Irish Times Simplex - Crossword Answers | 2022 05 10

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