Irish Times (Simplex) - Apr 4 2017 Crossword Answer

Irish Times (Simplex) - Apr 4 2017 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
American plant with tall stout stems	YUCCA
Ancient language of India	SANSKRIT
Area, territory	DISTRICT
Barrier to contain the flow of water	DAM
Blacksmith's block	ANVIL
Cavity for a plug	SOCKET
Cavity in a volcano	CRATER
Dealer in socks and stockings	HOSIER
Dry, as wine	SEC
Eastern tradition of keeping women secluded	PURDAH
Fabric, stuff	MATERIAL
Fibre from a plant	COTTON
Foolish action or behaviour	IDIOCY
Go in	ENTER
In spite of the fact that	ALTHOUGH
Indefatigable, unflagging	TIRELESS
Member of an academic faculty	PROFESSOR
Moneylender who charges very high interest	USURER

Clues	Answers
Monsters, fiends	OGRES
Not tied up or attached	LOOSE
Of most recent date	LATEST
Postal tokens	STAMPS
Prevents or hinders passage	OBSTRUCTS
Pronounce not guilty	ACQUIT
Prophetess whose true predictions were never believed	CASSANDRA
Smoked herring	KIPPER
Stinging spider	SCORPION
Supposed, doubtful	SOCALLED
The highest point	TOP
The history of a word	ETYMOLOGY
They turn litmus paper red	ACIDS
They're farthest from the middle	EDGES
Toy replicas of humans	DOLLS
Unpicks or disentangles	UNRAVELS
Young swan	CYGNET
Your own in Scottish dialect	AIN