGMA
Concur (5) >>>>>>>> AGREE
Soak (tea etc) in liquid to extract flavour (6) >>>>>>>>>> INFUSE
Black Sea port (6)>>>>>>>>>> ODESSA
Abstemious (5)>>>>>>>>>> SOBER
Team game, played mainly by women (7)>>>>>>>>>> NETBALL
Hard-wearing (7)>>>>>>>>>> DURABLE
Criminal (5)>>>>>>>>>> FELON
Con man (9)>>>>>>>>>> EMBEZZLER
Message received and understood! (5)>>>>>>>>>> ROGER   
Card game resembling rummy (7)>>>>>>>>>> CANASTA
Country residence (7)>>>>>>>>>> COTTAGE
Certain — fastened (5)>>>>>>>>>> BOUND
Lying on one's back (6)>>>>>>>>>> SUPINE
Snow vehicle (6)>>>>>>>>>> SLEDGE

Enid is (anag) — within (6)>>>>>>>>>> INSIDE
Russian goldsmith known for his jewelled Easter eggs (7)>>>>>>>>>> FABERGE
Bush (5)>>>>>>>>>> SHRUB
Conscientious (7)>>>>>>>>>> DUTIFUL
Little (5)>>>>>>>>>> SMALL
In poor health (6)>>>>>>>>>> AILING
German philosopher, d. 1900, noted for his concept of superman (9)>>>>>>>>>> NIETZSCHE
Cheap buy (7)>>>>>>>>>> ZZRGAIN
Echo (7)>>>>>>>>>> RESOUND
A scarf (anag) (6)>>>>>>>>>> FRACAS
Deal with — one's name (slang) (6)>>>>>>>>>> HANDLE
Rise (3,2) — outfit (3-2)>>>>>>>>>> GET UP
Swedish philanthropist and inventor of dynamite (5)>>>>>>>>>> NOBLE
Sell down the river (6-5) >>>>>>> DOUBLE CROSS
Drink deeply (4) >>>>>>> SWIG
Sink (8) >>>>>>> SUBMERGE
Admit us (anag) — sports ground (7) >>>>>>> STADIUM
Place to sleep on a ship (5) >>>>>>> BERTH
Lone Star State (5) >>>>>>> TEXAS
Important supporting role at a wedding (4,3) >>>>>>> BESTMAN
Overbearing (8) >>>>>>> ARROGANT
Lament loudly (4) >>>>>>> WAIL
Lower chamber of the Isle of Man parliament (5,2,4) >>>>>>> HOUSE OF KEYS
Large Cork (4) >>>>>>> BUNG
(In Greek mythology) the dwelling place of the blessed after death (7) >>>>>>> ELYSIUM
Diving apparatus (5) >>>>>>> SCUBA
Consistent (8) >>>>>>> COHERANT
Practical and realistic (4,2,5) >>>>>>> DOWN TO EARTH
Zodiac sign (11) >>>>>>> SAGITTARIUS
Conversation (8) >>>>>>> DIALOGUE
Give evidence in court (7) >>>>>>> TESTIFY
Deviated erratically from the course (5) >>>>>>> YAWED
Bird — architect (4) >>>>>>> WREN
Sad regent (anag) — disaffected (9) >>>>>>>> ESTRANGED
Bitterness — digestive fluid stored in the gall bladder (4) >>>>>>>> BILE
Interrogate (8) >>>>>>>> QUESTION
Central American country, formerly British Honduras (6) >>>>>>>> BELIZE
Erase (6) >>>>>>>> DELETE
Dirty (6) >>>>>>>> SOILED
Offhand — informal (6) >>>>>>>> CASUAL
Deep fissure in a glacier (8) >>>>>>>> CREVASSE
Mislay — fail (4) >>>>>>>> LOSE
Anxious (3,2,4) >>>>>>>> ILL AT EASE
Over and above what is usually expected (8) >>>>>>>> ESPECIAL
French cubist painter, d. 1963 (6) >>>>>>>> BRAQUE
Mean (6) >>>>>>>> INTEND
Exploit (4) >>>>>>>> FEAT
Piece of dining-room furniture (9) >>>>>>>> SIDEBOARD
Hopeless endeavour (4,5) >>>>>>>> LOST CAUSE
Lethargic (8) >>>>>>>> LISTLESS
