The Times Concise - Crossword Answers | 2023 05 31

The Times Concise

crossword answers

Clue	Answer
PARCHED	ARID
VAST PERIOD OF TIME	AEON
Word of similar meaning	SYNONYM
SKEWWHIFF	AWRY
Shop-front canopy	AWNING
Self-possession, poise	APLOMB
SCOTTISH CITY	ABERDEEN
MILITARY LAND FORCE	ARMY
LEND A HAND	ASSIST
Engine of a vehicle	MOTOR
EGOTISTICAL	ARROGANT
DISREGARDED	IGNORED
DISAFFECT	ALIENATE
Colourful atmospheric phenomenon	RAINBOW
AXILLA	ARMPIT
VERDI OPERA	AIDA
Smouldering coal	EMBER
Helping (a criminal)	ABETTING
FEMALE RELATIVE	AUNT
Mutually comprehensible means to communicate	LINGUA FRANCA
Plants lasting for a single season only	ANNUALS