The Times Concise - Crossword Answers | 2024 04 16

The Times Concise

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