Gloomy (6) >>>>>>>> DISMAL
Intelligent (6) >>>>>>>> CLEVER
Electrical unit of measurement (4) >>>>>>>> VOLT
Insubstantial (6) >>>>>>>>>>>>> FLIMSY
Seat (5) >>>>>>>>>>>>> COUCH
Seemly (6) >>>>>>>>>>>>> PROPER
Public house (6) >>>>>>>>>>>>> TAVERN
Spoils — heavenly body (4) >>>>>>>>>>>>> MARS
Exaggerated feeling of wellbeing (8) >>>>>>>>>>>>> EUPHORIA
Revolutionary British battleship (1906) — first British nuclear-powered submarine (1963) (11) >>>>>>>>>>>>> DREADNOUGHT
Talk — opposite (8) >>>>>>>>>>>>> CONVERSE
Precipitation (4) >>>>>>>>>>>>> RAIN
Dried grape (6) >>>>>>>>>>>>> RAISIN
Inequitable (6) >>>>>>>>>>>>> UNFAIR
Feeble-minded (5) >>>>>>>>>>>>> DOTTY
Make known (6) >>>>>>>>>>>>> REVEAL
Pushy — send (on) (7) >>>>>>>>>>>>> FORWARD
Deadlock (7) >>>>>>>>>>>>> IMPASSE
Capitulate (9) >>>>>>>>>>>>> SURRENDER
Collision (5) >>>>>>>>>>>>> CRASH   
Bring to light (7) >>>>>>>>>>>>> UNEARTH
Large aircraft shed (6) >>>>>>>>>>>>> HANGAR
Bring before a criminal court (9) >>>>>>>>>>>>> PROSECUTE
Act without restraint (3,4) >>>>>>>>>>>>> RUN RIOT
Tallest mammal (7) >>>>>>>>>>>>> GIRAFFE
Unimportant (7) >>>>>>>>>>>>> TRIVIAL
Afraid (6) >>>>>>>>>>>>> SCARED
Improve the mind (of) (5) >>>>>>>>>>>>> EDIFY
Piece of bedroom furniture (8,5) >>>>>>>>> DRESSING TABLE
Tending to float (7)>>>>>>>>> BUOYANT
Edict (anag) (5)>>>>>>>>> CITED
Turn (over) — impudent (4)>>>>>>>>> FLIP
Novice (8)>>>>>>>>> BEGINNER
Payment demanded for someone's release (6)>>>>>>>>> RANSOM
Israelite leader famous for his strength (6)>>>> SAMSON
Improved in quality — made wealthy (8)>>>>>>>>> ENRICHED
Initial stake in a poker game (4)>>>>>>>>> ANTE
Stylishness (5)>>>>>>>>> FLAIR
Contagious skin infection (7)>>>>>>>>> SCABIES
Speak dictatorially (3,4,3,3)>>>>>>>>> LADY OWN THE LAW

Small North Atlantic flatfish (3)>>>>>>>>> DAB
Wearing down (7)>>>>>>>>> EROSION
Aquatic bird (4)>>>>>>>>> SWAN
(In soccer) kick the ball between an opponent's legs (6)>>>>>>>>> NUTMEG
Clever — prudent (8)>>>>>>>>> TACTICAL
Place a wager (3,2)>>>>>>>>> BET ON
Staying power (9)>>>>>>>>> ENDURANCE
Absent-minded (9)>>>>>>>>> FORGETFUL
Musical piece for soloist(s) and orchestra (8)>>>>>>>>> CONCERTO
Timepiece (7)>>>>>>>>> SUNDIAL
Period of instruction (6)>>>>>>>>> LESSON
Prepared (5)>>>>>>>>> READY
Whip (4)>>>>>>>>> LASH
Noticed — tool (3)>>>>>>>>> SAW
Carrying devices on top of a car (7,5) >>>>>>> LUGGAGE RACKS
Liver etc (5)  >>>>>>> OFFAL
Pasta dish (7) >>>>>>> LASAGNA
Be aware of (4) >>>>>>> KNOW
End point — section of airport (8) >>>>>>> TERMINAL
Inform (6) >>>>>>> NOTIFY
Mural (6) >>>>>>> FRESCO
Offensively confident (8) >>>>>>> COCKSURE
Poet (4) >>>>>>> BARD
Grows by addition (7) >>>>>>> ACCRUES
Steel structure carrying cables (5) >>>>>>> PYLON
