The Times Concise - Crossword Answers | 2024 04 08

The Times Concise

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