Irish Times (Simplex) Crossword Answers – Saturday September 30, 2017

Here are the answers to Irish Times (Simplex) Crossword puzzles Saturday September 30, 2017.
”Shall I compare thee to a …’s day?” (Shakespeare) – SUMMER
Acquires by effort – EARNS
Area around the North Pole – ARCTIC
Birds with long legs and necks – CRANES
Bony framework – SKELETON
Branch of knowledge dealing with material resources – ECONOMICS
Care for, medically – TREAT
Cover for young plants to protect them from cold – CLOCHE
Didn’t give proper care or attention to – NEGLECTED
Fries briefly over high heat – SAUTES
Frighten – SCARE
Grains from the paddy field – RICE
Intrude, interfere – MEDDLE
Leader of a group of musicians – CONDUCTOR
Leeway, scope – LATITUDE
Marked mail with its destination – ADDRESSED
Masticated – CHEWED
Maxims, saws – ADAGES
Mislaying or ceasing to have – LOSING
Observe, become aware of – NOTICE
Obtains money with menaces – EXTORTS
Place of commercial activity – MARKET
Reminder of a past event – MEMENTO
Render capable – ENABLE
Seat of the faculty of reason – MIND
Settle conclusively, a deal say – CLINCH
Showed pleasure – SMILED
Sloping beam that supports the roof – RAFTER
Solid or difficult to do – HARD
The bird in the clock – CUCKOO
The Jewish Sabbath – SATURDAY
Three-dimensional shape with six sides – CUBE
Travel document – PASSPORT
Treats with excessive indulgence – COSSETS
Visitor to whom hospitality is extended – GUEST
Went from place to place selling – PEDDLED