Irish Times (Simplex) - Mar 1 2017 Crossword Answer

Irish Times (Simplex) - Mar 1 2017 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Affectedly genteel, highfalutin	LAHDIDAH
Basic natural drive	INSTINCT
Biblical sister of Moses	MIRIAM
Brigands, outlaws	BANDITS
Brings up the subject of a wage increase	RAISES
Comes together as one	UNITES
Disease transmitted by mosquitoes	MALARIA
Emblematic tree of Canada	MAPLE
First settlers	PIONEERS
Flimsy, tenuous	SLIGHT
Form of industrial action	STRIKE
Get together socially or for business	MEET
Haphazard, no fixed pattern	RANDOM
Having an acid taste or smell	SOUR
Imperial land measures	ACRES
It was formerly Persia	IRAN
Lacked, required	NEEDED
Legendary island sought by Ulysses	ITHACA

Clues	Answers
Lofts, garrets	ATTICS
Object thought to guard against evil	TALISMAN
Pendant of frozen water	ICICLE
Persuade using threats	COERCE
Projecting handgrip of a saddle	POMMEL
Reminder of the past	MEMENTO
Select	CHOOSE
Sleep-like, half-conscious state	TRANCE
Small-scale representation	MODEL
Spanish breed of sheep with high quality fleece	MERINO
Stay alert to danger	BEWARE
Study of the stars and planets	ASTRONOMY
Sultanate in southwest Asia	OMAN
They lead prayers in mosques	IMAMS
Triangle with two sides of equal length	ISOSCELES
Uncertainty of meaning	AMBIGUITY
Vivid red colour	VERMILION
Weapon that's thrown or projected	MISSILE