Irish Times Simplex - Crossword Answers | 2021 05 08

Irish Times Simplex

Clue	Answer
OCCURRENCES, HAPPENINGS	EVENTS
AT A HIGHER LEVEL	ADVANCED
Providing a substitute	REPLACING
Soft pellets of hail	GRAUPEL
RAILWAY HALTING PLACES	STATIONS
KEEP POSSESSION OF	RETAIN
UNDERGROUND PASSAGEWAY	TUNNEL
PLUMBING FIXTURE TO SPRAY WATER	SHOWER
US UPPER HOUSE	SENATE
WHEEL-SHAFT	AXLE
SEAT OF A MONARCH	THRONE
BIRD OF TOWN AND WOOD	PIGEON
ITALIAN BRANDY	GRAPPA
XI	ELEVEN
A GREAT LAKE	ERIE
AUSTERE, HARSH	SEVERE
CONTEST OF SPEED	RACE
EDIBLE PLANT	VEGETABLE
Felt concern or interest	CARED
CURLED OR WOUND ROUND	COILED
DOZEN	TWELVE
EXCLUDE FROM A GROUP	OSTRACISE
REQUIRING LESS EFFORT	EASIER
BLOOD VESSEL	VEIN
SWEET ON A STICK	LOLLIPOP