The Telegraph – QUICK CROSSWORD NO: 30,494 – Dec 27, 2023, Clues and Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Anxious | TENSE |
| Bald | HAIRLESS |
| Carry | TOTE |
| Chinese river; get zany (anag.) | YANGTZE |
| Cub’s mother | LIONESS |
| Distress | AGGRIEVE |
| Drink rapidly | DOWN |
| Eel-like fish | LAMPREYS |
| Eightsome | OCTET |
| Faint | SWOON |
| Fire | SACK |
| Fire escape, e.g. | EMERGENCYEXIT |
| Frighten | SCARE |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| From London to New York, e.g. | TRANSATLANTIC |
| Grasp the nettle | BITETHEBULLET |
| Hasten | RUN |
| Hungarian composer | LISZT |
| Mythic Arabian bird | ROC |
| Pick-me-up | TONIC |
| Purchase | BUY |
| Short play | CURTAINRAISER |
| Sparkling wine | CAVA |
| Special quality | XFACTOR |
| Sponge cake with alcohol | RUMBABA |
| Thus (Latin) | SIC |
| Towards the source | UPSTREAM |