The Times Concise - Crossword Answers | 2023 05 17

The Times Concise

Clue	Answer
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE	POSTHASTE
Backward movement of a gun after firing	RECOIL
BE OBLIGED TO	OWE
Bear (a burden)	SHOULDER
Bristol’s river	AVON
Brownish songbird of stony coastal terrain	rock pipit
CHUM	PAL
COMPLAIN ABOUT	BEMOAN
COMPRESSED	CONDENSED
Cover up; animal pelt	HIDE
FUNCTIONS	USES
Intricate interlocking challenge	chinese puzzle
Reminiscent of a domestic environment	HOMELY
Stock-still, motionless	FROZEN
Tolerating, enduring	STOMACHING
Violent or sudden takeovers of government	coups detat
Writer Edna or Flann	OBRIEN
SINEW	TENDON
AD INFINITUM	ENDLESSLY