Irish Times Simplex – Solution List – 22-November-2022
1.For the reason that
BECAUSE
2.Intermission during a performance
INTERVAL
3.Pessimistic, gloomy
NEGATIVE
4.Travelling through air
FLYING
5.Horizontal underground stems
RHIZOMES
6.Molluscs with wavy-edged shells
SCALLOPS
7.They say if life gives you these, make lemonade
LEMONS
8.Optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions
MIRAGE
9.Illegal liquor
HOOTCH
10.Threadlike substances
FIBRES
11.Discount, disregard
IGNORE
12.Rough outline of a film, novel etc
SCENARIO
13.Understandable only by an inner circle
ESOTERIC
14.Being the last element of a series
ULTIMATE
15.Selected from a wide range of sources
ECLECTIC
16.Enthusiastically
EAGERLY
17.Looked at, warily perhaps
EYED
18.Participate in a game or sport
PLAY
19.Bring in from abroad
IMPORT
20.Spanish sheep with high quality fleece
MERINO
21.Wife of a royal Russian
TSARINA
22.He was thrown into the lion’s den
DANIEL
23.Important church, as St Peter’s in Rome
BASILICA
24.Provides the money for
FINANCES
25.Basic natural drive
INSTINCT
26.Take into custody
ARREST
27.South African antelope
REEBOK
28.Exercise to improve cardiovascular health
AEROBIC
29.Cup awarded for victory
TROPHY
30.Star-shaped print character
ASTERISK
31.Short-lived crazes
FADS
32.Pulled up stakes
LEFT
