Irish Times (Simplex) - Jun 9 2017 Crossword Answer

Irish Times (Simplex) - Jun 9 2017 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Acquire by effort	EARN
Boilersuits	OVERALLS
Bottomless pits	ABYSSES
Cat-like	FELINE
Consecrate, render holy	SANCTIFY
Decayed, stinking	ROTTEN
Disappear suddenly	VANISH
Disturbed state of mind during a fever	DELIRIUM
Dogs of mixed breed	MONGRELS
Drink	BEVERAGE
Five-pointed figure	STAR
Flightless birds of cold regions	PENGUINS
For fear that	LEST
Holder of an academic degree	GRADUATE
Horse-drawn passenger vehicle	CARRIAGE
It's now Taiwan	FORMOSA

Clues	Answers
Meagre allowance or wage	PITTANCE
Mysteries, riddles	ENIGMAS
Once in one is a rare event	BLUEMOON
Outer coat of sheep	FLEECE
Pictures, representations	IMAGES
Playground balancing board	SEESAW
Polite word of request	PLEASE
Putting by for a rainy day	SAVING
Red gemstone	GARNET
Space entirely devoid of matter	VACUUM
States firmly	ASSERTS
Taking to be the case	ASSUMING
Teams pull opposite ends of a rope in the contest	TUGOFWAR
Terribly sad and distressing	TRAGIC
Unusual, uncommon	RARE
Wanders off course	STRAYS