Irish Times (Simplex) Crossword Answers – Monday February 27 2017

Here are the answers to Irish Times (Simplex) Crossword puzzles Monday February 27 2017.

Authorised representative – OFFICIAL
Biblical progenitor of the human race – ADAM

Changes – ALTERS
Cherry-red colour – CERISE
Cigars with both ends cut square – CHEROOTS
Declare formally – PROCLAIM
Flunkey, sycophant – LACKEY
Food prepared from grain – CEREAL
Grammatical unit and prison term – SENTENCE
Graveyard – CEMETERY
Institute of education – SCHOOL
Island at the north end of the Bay of Naples – ISCHIA
Large and scholarly book – TOME
Mount of the ancient Greek gods – OLYMPUS
Noisy toy and noisy snake – RATTLE

Not tried or proven – UNTESTED
Petrol in the US – GASOLINE
Poke, jab, nudge – PROD
Popular West Indian song – CALYPSO
Reflections or representations – IMAGES
Revoke, a law say – REPEAL
Rolled and pickled herring fillets – ROLLMOPS
Roster – ROTA
Sense of concern or curiosity – INTEREST
Sloped, inclined – LEANED
Small summerhouse or open hut – GAZEBO
Something huge or monstrous – BEHEMOTH
Stated positively and firmly – AFFIRMED
Stayed clear of – AVOIDED
Swiss city – GENEVA
The windy city – CHICAGO
Truthfulness, accuracy – VERACITY