The Times Concise - Crossword Answers | 2024 03 21

The Times Concise

Clue	Answer
Secure mountaineering attachment	BELAY
SUMMER SPORT	LAWN TENNIS
Venezuela’s capital city	CARACAS
ON HORSEBACK	MOUNTED
AUTOMATON	ROBOT
ILLEGAL	UNLAWFUL
Wedding band, eg	RING
Form (a model or statue)	SCULPT
NAUTICAL POLE	SPAR
INFLUENCED	SWAYED
MORE UNSIGHTLY	UGLIER
Suppleness, flexibility	PLIANCY
--- Moore, Bond actor	ROGER
UNWELL	SICK
Traditional artisan	MASON
Lovers’ assignation	TRYST
Hinged platform allowing access across a moat	DRAWBRIDGE
Antemeridian period	MORNING
Hesitant, indecisive	DITHERY
Enclosure for a canary, eg	BIRDCAGE
Cordial, amiable	FRIENDLY
Activate (troops)	MOBILISE