The Times Concise - Crossword Answers | 2024 04 08

The Times Concise

Clue	Answer
Least bright in colour	PALEST
Port in SW Scotland	AYR
Italian composer of Tosca	PUCCINI
Storey below ground level	BASEMENT
Corolla of a flower	PETALS
ANSWER	RESPONSE
STRESS	TENSION
TRACHEA	WINDPIPE
TIMEPIECE	CLOCK
Catch on, realise	TWIG
Artist’s crayon	PASTEL
NASAL OPENING	NOSTRIL
Satisfactorily furnished	well-appointed
FRENCH WINE REGION	BORDEAUX
Metal fixing for papers	STAPLE
Widespread undertaking of industrial action	GENERAL STRIKE
Expert, dab hand	WHIZZ
Cashew or pecan, eg	NUT
Alliaceous vegetable	ONION
Levy on personal earnings	INCOME TAX
ROSE PRICKLE	THORN
Item of headwear	CAP
NOBLE TITLE	DUKE