The Times Concise - Crossword Answers | 2023 12 16

The Times Concise

crossword answers

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