Irish Times (Simplex) - Aug 1 2019 Crossword Answer

Irish Times (Simplex) - Aug 1 2019 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Marlene ... old film star	DIETRICH
Oldest known explosive	GUNPOWDER
Physically or mentally overexerted	STRESSED
Picture painted on a wall	FRESCO
Posts at the ends of stair rails	NEWELS
Provisional share certificates	SCRIPS
Public service vehicle	BUS
Republic in Central America	GUATEMALA
Sets of instructions for a computer	PROGRAMS
Sitting on and controlling the movements of a horse	RIDING
Strange tree for Mel	ELM
Swearword	EXPLETIVE
The butt of a comedian's jokes	STOOGE
Thick, sweet sticky liquid	SYRUP
Turned to bone with age	OSSIFIED
With an inner covering	LINED
With no exceptions	STRICTLY
Young eel	ELVER

Clues	Answers
Air pressure line on a weather chart	ISOBAR
Banal, commonplace	TRITE
Bird with hooked bill and long broad wings	EAGLE
Concurred	AGREED
Country and nut	BRAZIL
Dig out material from the ground	EXCAVATE
Disturbed, agitated	UPSET
Early Mexican civilisation	AZTEC
Expression of amazement	WOW
Facial hair	MOUSTACHE
Fall behind or cover to prevent heat loss	LAG
Freight of ship, plane or truck	CARGO
Gather together	ASSEMBLE
Inclined or took care of	TENDED
Issuing commands	ORDERING
It's mysterious, difficult to understand	ENIGMA
Lacking social polish, awkward	GAUCHE
Less difficult	EASIER