The Times Concise - Crossword Answers | 2022 12 12

The Times Concise

crossword answers

Clue	Answer
INADEQUATE	PITIFUL
HIGHLY PRAISE	LAUD
FINANCIAL CHECK	AUDIT
Bunched cluster; tassel	TUFT
INVITED PERSON	GUEST
SMILED BROADLY	BEAMED
BEGINNING	BIRTH
Taste; specimen	SAMPLE
HAVING KNOWLEDGE	INFORMED
Polish by rubbing	BURNISH
Important topic for debate	ISSUE
MOMENT	JIFFY
ACADEMY AWARDS	OSCARS
PLAY A GUITAR CASUALLY	STRUM
VERY SEVERE	GRIEVOUS
Degree of compactness	DENSITY
CRACK, SPLIT	RIFT
True, accurate	FACTUAL
(OF LAND) VERY DRY	ARID
Right, appropriate	SUITABLE
Learning; grant	SCHOLARSHIP
METALLIC ELEMENT	HAFNIUM