The Times Concise - Crossword Answers | 2024 03 29

The Times Concise

Clue	Answer
Birds in a gaggle or skein	GEESE
Broad band of fabric	SASH
Erect clump of hair or grass	TUFT
Erode; NE English river	WEAR
Given a monetary penalty	FINED
Glut, surfeit	OVERABUNDANCE
Large town’s stronghold	CITADEL
Person tending a flock	SHEPHERD
Pertaining to yobbery	LOUTISH
Ship’s winding apparatus	CAPSTAN
Subdivision of Yorkshire	RIDING
V-shaped symbol	CHEVRON
Well-mannered, obliging	GRACIOUS
PUSH DOWN	DEPRESS
FORTUNE	LUCK
CURRENT AFFAIRS	NEWS
TROPICAL HARDWOOD	TEAK
MANDIBLES	JAWS
AEGEAN ISLAND GROUP	CYCLADES
Construction built by social insects	ANT HILL
Actively working	ON DUTY