Irish Times (Simplex) - Oct 16 2017 Crossword Answer

Irish Times (Simplex) - Oct 16 2017 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Animal hunted for food	PREY
Changing to suit a new purpose	ADAPTING
Class, kind or category	TYPE
Continue in the face of resistance	PERSIST
Devices to hold things, car wheels say	CLAMPS
Dissimilar	UNLIKE
Dutch painter renowned for his use of light	VERMEER
Elevation above sea level	ALTITUDE
Emphasised, underlined	STRESSED
Expresses in words	STATES
Extract money with menaces	EXTORT
Failed to recall	FORGOT
Feathers on birds' bodies	PLUMAGES
Fix, mend	REPAIR
For the reason that	BECAUSE
Grassy plant of wet areas	REED

Clues	Answers
Great seas	OCEANS
Illnesses, complaints	AILMENTS
Irish wailing woman	BANSHEE
It's used to examine ears	OTOSCOPE
Largest living animal	ELEPHANT
Level or smooth	EVEN
Makes sure a law is observed	ENFORCES
Quite so	INDEED
Royal family member	PRINCESS
Salary increases	RAISES
Slowly and gracefully, in music	ADAGIO
Unbroken series, of luck say	STREAK
Walked leisurely	AMBLED
Weight to regulate a clock	PENDULUM
Without curve or bend	STRAIGHT
You can't make one without breaking eggs	OMELETTE