The Times - Concise Crossword Answer - October 28, 2014

Clue	Answer
Baltic state native	ESTONIAN
Beam (of light)	RAY
Become more inferior	WORSEN
Blow up	INFLATE
Challenged, disputed	CONTESTED
Close-knit group	CLIQUE
Elated, intensely happy	EUPHORIC
Gangster's female	MOLL
Hard to deal with	AWKWARD
Mark of an old wound	SCAR
One aiming for the best	PERFECTIONIST
Orderly, neat	SHIPSHAPE
Papal quality	INFALLIBILITY
Payment for work	WAGE
Pulsate	THROB
Relating to earthquakes	SEISMIC
Shady place under trees	BOWER
Shake; boulder	ROCK
Sound of rapid spinning or vibrating	WHIRR
South coast resort	BRIGHTON
State of equality	PAR
Staying power	STAMINA
Very ancient	AGEOLD
Visual type of word puzzle	REBUS
Washington's wife	MARTHA
WW1 battle area	FLANDERS