The Times Concise - Crossword Answers | 2023 12 02

The Times Concise

crossword answers

Clue	Answer
ACCOUNTING BOOK	LEDGER
Person following an eating regime	DIETER
Subdivision of geological time	AEON
Witty conversation or banter	REPARTEE
In ---, instead (of)	LIEU
GIVE A FORMAL SPEECH	ORATE
EERIE	CREEPY
DESPERATE	do-or-die
Crush into powder	GRIND
CAVALRY SOLDIER	HUSSAR
Causing destruction or destitution	RUINOUS
SHARP TIP	POINT
SHUT	CLOSED
In an impolite manner	RUDELY
SCINTILLA	IOTA
Added sugar to	SWEETENED
Angle, tilt	SLANT
Bypassed, avoided	SKIRTED
LESSEN, DIMINISH	DWINDLE
New Year’s Eve in Scotland	HOGMANAY
Nobly courageous	HEROIC
One who is missing or away	ABSENTEE
Small building or room used for worship	CHAPEL
Plastic means of payment	DEBIT CARD
Unresolved detail	LOOSE END