The Times Concise - Crossword Answers | 2023 12 16

The Times Concise

crossword answers

Clue	Answer
PRAGMATIC PERSON	REALIST
Process involved in making seawater fit for drinking	DESALINATION
WHALING SPEAR	HARPOON
LASSO	LARIAT
Pounding (a piece of meat) to make it less chewy	TENDERISING
Recipe items	INGREDIENTS
Release and let fall	DROP
Characterised by overacting	HAMMY
SMALL HERRING-LIKE FISH	SPRAT
CAPITAL CITY OF ITALY	ROME
(Of a species) native to a particular area only	ENDEMIC
Room aboard a ship	CABIN
CEREMONY	RITE
INFATUATED	BESOTTED
Institution in which money is coined	MINT
Poorly struck shot in snooker or billiards	MISCUE
Legal document formalising a change of name, eg	DEED POLL
Explanatory piece of text accompanying a picture	CAPTION
Cheated on	two-timed
Brought into public ownership (S, not Z)	nationalised
--- out, gradually stop or become used up	PETER