The Times Concise - Crossword Answers | 2021 01 22

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Clue	Answer
DECORATIVE	ORNAMENTAL
HIRED SOLDIER	MERCENARY
WOODWIND INSTRUMENT	OBOE
PRIVATE CONVERSATION	tete-a-tete
IRRITATE	IRK
SMALL PLEASURE BOAT	PEDALO
ARRANGE SYSTEMATICALLY	ORGANISE
JAPANESE EMPEROR'S TITLE	MIKADO
YOUNG DEER	FAWN
ENID BLYTON CHARACTER	NODDY
STORE OF VALUABLES	TROVE
HEAVENLY BEING	ANGEL
SNAKE-LIKE FISH	EEL
Arousing sorrow and compassion	PITEOUS
PORTUGUESE ISLANDS	AZORES
TOLD (A STORY)	NARRATED
ARABIAN NIGHTS HERO	Ali Baba
Outer layer on cheese	RIND
Highly-flammable jelly	NAPALM
BURY	INTER
Use up (a resource)	EXPEND
INSTEAD	ELSE