Irish Times (Simplex) – Mar 7 2018
Published in Irish Times (Simplex) Crossword. Tags: CLEFTS, Ireland, ODOURS, REFUGEES.
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Answers |
Acquire by effort |
EARN |
Brownish mushrooms |
MORELS |
Bundle, package |
PARCEL |
Comparatively big |
LARGER |
Concentrated extracts of plants |
ESSENCES |
Crop valued for seeds and oil |
SESAME |
Deliberately impassive |
DEADPAN |
Derive by reasoning |
DEDUCE |
Dramatic subdivisions |
SCENES |
Exiles who flee for safety |
REFUGEES |
Favouritism shown to relatives by those in power |
NEPOTISM |
Forever, on every occasion |
ALWAYS |
Full-length garments for the clergy |
CASSOCKS |
Improbable |
UNLIKELY |
Is sire out of these flowers? |
IRISES |
It separates Ireland from Britain |
IRISHSEA |
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Lands for grazing |
PASTURES |
Mythical fire-breathing creature |
DRAGON |
Not allowing light to pass through |
OPAQUE |
Not impaired or ruined |
UNSPOILT |
One rejected by society |
OUTCAST |
One wrongfully seizes power from another |
USURPER |
Portending something bad |
OMINOUS |
Precipitation in the form of ice crystals |
SNOW |
Raised |
ELEVATED |
Reference point, benchmark |
STANDARD |
Smells |
ODOURS |
Splits or indentations |
CLEFTS |
Sports officials |
REFEREES |
Time away from work |
VACATION |
Tiny insects that live in colonies |
ANTS |
Urban area |
TOWN |