The Times Concise - Crossword Answers | 2023 04 22

The Times Concise

crossword answers

Clue	Answer
FINELY CHOPPED MEAT	MINCE
ARISTOCRAT	NOBLE
CAUSE CONTINUING ANNOYANCE	RANKLE
Under ---, compelled or coerced by force	DURESS
CLINGING CRUSTACEAN	BARNACLE
ENTICED	LURED
UNHAPPY	UPSET
INTELLIGENT	CLEVER
SMALL BITING FLY	MIDGE
EMBARRASSED	red-faced
SMALL RESTAURANT	BISTRO
Lack of supplies or resources	SHORTAGE
Blaze; sack from a job	FIRE
Not subject to tax or liability	EXEMPT
SPORTS TEAM	SIDE
SHORT-SIGHTED	MYOPIC
Have cause to be suspicious	SMELL A RAT
Weighty load	BURDEN
PRIZE MONEY	STAKES
TRY AGAIN	REATTEMPT
CRUISE SHIP	LINER
In a state of nakedness	au naturel
OPTICAL INSTRUMENT	TELESCOPE
Rear surface; put money on	BACK
CONVICT	PRISONER