Irish Times (Simplex) Crossword Answers – Thursday June 9 2017

Here are the answers to Irish Times (Simplex) Crossword puzzles Thursday June 9 2017.

Acquire by effort – EARN
Boilersuits – OVERALLS

Bottomless pits – ABYSSES
Cat-like – FELINE
Consecrate, render holy – SANCTIFY
Decayed, stinking – ROTTEN
Disappear suddenly – VANISH
Disturbed state of mind during a fever – DELIRIUM
Dogs of mixed breed – MONGRELS
Drink – BEVERAGE
Five-pointed figure – STAR
Flightless birds of cold regions – PENGUINS
For fear that – LEST

Holder of an academic degree – GRADUATE
Horse-drawn passenger vehicle – CARRIAGE
It’s now Taiwan – FORMOSA
Meagre allowance or wage – PITTANCE
Mysteries, riddles – ENIGMAS
Once in one is a rare event – BLUEMOON
Outer coat of sheep – FLEECE
Pictures, representations – IMAGES
Playground balancing board – SEESAW
Polite word of request – PLEASE
Putting by for a rainy day – SAVING
Red gemstone – GARNET
Space entirely devoid of matter – VACUUM
States firmly – ASSERTS
Taking to be the case – ASSUMING
Teams pull opposite ends of a rope in the contest – TUGOFWAR
Terribly sad and distressing – TRAGIC
Unusual, uncommon – RARE
Wanders off course – STRAYS