| The Times – Concise – Times Concise No 8678 | |
| Clues | Answers |
| Abode of the gods | HEAVEN |
| Ankle coverings | GAITERS |
| At any time | EVER |
| Back and forth | to and fro |
| Bundle of objects | SHEAF |
| Canadian policeman | MOUNTIE |
| Capital of Norway | OSLO |
| Disturbing | ALARMING |
| Earnest hope or wish | PRAYER |
| Excessively enthusiastic | gung ho |
| Fish; singer | BASS |
| Fragment; short composition | MORCEAU |
| Goodbye | ADIEU |
| Hairstyle | AFRO |
| Having no legal force | NULL |
| Intense pleasure | RAPTURE |
| Lazy person | SLUGGARD |
| More than enough | AMPLE |
| Native of, eg, Moscow | RUSSIAN |
| Obtain, secure | GAIN |
| Pine tree leaf | NEEDLE |
| Sensed; material | FELT |
| Skill, talent | ABILITY |
| Sliding window frame | SASH |
| Spray from can | AEROSOL |
| Support the cause of | CHAMPION |
| Topic for resolution | ISSUE |
| Yearning desire | LONGING |