The Times Concise - Crossword Answers | 2023 09 11

The Times Concise

crossword answers

Clue	Answer
SHOCKINGLY BAD	ABYSMAL
STOMACH	BELLY
Relay team’s rod	BATON
Popular misconception about a word’s origins	folk etymology
Stereotypically masculine	MACHO
Straighten; co-ordinate	ALIGN
Tie-breaking match	REPLAY
Young porcine animal	PIGLET
POLICE FORCE	OLD BILL
Period of civilisation	IRON AGE
PERHAPS	MAYBE
Official stoppage of trade	EMBARGO
Laura ---, British designer	ASHLEY
EPICURE	GOURMET
COMMAND	ORDER
(Of poetry) songlike	LYRICAL
SALES AGENT	REP
REST ON TOP OF	OVERLIE
SUBDIVISION OF A PLAY	ACT
Produce (an egg)	LAY
Monkey-like mammal	LEMUR
LILY-LIVERED	PUSILLANIMOUS
Hissing firework	SQUIB
FICTIONAL SWORDSMAN	ZORRO
Director’s cry	ACTION
CHARGED PARTICLE	ION
Biochemical catalysts	ENZYMES