The Times - Concise - January 17 2019 Crossword Puzzle Answer

The Times - Concise - Times Concise No 7864
Clues	Answers
Amuse; touch lightly	TICKLE
Ancient area of Italy	ETRURIA
Bright, lively	ZIPPY
Charles __, author	DICKENS
Colour (cloth) in a particular way	tie-dye
Drink with bitters	pink gin
Fall behind	LAG
False accusation	SMEAR
Feral US horse	MUSTANG
Fire hose supplier	HYDRANT
Group of activists	CADRE
Group of languages including Welsh	CELTIC
Helped	AIDED
Hog	PIG
In the recent past	YESTERDAY
Material for jeans	DENIM
Mixed across species	INTERBRED
North African city	TUNIS
Not needed	UNNECESSARY
One harmed by crime	VICTIM
Precious stone	TOPAZ
Printer powder	TONER
Professional charge	FEE
Repeated lines in verse	REFRAIN
Small party eats	CANAPES
Tapering flag	PENNANT
That man's	HIS
Wildly excited	MANIC