Irish Times (Simplex) Crossword Answers – Saturday October 14 2017

Here are the answers to Irish Times (Simplex) Crossword puzzles Saturday October 14 2017.

”Many are called, but few are …” (Bible) – CHOSEN
Becomes weary – TIRES

Calculated approximately – ESTIMATED
Centre around which something rotates – AXIS
Christian holy book – BIBLE
Cloth-eating insect – MOTH
Deliver intravenously – INJECT
Divisions of a play – SCENES
Expert with bow and arrow – ARCHER
Formal, ceremonial – SOLEMN
Gave formally, award say – PRESENTED
Greatly surprised – AMAZED
Green citrus fruit – LIME
High-pitched, piercing – SHRILL
Horse’s hair – MANE
Inclination towards – TENDENCY
Large pink web-footed wading birds – FLAMINGOS
Lowest part – BOTTOM
Mythical Greek warrior with a very loud voice – STENTOR

Of the countryside – RURAL
Opt for – CHOOSE
Planned undertakings, tasks – PROJECTS
Putting into order – ARRANGING
Reckoned, took to be the case – SUPPOSED
Required something essential – NEEDED
Round figure – CIRCLE
Save from danger – RESCUE
Seem, look – APPEAR
Souvenir, reminder of past event – MEMENTO
Street name for the MDMA drug – ECSTASY
Stress, tension – STRAIN
Summon with a gesture – BECKON
Thin slices of bacon – RASHERS
Trials to see if something works – TESTS
Worldwide – GLOBAL
Wrong, misguided – MISTAKEN