The Times Concise 2023 12 16 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
WHALING SPEAR	HARPOON
SMALL HERRING-LIKE FISH	SPRAT
Brought into public ownership (S, not Z)	nationalised
PRAGMATIC PERSON	REALIST
LASSO	LARIAT
Poorly struck shot in snooker or billiards	MISCUE
Pounding (a piece of meat) to make it less chewy	TENDERISING
Legal document formalising a change of name, eg	DEED POLL
Explanatory piece of text accompanying a picture	CAPTION
CAPITAL CITY OF ITALY	ROME
Room aboard a ship	CABIN
CEREMONY	RITE
--- out, gradually stop or become used up	PETER
Characterised by overacting	HAMMY
(Of a species) native to a particular area only	ENDEMIC
Release and let fall	DROP
INFATUATED	BESOTTED
Recipe items	INGREDIENTS
Institution in which money is coined	MINT
Cheated on	two-timed
Process involved in making seawater fit for drinking	DESALINATION

WHALING SPEAR

HARPOON

SMALL HERRING-LIKE FISH

SPRAT

Brought into public ownership (S, not Z)

nationalised

PRAGMATIC PERSON

REALIST

LASSO

LARIAT

Poorly struck shot in snooker or billiards

MISCUE

Pounding (a piece of meat) to make it less chewy

TENDERISING

Legal document formalising a change of name, eg

DEED POLL

Explanatory piece of text accompanying a picture

CAPTION

CAPITAL CITY OF ITALY

ROME

Room aboard a ship

CABIN

CEREMONY

RITE

--- out, gradually stop or become used up

PETER

Characterised by overacting

HAMMY

(Of a species) native to a particular area only

ENDEMIC

Release and let fall

DROP

INFATUATED

BESOTTED

Recipe items

INGREDIENTS

Institution in which money is coined

MINT

Cheated on

two-timed

Process involved in making seawater fit for drinking

DESALINATION

The Times Concise - Crossword Answers | 2023 12 16