The Times Concise - Crossword Answers | 2021 12 27

The Times Concise

Clue	Answer
Poppy-based drug	OPIATE
RUSSIAN ALPHABET	CYRILLIC
SHRILL INSECT	CICADA
Flattish caps	BERETS
Support jutting out from a wall	CORBEL
UAE emirate	DUBAI
US Civil War battle site in Virginia	YORKTOWN
BUILT-UP AREA	TOWN
DISMISS AS UNIMPORTANT	BELITTLE
GIVE OUT	EMIT
MARTIAL ART	KARATE
Outbursts of anger	TANTRUMS
Not easily seen	UNNOTICEABLE
Eg, GCHQ staff	CODEBREAKERS
Ease of influence	TRACTABILITY
Eager to kill	BLOODTHIRSTY
Accessible; frank	OPEN
Collapsed buildings	RUINS