The Times – Concise – Times Concise No 9438 January 27 2024 Clues and Answers
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Acquire | OBTAIN |
| Allow | LET |
| Assumed name | PSEUDONYM |
| Constellation representing the Ram | ARIES |
| Dense black oily substance | TAR |
| Enchanted piece of jewellery | AMULET |
| Exciting book or film | THRILLER |
| Fierce attitude of refusal | DEFIANCE |
| Foot garment | SOCK |
| Hereditary social class | CASTE |
| High IQ society | MENSA |
| Junk mail asking recipients to send on copies | chain letters |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Large increase | UPSWELL |
| Made still or tranquil | BECALMED |
| Old Testament book | HOSEA |
| Person guilty of criminal deception | FRAUDSTER |
| Portion, instalment | TRANCHE |
| Protective floor covering | MAT |
| Quarry from which calcium carbonate is extracted | CHALKPIT |
| Trees with bristly nuts known as mast | BEECHES |
| Twosome, couple | PAIR |
| Underground | SUBTERRANEAN |
| Urgent call for assistance | s o s |
| West African country | LIBERIA |