The Times Concise - Crossword Answers | 2024 01 15

The Times Concise

Clue	Answer
Shipwrecked sailor	CASTAWAY
NETWORK	MESH
FAIRGROUND SLIDE	helter-skelter
LUSTROUS FABRIC	DAMASK
Terminal tip of a neural fibre	nerve end
Islamic edict	FATWA
Not part of a set meal	A LA CARTE
BIBLICAL PATRIARCH	ABRAHAM
VIOLENT STORM	TEMPEST
OVUM	egg cell
Fools, nitwits	TWERPS
SODIUM CHLORIDE	SALT
Parliamentary break	RECESS
African island republic	CAPE VERDE
--- Merman, classic Hollywood star	ETHEL
--- up, go faster!	GEE
PRELIMINARY DRAWING	SKETCH
PLUNDERED, LOOTED	RANSACKED
Type of cooking range	AGA
DECIDUOUS TREE	ASH