The Times Concise - Crossword Answers | 2022 07 02

The Times Concise

Clue	Answer
Thomas —, historian and essayist	CARLYLE
OF ASSISTANCE	HELPFUL
PAINTING TECHNIQUE	IMPASTO
PRIVATE TEACHER	TUTOR
VERY HOT PEPPER	CHILLI
ILLICIT WHISKY	HOOTCH
RUGBY FORMATION	line-out
EXTREME SUFFERING	AGONY
VERY BRAVE	HEROIC
DRINK OF TEA	CUPPA
JOUSTING WEAPON	LANCE
At no fixed moment	ANYTIME
One resisting local development	NIMBY
VERY BEST	OPTIMUM
Began; undone	OPENED
MAKE UNHAPPY	UPSET
CLOSE UP, OBSTRUCT	OCCLUDE
BUOYANCY AID	FLOAT
DISCIPLE OF CHRIST	APOSTLE
Clear in speech	ARTICULATE
HINDRANCE, OBSTRUCTION	IMPEDIMENT
ENORMOUSLY LARGE	ASTRONOMIC
Country of central Asia	KAZAKHSTAN