Irish Times Simplex - Crossword Answers | 2021 05 08

Irish Times Simplex

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