The Times Concise - Crossword Answers | 2024 05 03

The Times Concise

Clue	Answer
Appropriated (territory)	ANNEXED
Become less gloomy	BRIGHTEN
Castle’s defensive ditch	MOAT
Continuously moving	NONSTOP
Discretionary add-on	OPTIONAL EXTRA
EDGE ALONG	INCH
FIREARM	GUN
Highly likely	odds-on
HINDU SAGE	MAHARISHI
Not subject to levies	tax-exempt
Pair of poetic lines	COUPLET
Refill (a partially consumed drink)	TOP UP
REVOLVE	ROTATE
SHORT SLEEP	CATNAP
Tediously repetitive way of life	RUT
US term for a dinner jacket	TUXEDO
Warm compress applied to relieve inflammation	POULTICE
Warm hooded coat	PARKA
TEMPORARILY INACTIVE	DORMANT