Irish Times Simplex - Crossword Answers | 2022 05 10

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Demanding obedience or close observance of rules STRICT
LOUD, HARSH NOISE DIN
ON ONE'S OWN ALONE
TENSE, NERVOUS ONEDGE
Soulful or amorous ROMANTIC
POINT AT A TARGET AIM
One is from Tokyo, say JAPANESE
Round crisp fruits APPLES
Short?accounts of incidents ANECDOTES
White garment worn by a priest ALB
OFFSPRING OR EDITION ISSUE
OFFICIALS TO ENSURE FAIR PLAY REFEREES
MOVING STAIRCASE ESCALATOR
MOST UNCLEAN DIRTIEST
MONGREL DOG CUR
Meander, ramble about WANDER
JUSTIFYING EXPLANATION EXCUSE
It can be made by a court of law AWARD
Had forty feline winks CATNAPPED
EMIT LOW RUMBLING SOUNDS GROWL
Appointed to a duty or task ASSIGNED
ALLEVIATED, LIGHTENED RELIEVED
'I will ... and go now' (Yeats) ARISE
SHE'S ABOUT TO BE MARRIED BRIDE
SLEEP-LIKE, HALF-CONSCIOUS STATE TRANCE
VERY SURE, CERTAIN POSITIVE
Word or expression used in a figurative way TROPE
SMALL PURPLE PLUM DAMSON
TWO OR MORE PLURAL
Precisely accurate EXACT