Cord with handles for jumping over (8,4) >>>>>>> SKIPPING ROPE
Open — paid at start of transaction (7) >>>>>>> UPFRONT
Fool — bird (4)  >>>>>>> GULL
Halcyon — yellow (6) >>>>>>> GOLDEN
Herb — girl's name (8) >>>>>>> ROSEMARY
English singer, Alma, d. 1966 (5) >>>>>>> COGNA
Miniature farm (12) >>>>>>> SMALLHOLDING
Proletariat (7,5) >>>>>>> Working CLASS
Part of a wicket (3,5) >>>>>>> OFF STUMP
Shellfish — badge worn by pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela (7) >>>>>>> SCALLOP
Clink — jug (6) >>>>>>> PRISON
Prickly plants (5) >>>>>>> CACTI
Pole-shaped part of the rigging (4) >>>>>>> SPAR
Statistical indicator providing a representation of the value of securities in a certain field >>>> INDEX
Money allocations >>>>  BUDGET
Chargers city >>>> SD
Vegas light >>>> NEON
Poker call >>>> SEE
Prime ___  >>>> RATE
Risky enterprise >>>> VENTURE
Least possible >>>> MINIMUM
Trying to profit by exploiting price difference of idential or similar financial instruments, on different markets or in different forms >>>> ARBITRAGE
Nope >>>>   NO
Where visitors count >>>> SITE
Kingdom in the Himalayas >>> NEPAL
Eureka! in a financial way? (3 words) >>>> THE PENNY DROPPED
Exist     >>>> IS
Try out >>>> TEST
Difference between the current bid and current ask >>>>>  SPREAD
__ the money >>>>  IN 
Go ___ in >>> ALL
Real estate, securities, cash, >>>> ASSETS
Money spent to upgrade physical assets such as buildings and machinery >>>> CAPEX
There was much about nothing in Shakespeare  >>>>>   ADO
Oakland baseball team  >>>>> AS  
Guaranteed investment contract, abbr.  >>>>>   GIC
Management body  >>>>> BOARD  
Type of symbol  >>>>> TICKER 
Earlier  >>>>>  PRIOR
John Lennon's wife  >>>>> ONO
Future planning  >>>>>   STRATEGY
It can get furrowed  >>>>>  BROW
Intermediaries between buyers and sellers in relation to securities >>> BROKERS
Place money in, expecting to get more money back >>>> INVEST  
Born name >>>> NEE
Contribute to charity >>>> DONATE
Taking risks, in business >>>> ENTREPRENEURIAL
Land where SOX applies >>>> US 
Pressures >>>>> DEMANDS
Radiation detector >>> GEIGER
Three-way >>>> TRI
Amaze >>>> STUN
Showed >>> DEMOED
Spoon bender >>>>> URI
Radio wave >>> AM
___ 40- rock group >>>> UB
Posh British school >>>> ETON
Giving relatives the top jobs >>> NEPOTISM
Pancake maker >>>>> IHOP
Monkey >>>> APE
Old records >>>> LPS
Zilch >>>> NADA
Return  >>>> YIELD
Alien who was too good for earth?  >>>> ET
Regulatory body for the securities industry  >>>> SEC
Criticize heavily, with up >>>> RIP
Final >>>>     LAST
Distinct divisions of the market or economy  >>>>> ADOPTS 
Takes up  >>>>>   OTC
Security not traded on an exchange  >>>>>  OTC
Airport abbreviation  >>>>>   ARR
Pixel in a pic  >>>>> DOT
Top school, with League  >>>>> IVY
Rival to the dollar >>>>> EURO  
