The Times - Concise - December 8 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers

The Times - Concise Crossword Puzzle Solutions - December 8 2017 

Clues	Answers
(Has) come into view	ARISEN
Amusing short story	ANECDOTE
Assistant	AIDE
Become aware of; fulfil (S, not Z)	REALISE
Bone cavity	SINUS
Christmas song	CAROL
Dog of a mixed breed	MONGREL
Doubting, non-commital	AGNOSTIC
Dull pain	ACHE
Eg, seaweed	ALGA
Fossilised resin	AMBER
Great sorrow	WOE
Group of singers	CHOIR
Heat treat metal/glass	ANNEAL
In the open air	al fresco
Lineage	ANCESTRY
Muslim commander	AGA
Not straight or level	ASKEW
Private road; impel	DRIVE
Protective covering	ARMOUR
Region; extent	AREA
Sharp-tasting	ACIDIC
Small narrow space	CRANNY
Small pleasure boat	PEDALO
Staying power	STAMINA
Subjugate	ENSLAVE
William —, English designer and novelist	MORRIS
Yearly book	ANNUAL