The Times Concise - Crossword Answers | 2024 04 16

The Times Concise

Clue	Answer
UNNECESSARY	INESSENTIAL
Treat or prize for good behaviour	REWARD
Tilt, incline	LEAN
State of excited or nervous anticipation	SUSPENSE
Frenzied person	MANIAC
Chinese port city	SHANGHAI
Attracted, lured	drew in
Wide rift	GULF
More loud and discordant	NOISIER
Native American people of eastern Canada	CREE
Ridiculous events or behaviour	farcicality
Timing device checked by traffic wardens	parking meter
WHENEVER	any time
Whined, grumbled	MOANED
DESTROYING UTTERLY	OBLITERATING
--- franca, practical means of communication	LINGUA
Francis of ---, Italian saint	ASSISI
Machine converting power into motion	ENGINE