Be in debt to  >>>>> RED
British, abbr.  >>>>> OWE
Abba's personal finance song? >>>>>>>> MONEYMONEYMONEY
Prevent >>>>>>>>BAR
Rework the mortgage >>>>>>>>REFI
Demand to a insurance company >>>>>>>>CLAIM
Make an insurance policy effective >>>>>>>>BIND
Measure of acidity >>>>>>>>PH
Gold fineness measurement, abbr. >>>>>>>>KT
Steelers' state >>>>>>>>PA
First >>>>>>>> INITIAL
Quick moderate rise on a stock price followed by a precipitous decline (goes with 28 across) >>>>>>>>DEAD CAT
Norway, abbr. >>>>>>>>NOR
Finance exec >>>>>>>>CFO
Cancel a stock order >>>>>>>>KILL
See 22 across >>>>>>>>BOUNCE
Tin symbol >>>>>>>>SN
Bradstreet partner >>>>>>>>DUN
A very profitable business in the 1700's >>>>>>>>TEA
Used to be the standard for the dollar >>>>>>>>GOLD
Went first >>>>>>>>LED
Mutual or money market? >>>>>>>>FUNDS
Augusta's state, abbr. >>>>>>>>ME
Smith and Keynes >>>>>>>>ECONOMISTS
One kind of insurance >>>>>>>>LIFE
Company ratings company A.M. ____ >>>>>>>>BEST
Trading area >>>>>>>>FLOOR
Common advice to investors >>>>>>>>DIVERSIFY
The "I" thing >>>>>>>>EGO
Put money down.... hoped for a return >>>>>>>>INVESTED
Antlered animals >>>>>>>>ELKS
Using money borrrowed from a broker to purchase securities >>>> MARGIN
Cry from the Bear Stearns investors after the JP Morgan buyout? >>> NOFAIR
Time period, for short >>>> YR
Its price is measured by the barrel >>>> OIL
Company's profit, abbr.>>>> EBITDA
Sweet potato >>>> YAM
Warren Buffet's "__ Market" >>>> MR
Income after deducting for operating expenses but before deducting for income taxes and
interest, abbr.>>>>> NOI
Period from Jan 1 to today, abbr.>>>> YTD
Raring to go: ____ at the bit >>>>CHAFING
Anchorage locale >>>> AK
Uncollectable, of a debt >>> BAD
Confidentiality agreement, for short >>> NDA
Guru's stock selections >>> PICKS
Cash to shareholders >>> PAYOUT
Celebrated San Francisco hill >>>> NOB
Internet laughter letters >>>> LOL
Name of a charting method in stock analysis >>>> CANDLE STICK
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candlestick_chart
General direction of rates or prices >>> TREND
Billiard pusher >>> CUE
Fund that tracks an index >>>> ETF
One source of funding >>> BANK LOAN
Theft of this has become a major concern for  financial institutions  >>>>> ID
Land of the euro, for short >>> EU
Evil warrior in "The Lord of the Rings" >>> ORC
Brain section  >>> LOBE
Fail to connect >>> MISS
Doc Smith or Cummins >>> EE
Star Wars jedi >>> OBI   
Combine, of two entities >>> MERGE
Affirms >>>> SAYS
Transfer of funds electronically, for short >>>> EFT
Insertion order, for short >>> IO
All the best things in life are? >>>> FREE
Com partner >>>> DOT
Vietnam currrency symbol >>>> VND
Greenbacks in 1000's >>>> GS
Forearm muscle (6) >>> BICEPS
