The Times – Concise – Times Concise No 9426 January 13, 2024, Clues and Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| — on the back, hearty congratulation | SLAP |
| Afternoon performance | MATINEE |
| Check for suitability | VET |
| Constituent metal of brass | ZINC |
| Curse | SWEAR |
| Dairy product | CREAM |
| Decorative topping | GARNISH |
| Destined to encounter misfortune | ill-fated |
| Different | OTHER |
| Drawing stick | CRAYON |
| Exams, assessments | TESTS |
| Explanatory picture | DIAGRAM |
| Forebear | ANCESTOR |
| German-born physicist (1879-1955) | EINSTEIN |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Greek god of love | EROS |
| Hold in custody | DETAIN |
| Irritable, bad-tempered | SPLENETIC |
| Marsupial believed extinct, the Tasmanian tiger | THYLACINE |
| Muslim month of fasting | RAMADAN |
| Organ of taste | TONGUE |
| Pipe-shaped | TUBULAR |
| Prove counterproductive | BACKFIRE |
| Semiprecious gemstone | TOPAZ |
| Side sheltered from the wind | LEE |
| Soprano voice | TREBLE |
| Starchy pudding ingredient derived from palm stems | SAGO |
| Throb | PULSATE |
| Topical variety show | REVUE |