Irish Times (Simplex) - Feb 1 2020 Crossword Answer

Irish Times (Simplex) - Feb 1 2020 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Official edict	DECREE
Phenomena that can't be explained	MYSTERIES
Physical material	SUBSTANCE
Port city of Norway	BERGEN
Posing less difficulty	EASIER
Pretend	LETON
Prohibited by social custom	TABOO
Protective metal covering	ARMOUR
Quietly, without fuss	CALMLY
Rainy season in southern Asia	MONSOON
Republic whose mythology is widely known	GREECE
Stage whispers	ASIDES
Thinking that is coherent and logical	REASONING
Travelling rapidly	SPEEDING
Wander off course	STRAY
Went, came or brought back	RETURNED
Without doubt or question	CLEARLY
Young swans	CYGNETS

Clues	Answers
A long fixed look	GAZE
Abraded areas of the skin	SCRATCHES
Abuse verbally	REVILE
And the rest, to old Romans	ETAL
Austere, harsh	SEVERE
Chord with notes played in rapid succession	ARPEGGIO
Closer at hand	NEARER
Composer of the Hungarian Rhapsodies	LISZT
Expression of disapproval	TUTTUT
Impartial supervisor	UMPIRE
Israeli monetary unit	SHEKEL
Large striped felines	TIGERS
Least complex or complicated	SIMPLEST
Make reference to	CITE
Midday	NOON
More unsightly	UGLIER
Most warm and comfortable	COSIEST
Not smooth or flat	UNEVEN