The Times Concise - Crossword Answers | 2023 12 09

The Times Concise

crossword answers

Clue	Answer
Accumulation of incomplete work	BACKLOG
Admonition, censure	REPROOF
Old-hat, stale	PASSE
Period in which certain offences are overlooked	AMNESTY
Robust support	BUTTRESS
SET OF STEPS	LADDER
Widespread naturalised shrub	RHODODENDRON
SMALL STONES	GRAVEL
RIDING WHIP	CROP
LOOP OF ROPE	NOOSE
LEGAL	LAWFUL
LAMENT, GRIEVE	MOURN
EIGHT-LIMBED MOLLUSC	OCTOPUS
ECCLESIASTICAL COUNCIL	SYNOD
DIVISION OF A LONG POEM	CANTO
Descent from ancestors	LINEAGE
ANSWER	RESPOND
WORD OF APOLOGY	SORRY
SPADE	SHOVEL
Made to a consistent design and quality	STANDARDISED
Children’s toy on a string	yo-yo