Irish Times (Simplex) – Jul 21 2016 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| Accede, acquiesce |
ASSENT |
| Antipodean continent |
AUSTRALIA |
| Attentive, watchful |
ALERT |
| Barriers to keep in or out |
FENCES |
| Beyond normal limits |
EXCESSIVE |
| Black-and-white bird |
MAGPIE |
| Concrete block around support structures |
PILING |
| Court game |
TENNIS |
| Fasten the neckwear |
TIE |
| Figure operated by strings |
PUPPET |
| Get rid of, remove |
ELIMINATE |
| Give rise to |
CAUSE |
| Hang things on them |
HOOKS |
| Head of a US state |
GOVERNOR |
| Highest part |
TOP |
| In need of companionship |
LONELY |
| Layer on the inner surface |
LINING |
| Likeness of person or thing |
IMAGE |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Long pointed weapon |
SPEAR |
| Male scion |
SON |
| Marked by scars or holes |
PITTED |
| Moves in an arc |
SWEEPS |
| Pace of a piece of music |
TEMPO |
| Pester the old horse |
NAG |
| Proportion of one thing to another |
RATIO |
| Rough calculation |
ESTIMATE |
| Sections, pieces |
SEGMENTS |
| Set of clothing |
OUTFIT |
| Shrill sounds made through pursed lips |
WHISTLES |
| Small narrow river |
STREAM |
| Spoken or written communications |
MESSAGES |
| Terminates employment of |
SACKS |
| The weather in various locations |
CLIMATES |
| Toxic, venomous |
POISONOUS |
| Transporting the children |
SCOOTERS |
| What a thing is used for |
FUNCTION |