Inability to move (9) >>>PARALYSIS
Put on the air (9) >>>BROADCAST
Confined (8) >>> ENCLOSED
Much loved (6) >>> ADORED
Washbowl (5) >>> BASIN
Single piece of hair, rope etc (6) >> STRAND
North American river with famous falls (7) >>> NIAGARA
Base of a statue (8) >>> PEDESTAL
Firmly fixed (4-6) >>> DEEP SEATED
Stop work (4,2,1,3) >>> CALL IT A DAY
European mountain range (4) >>> ALPS
Sensational (5) >> LURID
Advertising booklet (8) >>> BROCHURE
Record (4) >>> DISC
The Devil (5) >>> SATAN
Arrangement of repeated parts (7) >>> PATTERN
One producing TV drama texts (12) >> SCRIPTWRITER
Group of birds - running away (6) >> FLIGHT
Emotionally stable (4,8) >>> WELL BALANCED
Surpass (5) >>> EXCEL
Conceal (4) >>> HIDE
Enthusiasm (8) >>> KEENNESS
Season of heavy rain (7) >>> MONSOON
Noise of a body falling into water (6) >>> SPLASH
Space in front of seat (3,4) >>> LEG ROOM
Lack of agreement (8) >>> DISUNITY
Heavy sound (4) >>> THUD
Park officer (6) >>> RANGER
Remove items from a suitcase (6) >>> UNPACK
Ring (5) >>>PHONE
Holiday residence (5) >>>>VILLA
Sharp turn on a road (7,4) >>>>HAIRPIN BEND
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairpin_turn
http://tinyurl.com/cbbj9rf
Lines in a sonnet (8) >>>Fourteen
African nation (5) >>>KENYA
Number of tunes put together (6) >>>MEDLEY
Aid in a crime (4) >>>Abet
v : assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
Manipulate - falsify (6) >>>wangle
Strong alcohol (9) >>>FIRE WATER
American -- bet (6) >>>Yankee
Sorry (9) >>>REPENTANT
Hopeless (5) >>>INEPT
Delete (7) >>Expunge
Non-eating protest (6-5) >> HUNGER STRIK
Non-eating protester (6-7) >> Hunger Striker
Underwater missile (7) >>> TORPEDO
Bomb with a pin (7)>>> grenade
Skilful (6) >>> Expert
Excessively fat (5) >>>obese
High-ranking Muslim woman (5) >>BEGUM
Late afternoon meal (4,3) >>HIGH TEA
One entitled to vote (7) >>>Elector
Cough medicine (11) >>>EXPECTORANT
This is a medical language.
Entitlement to regular travel (6,6) >>SEASON TICKET
Cinema celebration eg at Cannes (4,8) >>Film Festival
The other way round (4,5) >>> VICE VERSA
The superpower (7) >>> AMERICA
Fix (6) >>> REPAIR
Open (wine bottle) (6) >>> UNCORK
Indifference (6) >>> APATHY
Celebrity (4) >>> STAR
Line about which a body rotates (4) >> AXIS
Room for a prisoner awaiting execution (9,4) >>> CONDEMNED CELL
Right to ban (4) >> VETO
Onset -- epidemic (8) >>> OUT BREAK
Agency selling cheap airline tickets (6,4) >>>> BUCKET SHOP
Multiple marriage condition (8) >>> POLYGAMY
One of the United Arab Emirates (3,5) >>> ABU DHABI
Sevenths of a week (4) >>> DAYS
Gem stone (4) >> OPAL
"The Call of The Wild" author (4,6) >>> JACK LONDON
[4:13:12 PM] Deepak kumar Das:  Line on a weather map (6) >>> ISOBAR
Cups, plates etc (8) >> CROCKERY
