SHAGGY
Category: The Times Concise Crossword
Refusal to agree
INTRANSIGENCE
Reading superficially
SKIMMING
Range; room for action
SCOPE
Politically radical
left wing
Light dressing gown
NEGLIGEE
Hangman’s rope
NOOSE
Entry or travel permits
TICKETS
Elegant, smart
CHIC
Crab’s claw
PINCER
Chatting idly
GOSSIPING
Campanologists’ activity
change ringing