The Times Concise - Crossword Answers | 2023 11 14

The Times Concise

Clue	Answer
--- pattern, china design	WILLOW
ARDENT WISH	DESIRE
BEDDING PLANT	MARIGOLD
CRYING	WEEPING
FEMALE RELATIVE	NIECE
Fen, swamp	MARSH
Handle of a knife or axe	HAFT
Making of illegal payments for preferential treatment	BRIBERY
MICROBE	GERM
Mixture of yellow and red	ORANGE
Pinned spray of flowers	CORSAGE
Plundering bandit	LOOTER
POSSESSES	OWNS
SUGARY	SWEET
POSTPONE	DEFER
PASTRY DISH	PIE
OLD JOKE	CHESTNUT
NARROW BOAT	BARGE
Mexican avocado dip	GUACAMOLE
ARTIFICIAL LAKE	RESERVOIR
22ND GREEK LETTER	CHI
RELAXING	RESTFUL
SUPPORT; PAIR	BRACE
SPEAKING PLATFORM	DAIS
TRANSGRESSION	BREACH
Very young baby	NEWBORN