Bird that rose from its own ashes (7) >>> PHOENIX
Fish - complain (4) >>> CARP
Abhor (4) >>> HATE
Native of an Asian republic (6) >>AFGHAN
Person who steals via an open door or window (5-5) >> SNEAK THIEF
Lie in the sun (4) >>> BASK
Bring to power again (2-5) >> RE ELECT
Drunkenness (12) >>> INTOXICATION
Raise to a higher position -- advertise (7) >>> PROMOTE
Prestige (5) >>>KUDOS
Nancy, Barbara, Hillary or Laura? (5,4) >>> FIRST LADY
Eastern temple (6) >>> PAGODA
Black Pagoda(6) >>> Konark
Numerical fact (9) >>> STATISTIC
Someone from Tel Aviv? (7) >>> ISRAEL
Ignore something (4,2) >> SKIP IT
Carrying no import/export tax (4-4) >>> DUTY FREE
Body funded by govern­ment to work on matters of public policy (6) >>>QUANGO
Muslim decree or formal legal judgement (5) >>> FATWA
Tiered confection (7,4) >>>>>> WEDDING CAKE
Reserve (9) >>>>>> RETICENCE
Slide downhill? (3) >>>>>> SKI
Cult of modern witchcraft (5) >>>>>> WICCA
Stamp (7) >>>>>> IMPRINT
Court entertainer (with bells on?) (6) >>>>>> JESTER
Intelligent — glaring (6) >>>>>> BRIGHT
Biker's stunt (7) >>>>>> WHEELIE
"La Traviata" composer (5)>>>>>> VERDI
Sign of the zodiac (3)>>>>>> LEO   
Thick lean slice of meat for grilling or frying (9)>>>>>> BEEF STEAK
Navel (5,6)>>>>>> BELLY BUTTON
Ingest (3)>>>>>> EAT
Issue commands (7)>>>>>> DICTATE
Pope's ambassador (6)>>>>>> NUNCIO
Economical — rubbishy (5)>>>>>> CHEAP
Henry __, US Secretary of State under Presidents Nixon and Ford (9)>>>>>> KISSINGER
Sovereign's regalia (5,6)>>>>>> CROWN JEWELS
Underhand (business or political) behaviour (5,6)>>>>>> DIRTY TRICKS
(Food cooked in a) stewpot (9)>>>>>> CASSEROLE
Come again? (7)>>>>>> REVISIT
Musical effect produced via an amplifier (6)>>>>>> REVERB
Tag (5)>>>>>> LABEL
Self (3)>>>>>> EGO
Ethiopian capital (5,5) >>>>>>>> ADDIS ABABA
Levy on cars etc (4,3)  >>>>>>>> ROAD TAX
Loose-fitting shirt or cloak (5) >>>>>>>> TUNIC
Destiny (4) >>>>>>>> FATE
Side playing at their own ground (4,4) >>>>>>>> HOME TEAM
Process of arrival (6) >>>>>>>> INFLUX
Seafood item (6) >>>>>>>> MUSSEL
Envious emotion (8) >>>>>>>> JEALOUSY
Contract (a muscle) (4) >>>>>>>> FLEX   
Digger for gold or coal, say (5) >>>>>>>> MINER
Thick soft porous cake — attractive person (7) >>>>>>>> CRUMPT
Clumsy person — heavy shoe (10) >>>>>>>> CLODHOPPER

Separate(d) (5) >>>>>>>> APART
Shorter signals in the Morse code (4) >>>>>>>> DOTS
Church bell-ringer or grave-digger (6) >>>>>>>> SEXTON
Flatter (6,2) >>>>>>>> BUTTER UP
Barmy (7) >>>>>>>> BONKERS
Bottleneck on wheels (7,3) >>>>>>>> TRAFFIC JAM
Intricacy (10) >>>>>>>> COMPLEXITY
(Of gossip) in circulation (8) >>>>>>>> RUMOURED
Face cloth (7) >>>>>>>> FLANNEL
Hitchcock classic (6) >>>>>>>> PSYCHO
Person shunned socially (5) >>>>>>>> LEPER
Evidence of pregnancy — knock (into) (4) >>>>>>>> BUMP
