Irish Times (Simplex) – May 7 2019
Published in Irish Times (Simplex) Crossword. Tags: BRANDISH, HALYARDS, ISOLDE, POSE.
| Clues | Answers |
| ”Tristan and …” (Wagner opera) | ISOLDE |
| Affable, warm and friendly | GENIAL |
| American-style murder story | WHODUNIT |
| Beauty is said to be in the eye of the … | BEHOLDER |
| Cruel giant of folklore | OGRE |
| Delay or cancel punishment | REPRIEVE |
| Earlier or in front of | BEFORE |
| Enjoyable, agreeable | PLEASANT |
| Established religious ceremony | RITE |
| French brandy | COGNAC |
| Good enough, acceptable | ADEQUATE |
| In case | LEST |
| Inclination, disposition | TENDENCY |
| It’s my fault, said the old Romans | MEACULPA |
| Kind, generous | DECENT |
| Label on a Twitter post | HASHTAG |
| Looked for | SOUGHT |
| Lure, inveigle | ENTICE |
| Mankind | HUMANS |
| Married men | HUSBANDS |
| Maybe, possibly | PERHAPS |
| Mythological water nymphs | NAIADS |
| Narrow sea channels joining two larger bodies | STRAITS |
| Paths of the planets | ORBITS |
| Ropes for raising and lowering sails or flags | HALYARDS |
| Scandinavian pastry | DANISH |
| Sit for a picture | POSE |
| Slender tubes of pasta | MACARONI |
| Social or professional standing | STATUS |
| Tedious, tiresome | IRKSOME |
| They fly machines | AVIATORS |
| Wave about threateningly | BRANDISH |