Irish Times Simplex - Crossword Answers | 2020 09 24

crossword answers
Clue Answer
HANKERINGS, YEARNINGS YENS
SAYINGS WITH MEANINGS NOT OBVIOUS FROM THE WORDS IDIOMS
Moving hurriedly, perhaps carelessly RUSHING
PERSECUTION OF AN ETHNIC GROUP POGROM
Fist-fighter PUGILIST
Candidly, sincerely HONESTLY
PRE-CHRISTMAS SEASON ADVENT
NOT CERTAIN UNSURE
MILITARY PERSONNEL SOLDIERS
TRITE OR OBVIOUS REMARK BANALITY
ONE ENSURES TERMS OF A WILL ARE CARRIED OUT EXECUTOR
STATED POSITIVELY AND ASSERTIVELY INSISTED
FAVOURITISM SHOWN TO RELATIVES BY THOSE IN POWER NEPOTISM
Song or poem that tells a story BALLAD
ROMAN EMPEROR NOTORIOUS FOR VICE AND LUXURY NERO
OBLIGATIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES DUTIES
TWIGS OF WILLOW OSIERS
Italian almond biscuit BISCOTTI
''Wee, sleekit, cow'rin, tim'rous ...'' (Robert Burns) BEASTIE
LIES UNTRUTHS
CHURCH MINISTER CLERIC
SOME CONSIDER IT UNLUCKY THIRTEEN
THEY'RE PUT UP TO BLOCK OR PROTECT BARRIERS
Levels or ranks ECHELONS
CLASS, KIND OR CATEGORY TYPE
BELIEFS, DOGMAS TENETS
DESPOT, AUTOCRAT TYRANT
Tunic worn by schoolgirl GYMSLIP
MIDDAY NOON
IMPARTED SKILLS OR KNOWLEDGE TAUGHT
FASHIONS OR WAYS OF DOING STYLES
LEFT OUT OMITTED