Independent.co.uk Concise - March 5 2018 Crossword Puzzle Answers

Independent.co.uk Concise Crossword Puzzle Solutions - Mar 5 2018 

Clues	Answers
Aspersion	SLUR
China clay	KAOLIN
Deliberately avoid	SHUN
Discarded objects	JUNK
Expecting the worst	PESSIMISTIC
Floor covering	RUG
Fluent and plausible	GLIB
Fluid in the veins of Greek gods	ICHOR
Frozen water	ICE
Gambling product	SCRATHCARD
Large wine bottle	MAGNUM
Lazy	IDLE
Light exercises	CALLISTHENICS
Mythical creature	UNICORN
Paper ingredient	CELLULOSE
Perspire	SWEAT
Pitcher	EWER
Shortened forms of words	ABBREVIATIONS
Stringed instrument	UKULELE
The common people	HOIPOLLOI
Tool	CHISEL
Try hard	STRIVE
Unlawful	ILLEGAL