(For members of the armed forces) the other world! (5,6) >>>>>>> CIVVY STREET
Honest — frank (4) >>>>>>> OPEN
Indian Ocean country, capital Malé (8) >>>>>>> MALDIVES
Functioning as a choir? (7) >>>>>>> SINGING
Shiny, tough and flexible material used for floor coverings (5) >>>>>>> VINYL
Finnish steam bath (5) >>>>>>> SAUNA
Bewilder (7) >>>>>>> FLUMMOX
Slender thread — conducting wire (8) >>>>>>> FILAMENT
Intensive publicity (4) >>>>>>> HYPE
British comedian and magician, d. 1984 (5,6) >>>>>>> TOMMY COOPER

Consistent (4) >>>>>>> EVEN
US state, capital Cheyenne (7) >>>>>>> WYOMING
European country (5) >>>>>>>  ITALY
Temporary state of mental confusion (8) >>>>>>> DELIRIUM
One of the last two unbeaten teams in a knockout competition (3,8) >>>>>>> CUP FINALIST
Young girl, a dedicated follower of fashion and pop (5-6) >>>>>>> TEENY BOPPER
French copper (8) >>>>>>> GENDARME
Over-eater (7) >>>>>>> GLUTTON
English civil servant and diarist, d. 1703 (5) >>>>>>> PEPYS
Feeling of expectation or desire (4) >>>>>>> HOPE
Lossmaking (12) >>>>>>>>>> UNECONOMICAL
Set of examination questions (5)>>>>>>>>>> PAPER
Simpleton (7)>>>>>>>>>> DINGBAT
Decisive defeat (4)>>>>>>>>>> ROUT
Be situated on both sides of (8)>>>>>>>>>> STRADDLE
German poet, d. 1832 (6)>>>>>>>>>> GOETHE
Device that keeps something horizontal while its support tips (6)>>>>>>>>>> GIMBAL
Graze on the skin (8)>>>>>>>>>> ABRASION
Grinding machine (4)>>>>>>>>>> MILL
Survive (just about) (7)>>>>>>>>>> SUBSIST
Much of the time (5)>>>>>>>>>> OFTEN
Consoling aspect of a difficult situation (6,6)>>>>>>>>>> SILVER LINING
Planet (7)>>>>>>>>>> NEPTUNE
Thin rope (4)>>>>>>>>>> CORD
State of complete undress (6)>>>>>>>>>> NUDITY
High-ranking bureaucrat (8)>>>>>>>>>> MANDARIN
Diced — raised to the third power (5) >>>>>>>>>> CUBED
Refrain from trying to improve what is already satisfactory (3,4,5) >>>>>>>>>> LET WELL ALONE
Small binoculars for use at the theatre (5,7) >>>>>>>>>> OPERA GLASSES
Scold severely (8) >>>>>>>>>> CHASTISE
English composer, d. 1976 (7) >>>>>>>>>> BRITTEN
Gateway (6) >>>>>>>>>> PORTAL
Mutiny (5) >>>>>>>>>> REBEL
Before long (4) >>>>>>>>>> SOON
Dispirited (2,1,3,3) >>>>>>>>>> AT A LOW EBB
Northumbrian monk and historian, d. 735 (4) >>>>>>>>>> BEDE
Necessary — office-holder (9) >>>>>>>>>> INCUMBENT
Speak indistinctly (4) >>>>>>>>>> SLUR
Shine (5) >>>>>>>>>> GLEAM
Trifling (6) >>>>>>>>>> PALTRY
Zero (6) >>>>>>>>>> NOUGHT
Back out (3,3) >>>>>>>>>> CRY OFF
Involuntary expulsion of air from the nose (6) >>>>>>>>>> SNEEZE
Game fish (5) >>>>>>>>>> TROUT   
Fate (4) >>>>>>>>>> DOOM
Hanging loosely (9) >>>>>>>>>> PENDULOUS
North and South islands of the Outer Hebrides (4) >>>>>>>>>> UIST
Volunteer State (9) >>>>>>>>>> TENNESSEE
Marine food fish (4) >>>>>>>>>> TUNA
