The Times Concise - Crossword Answers | 2023 04 22

The Times Concise

crossword answers

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