The Times – Concise – Times Concise No 9415 January 1 2024 Clues and Solutions
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Act of paying back | REIMBURSEMENT |
| Change direction | TURN |
| Chastise | SCOLD |
| Consultant (E, not O) | ADVISER |
| Country of southeast Asia | VIETNAM |
| Cured ham | GAMMON |
| Decorative receptacle | VASE |
| Do away with | get rid of |
| Drinking glass | TUMBLER |
| Flinch with fear or embarrassment | CRINGE |
| Forest canopy | TREETOPS |
| Free-form piece of music; Disney film | FANTASIA |
| Improve the morals or intellect of | EDIFY |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| In close proximity to | NEAR |
| Once again, from scratch | ANEW |
| Outdoor swimming pool | LIDO |
| Persisting for a long time | CHRONIC |
| Plant structure | LEAF |
| Robbery on the high seas | PIRACY |
| Search (through) carelessly | RUMMAGE |
| Set of six balls in cricket | OVER |
| Small-format newspaper | TABLOID |
| Taciturn, unforthcoming | RETICENT |
| Textual error | TYPO |
| Upright megalith | standing stone |
| Wear or scrape away | ABRADE |