The Times Concise - Crossword Answers | 2023 04 22

The Times Concise

crossword answers

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