Irish Times (Simplex) – Jan 4 2016 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| An infatuation with the orange drink? |
CRUSH |
| Baskets or small tables on wheels |
TROLLEYS |
| Birds with reddish breasts |
ROBINS |
| Bump into |
ENCOUNTER |
| Burden with a load, of debt perhaps |
ENCUMBER |
| Burdens, cargoes |
LOADS |
| Burn on the surface |
SCORCH |
| Conjecturing, surmising |
GUESSING |
| Exaggerate, go too far |
OVERDO |
| Experience something bad |
SUFFER |
| Five-toed pachyderms |
ELEPHANTS |
| Imperial weight |
OUNCE |
| Innovator, creator |
INVENTOR |
| Japanese verse of three lines |
HAIKU |
| Located inside |
INNER |
| Long narrow cut or depression |
GROOVE |
| Lustrous structures in oysters |
PEARLS |
| Musical performances |
CONCERTS |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Normal level or standard |
PAR |
| One-roomed flat, in short |
BEDSIT |
| Partly or wholly incapable of movement |
PARALYSED |
| Perfect for the purpose |
IDEAL |
| Period of celebration |
FESTIVAL |
| Physical or mental over-exertion |
STRESS |
| Point out problems or mistakes |
CRITICISE |
| Remote, set apart |
ISOLATED |
| Rodent |
RAT |
| Season of growth |
SPRING |
| Sign of assent or salutation |
NOD |
| Six-legged creature |
INSECT |
| Small in size |
LITTLE |
| Strict, forbidding |
STERN |
| To a small degree |
SLIGHTLY |
| To the lowest degree |
LEAST |
| Twist, squirm |
WRITHE |
| With holly, it’s decorative |
IVY |
