The Times Concise 2023 12 16 - Crossword Answers

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

(Of a species) native to a particular area only

ENDEMIC

--- out, gradually stop or become used up

PETER

Brought into public ownership (S, not Z)

nationalised

CAPITAL CITY OF ITALY

ROME

CEREMONY

RITE

Characterised by overacting

HAMMY

Cheated on

two-timed

Explanatory piece of text accompanying a picture

CAPTION

INFATUATED

BESOTTED

Institution in which money is coined

MINT

LASSO

LARIAT

Legal document formalising a change of name, eg

DEED POLL

Poorly struck shot in snooker or billiards

MISCUE

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

TENDERISING

PRAGMATIC PERSON

REALIST

Recipe items

INGREDIENTS

Release and let fall

DROP

WHALING SPEAR

HARPOON

Room aboard a ship

CABIN

SMALL HERRING-LIKE FISH

SPRAT

Process involved in making seawater fit for drinking

DESALINATION

The Times Concise - Crossword Answers | 2023 12 16