Irish Times Simplex - Crossword Answers | 2022 05 10

crossword answers
Clue Answer
ALLEVIATED, LIGHTENED RELIEVED
Appointed to a duty or task ASSIGNED
EMIT LOW RUMBLING SOUNDS GROWL
It can be made by a court of law AWARD
TENSE, NERVOUS ONEDGE
MONGREL DOG CUR
'I will ... and go now' (Yeats) ARISE
Demanding obedience or close observance of rules STRICT
Word or expression used in a figurative way TROPE
Precisely accurate EXACT
ON ONE'S OWN ALONE
TWO OR MORE PLURAL
One is from Tokyo, say JAPANESE
OFFICIALS TO ENSURE FAIR PLAY REFEREES
Soulful or amorous ROMANTIC
POINT AT A TARGET AIM
MOVING STAIRCASE ESCALATOR
White garment worn by a priest ALB
Had forty feline winks CATNAPPED
SLEEP-LIKE, HALF-CONSCIOUS STATE TRANCE
SHE'S ABOUT TO BE MARRIED BRIDE
Meander, ramble about WANDER
LOUD, HARSH NOISE DIN
MOST UNCLEAN DIRTIEST
JUSTIFYING EXPLANATION EXCUSE
Short?accounts of incidents ANECDOTES
VERY SURE, CERTAIN POSITIVE
SMALL PURPLE PLUM DAMSON
OFFSPRING OR EDITION ISSUE
Round crisp fruits APPLES