The Times Concise - Crossword Answers | 2021 10 04

The Times Concise

Clue	Answer
AFRICAN MAMMAL	HIPPOPOTAMUS
GOD OF LOVE	EROS
Get back (a loss)	RECOUP
Enclosed area; chemical	COMPOUND
WOODWIND INSTRUMENT	OBOE
VERY BRAVE	HEROIC
Relating to a large city	METROPOLITAN
Oppressive demand	EXACTION
Diversified in hue	VARICOLOURED
WARM DRINK	HOT CHOCOLATE
Places where birds rest	ROOSTS
SPANISH WINE	RIOJA
TRISTAN'S LOVER	ISOLDE
SMALL LAKE	POND
CAVALRY UNIT	TROOP
Descriptive orchestral work	tone poem
Sun's halo during eclipses	CORONA
Ceiling clearance	HEADROOM
Tidal river wave	BORE