The Times Concise - Crossword Answers | 2022 03 01

The Times Concise

crossword answers

Clue	Answer
— Barrel; — scratchings	PORK
Brief memory failures	LAPSES
COARSELY HUMOROUS	RIBALD
Failing; deficiency	SHORTCOMING
GREEK LETTER	THETA
Pester; animal	BADGER
RED GEMSTONE	RUBY
See, make out	PERCEIVE
TWOFOLD	DUAL
SILLY	DAFT
SPARKLING ITALIAN WINE	ASTI
Topic for 13 Across	ISSUE
IRRITATING INCONVENIENCE	HASSLE
INCIDENTAL REMARKS	ASIDES
FORMER INDIAN LEADER	GANDHI
FORMAL DISCUSSION	DEBATE
COMPUTER LANGUAGE	BASIC
Soldier on a recce	SCOUT
SHIP'S FLOOR	DECK
SHEEP'S COAT	FLEECE
RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE	DEVOTION
MOAN, GRUMBLE	WHINGE
LOOK INTO	INVESTIGATE
Scientific explanation	THEORY