Irish Times (Simplex) – Jan 12 2016 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| ”Give every man thine …, but few thy voice” (Hamlet) |
EAR |
| Angler’s pole |
ROD |
| Automaton |
ROBOT |
| Board used at seances |
OUIJA |
| Cane used in wickerwork |
RATTAN |
| Casual, free and easy |
INFORMAL |
| Citation of another’s words |
QUOTATION |
| Concur |
AGREE |
| Correct errors in a computer program |
DEBUG |
| Craft or container |
VESSEL |
| Cube of fatty bacon |
LARDON |
| Fish and old measure |
PERCH |
| Four-sided figure |
SQUARE |
| Increase twofold |
DOUBLE |
| Jug with filter used to make coffee |
CAFETIERE |
| Large square-cut stone |
ASHLAR |
| Long pin for holding meat |
SKEWER |
| Make a bad situation worse |
AGGRAVATE |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Metal shackles |
IRONS |
| Obstinate, unwilling to yield |
STUBBORN |
| One subjects others to undue pressure |
OPPRESSOR |
| Pack them up in your old kit bag and smile |
TROUBLES |
| Physical training or exertion |
EXERCISE |
| Place of incarceration |
PRISON |
| Potent aniseed-flavoured drink |
ABSINTHE |
| Promissory note |
IOU |
| Puts off to another time, a meeting perhaps |
ADJOURNS |
| Room at the top of a house |
ATTIC |
| Scenery on stage |
SET |
| Six-legged creature |
INSECT |
| Soft and downy |
FLUFFY |
| Soften, give in |
RELENT |
| Strong drive for success |
AMBITION |
| The same in quantity, status, etc. |
EQUAL |
| Underground chambers |
VAULTS |
| Young folk |
CHILDREN |