The Times Concise - Crossword Answers | 2023 08 15

The Times Concise

crossword answers

Clue	Answer
Motor-sports zigzag bend	CHICANE
FENCING SWORD	EPEE
Staging of a quadrennial sporting event	OLYMPIAD
Thick covering of hair	FUR
Claim, contend	ALLEGE
Deceived into following	LED ON
Tightknit group	CIRCLE
ZEALOUS	AVID
FLY HIGH	SOAR
Friendly faction	ALLY
FULCRUM	PIVOT
LEISURELY WALK	STROLL
METALLIC ELEMENT	BISMUTH
Proposal, bid	OFFER
Shop selling eclairs, eg	PATISSERIE
Dangle, be suspended	HANG
Approve, recommend	ENDORSE
Totally incompetent	CLUELESS
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF PAKISTAN	URDU
Yorkshire ---, upland area	DALES
SMUG	self-satisfied
BOOKS, MAGAZINES ETC	reading matter