| 20 answers for: Compact journal or magazine consisting of abridged... |
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| RANK | ANSWER | CLUE |
| DIGEST | Compact journal or magazine consisting of abridged news articles, literary extracts etc; or, the Justinian compendium of Roman law, also called the Pandects (6) |
| PUBLICATION | Book, journal or magazine, eg (11) |
| BUSHTUCKER | Any wild animal, insect, plant or plant extract, etc traditionally used as food by indigenous Australians (4,6) |
| SPAN | Distance between the tips of one's thumb and little finger; the wingspread of an aircraft or bird; a stretch of time, as in concentration or life etc; or, the arch of a bridge (4) |
| SURPRISE | From the Latin meaning "to seize", a word for a sudden attack originally, later an astonishing or unexpected event, fact or present etc; or, the feeling of mild shock as a result of said startlement ( |
| REFORM | The act or process of improving or correcting an institution, practice, system etc; or, the betterment of a behaviour by giving up a vice (6) |
| HEADLINES | Titles or captions of news articles, traditionally printed by means of Ludlow; or, top-billed attractions (9) |
| ANTHOLOGY | Meaning "flower gathering", a compendium, florilegium or garland of poems or literary extracts (9) |
| TITLE | Appellation of rank such as such as lord or lady; a chapter-heading; the name of a book, newspaper etc, or the publication itself (5) |
| CREATION | Word for the act of making; the artefact made; an elaborate or unusual garment, hat etc; or, the cosmos (8) |
| FORMATS | The layouts of newspapers and novels etc; or, the shapes or sizes in which said publications are issued (7) |
| CHASSEUR | French word for "hunter", used in cookery to denote a cacciatore-like jus or relish of herbs, mushrooms, shallots and wine for game, poultry or wild fowl; or, historically, a liveried attendant of a h |
| DITTYBAG | A sailor's duffel or "housewife" for personal belongings, odds and ends, sewing items etc; or, the mess kit of a Brownie or a Guide (5,3) |
| THREAD | A fibre or filament; the theme running throughout a book, debate etc; or, the helical part of a screw (6) |
| STING | The aculeus of an ant, bee, hornet, wasp etc; or, the hurt inflicted by such a tang, or indeed by anything else (5) |
| COOKING | The culinary art, practice, skill or tradition of baking, boiling, casseroling, concocting, flambeing, poaching, pureeing, roasting, sauteing etc; or, the food prepared in such a way (7) |
| FINISH | A final coat of paint, plaster, varnish etc; or, the end of a race (6) |
| BEVEL | Slanted surface or edge on a piece of wood, glass etc, or the tool used to make it (5) |
| TOW | A pull of a car, caravan, horse box etc; or, the hitch or rope used (3) |
| TWEEN | In middle of abridged chat show compere came in, last of all |
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