Irish Times (Simplex) - Jul 28 2017 Crossword Answer

Irish Times (Simplex) - Jul 28 2017 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Austere, harsh	SEVERE
Australian capital	CANBERRA
Back part	REAR
Border of threads or hair	FRINGE
Came to be aware	REALISED
Competent, fit	ABLE
Conveyance of property as security for repayment of a loan	MORTGAGE
Device that converts chemical energy into electrical energy	BATTERY
Distinctive odours	AROMAS
Drink	BEVERAGE
Established by calculation	RECKONED
Failing to fulfil a promise	RENEGING
Floating without direction	ADRIFT
Fund put by in reserve	NESTEGG
Greek god of the west wind	ZEPHYR
Hankering, longing	YEARNING

Clues	Answers
Hard Italian cheese	PARMESAN
In yoga, a centre of spiritual power in the body	CHAKRA
Learned, very knowledgeable	ERUDITE
Legally prohibited	BANNED
Long, loud, emotional utterance	HOWL
Mattresses for the floor in Japan	FUTONS
Morbidly interested in death or disaster	GHOULISH
Mountainous US state	WYOMING
Remains of an ancient plant or animal	FOSSIL
Rough-hewn or rocky	RUGGED
Show to be false	NEGATE
Small long-tailed parrot	PARAKEET
Spanish-speaking quarter in a US town	BARRIO
Tedious, irksome	TIRESOME
The witching hour	MIDNIGHT
Therefore, to the old Romans	ERGO