The Times Concise - Crossword Answers | 2023 12 02

The Times Concise

crossword answers

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