The Times Concise - Crossword Answers | 2023 04 22

The Times Concise

crossword answers

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