| The Times – Concise – Times Concise No 9233 | |
| Clues | Answers |
| Abandonment of one’s post | DESERTION |
| Act of placing in a new order | REARRANGEMENT |
| Characteristics | TRAITS |
| Children | KIDS |
| Court romantically | WOO |
| Excessively sentimental | SYRUPY |
| Fanaticism | ZEALOTRY |
| Foil, frustrate | THWART |
| Forestall, anticipate | pre-empt |
| Fully depleted | used up |
| Group of warships | FLEET |
| Indian unit of currency | RUPEE |
| Italian dish baked with various toppings | PIZZA |
| Jacket without sleeves | JERKIN |
| Lightly scatter | SPRINKLE |
| Metrical foot of a short then long syllable | IAMB |
| Pickled cucumber | GHERKIN |
| Posing a question | ASKING |
| Programme shown again | RERUN |
| Riot control chemical | tear gas |
| Royal title | Prince of Wales |
| Tequila cocktail | MARGARITA |
| Type, sort | ILK |
| Whines pathetically | SNIVELS |
