| The Times – Concise – Times Concise No 8896 | |
| Clues | Answers |
| Armed conflict | WAR |
| Broad smile | BEAM |
| Brother of Jacob | ESAU |
| Capital of Norway | OSLO |
| Christmas | NOEL |
| Close | NEAR |
| Disallow | OVERRULE |
| Elaborate dress or ornamentation | FROUFROU |
| Former prime minister | DISRAELI |
| German white wine | RIESLING |
| Having delusions of persecution | PARANOIAC |
| Partly relating to government | semipolitical |
| Place to buy petrol | GARAGE |
| Plaster of Paris mineral | GYPSUM |
| Plug receiver | SOCKET |
| Potential spaceship | UFO |
| Rousing from sleep | AWAKENING |
| Rum cocktails | DAIQUIRIS |
| Serve at table | WAIT |
| Serviette | NAPKIN |
| Somewhat | kind of |
| Swallow up; overwhelm | ENGULF |
| Unpleasant behaviour | NASTINESS |
| Unwell | ILL |
| Very cold | ICY |