The Times Concise - Crossword Answers | 2023 04 19

The Times Concise

Clue	Answer
Difficult to accept as true	UNBELIEVABLE
Drawing guide	STENCIL
Force back or away	REPEL
Gap across which impulses travel between nerve cells	SYNAPSE
Harsh, cutting	ACERBIC
Interweave snugly	KNIT
SOFT MINERAL	TALC
Vehicle slide	SKID
RENAL ORGANS	KIDNEYS
POPULATION SURVEY	CENSUS
COARSELY HUMOROUS	RIBALD
Bring on oneself	INCUR
APPETISERS	hors doeuvres
YELLOWISH-GREEN FINCH	SISKIN
TEN-YEAR PERIODS	DECADES
SACRED TEXT	BIBLE
Swimming pool area	DEEP END
Long sticky strip	ADHESIVE TAPE
Apparatus worn to protect oneself from loud noise	ear defenders
News stories	REPORTS