Irish Times (Simplex) – Jan 11 2016 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| Authors’ pseudonyms |
PENNAMES |
| Baptise and name |
CHRISTEN |
| Change for the better |
REFORM |
| Circle, square for boxers |
RING |
| Controller of machinery |
OPERATOR |
| Cut into small pieces |
CHOP |
| Device to aid memory |
MNEMONIC |
| Discarded bits of food |
SCRAPS |
| Disclose, divulge |
REVEAL |
| Distinguished composer, conductor or performer |
MAESTRO |
| Earlier, prior |
PREVIOUS |
| Exits |
EGRESSES |
| Fix, mend |
REPAIR |
| Managing, getting by |
COPING |
| Mega-rich Russian with political influence |
OLIGARCH |
| Mist, fume or smoke |
VAPOUR |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Most strange and frightening |
EERIEST |
| Mouth of a volcano |
CRATER |
| Not closed or secret |
OPEN |
| Part or block of something |
TRANCHE |
| Person of exceptional courage |
HERO |
| Platforms for public speakers |
ROSTRUMS |
| Poorer in quality |
INFERIOR |
| Scolds, rebukes |
CHIDES |
| Scornfully critical |
SCATHING |
| Sharp tips on a stem |
THORNS |
| Stay on |
REMAIN |
| Tedious, tiresome |
IRKSOME |
| Text of a film or play |
SCRIPT |
| Waver, be indecisive |
DITHER |
| Where the souls of heroes go in Norse mythology |
VALHALLA |
| Witty banter |
REPARTEE |
