The Times Concise - Crossword Answers | 2024 04 08

The Times Concise

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