Praise (4)  >>>>>>>>>> LAUD
Unstable (6)  >>>>>>>>>> WOBBLY
Author of Pilgrim's Progress (6)  >>>>>>>>>> BUNYAN
Tired from long-distance air travel (3-6)  >>>>>>>>>> JET LAGGED
Promised in marriage (9)  >>>>>>>>>> BETROTHED
Placed well apart — unaware of one's surroundings (6,3)  >>>>>>>>>> SPACED OUT
Theatre (9)  >>>>>>>>>> PLAYHOUSE
Hard work (5)  >>>>>>>>>> GRAFT
Produce — horse (5)  >>>>>>>>>> MOUNT
Ornamental band on a wall (6)  >>>>>>>>>> FRIEZE
Without warning (6)  >>>>>>>>>> SUDDEN
Unfortunately (4)  >>>>>>>>>> ALAS
Member of the nobility (4)  >>>>>>>>>> DUKE
 Star chess player (11) >>>>>>>>> GRANDMASTER
Bribe (informal) (9)>>>>>>>>> SWEETENER
Signal for action (3)>>>>>>>>> CUE
River, rising in Switzerland and flowing into the North Sea (5)>>>>>>>>> RHINE
Wild spring flower (7)>>>>>>>>> COWSLIP
Solicit (6)>>>>>>>>> ACCOST
Parrot (anag) (6)>>>>>>>>> RAPTOR
Warrant (7)>>>>>>>>> DESERVE
Small herring, often smoked or canned (5)>>>>>>>>> SPRAT
Mineral spring (3)>>>>>>>>> SPA
Stole prey (anag) — synthetic material (9)>>>>>>>>> POLYESTER
Featuring a large number of the famous (4-7)>>>>>>>>> STAR STUDDED
Fish eggs (3)>>>>>>>>> ROE
Talks idly (7)>>>>>>>>> NATTERS
Threaten with violence (6)>>>>>>>>> MENACE
Pale-yellow — through which one can drink (5)>>>>>>>>> STRAW
Moving staircase (9)>>>>>>>>> ESCALATOR
Extremely dull (2,3,2,4)>>>>>>>>> AS DRY AS DUST
Degree of hotness (11) >>>>>>>>> TEMPERATURE
Never-ending (9)>>>>>>>>> INCESSANT
Quickly (2,5)>>>>>>>>> AT SPEED
Small, round ball (6)>>>>>>>>> PELLET
More mature (5)>>>>>>>>> RIPER (Fully matured)(of fruit or grain) Developed to the point of readiness for harvesting and eating.
Draw — connection (3)>>>>>>>>> TIE
Open-handedness (10) >>>>>>>>>> GENEROSITY
Neptune's spear (7)  >>>>>>>>>> TRIDENT
Taken for a ride (5) >>>>>>>>>> DUPED
Woman of refinement (4) >>>>>>>>>> LADY
Central American country, capital Tegucigalpa (8) >>>>>>>>>> HONDURAS
Polish composer, d. 1849 (6) >>>>>>>>>> CHOPIN
Confuse (6)>>>>>>>>>> MUDDLE
Roomy (8)>>>>>>>>>> SPACIOUS
Hock (4)>>>>>>>>>> PAWN
Rapid — writer — bird (5)>>>>>>>>>> SWIFT
I daren't (anag) (5-2)>>>>>>>>>> TRADE IN
Constituent (10)>>>>>>>>>> INGREDIENT
Pulverise (5) >>>>>>>>>> GRIND
Coward who wrote and acted, d. 1973 (4)>>>>>>>>>> NOEL
Fixed restricted allowance (6)>>>>>>>>>> RATION
Percussion instrument (4,4)>>>>>>>>>> SIDE DRUM
Predate (anag) (7)>>>>>>>>>> TAPERED
Regardless of the sacrifice involved (2,3,5)>>>>>>>>>> AT ALL COSTS
Showing good judgement (10)>>>>>>>>>> DISCERNING
Member of the clergy (8)>>>>>>>>>> MINISTER
Formal speech (7)>>>>>>>>>> ORATION
Extremely disappointed (informal) (6)>>>>>>>>>> GUTTED
Turn aside (5)>>>>>>>>>> AVERT
Decrease in size (4)>>>>>>>>>> WANE

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