Irish Times (Simplex) Crossword Answers – Wednesday December 6 2017

Here are the answers to Irish Times (Simplex) Crossword puzzles Wednesday December 6 2017.

Acquiesce, defer – ACCEDE
Aquatic bird – SEAGULL

Church tables – ALTARS
Confectionery – SWEETS
Container for cooking fish – KETTLE
Container for papers – ENVELOPE
Contrary, harmful – ADVERSE
Distance north or south of the equator – LATITUDE
Egyptian goddess and jihadist group – ISIS
Enter by force to conquer – INVADE
Freshwater ducks – MALLARDS
Growing luxuriantly, grass say – LUSH
Handgun – PISTOL
Highest female voices – SOPRANOS
Hordes go out to the Greek island – RHODES
Imposes a tax or fine – LEVIES
Join together by heating – WELD
Kindly or non-malignant – BENIGN
King, pawns etc. – CHESSSET

Largest or most distinguished – GREATEST
Lethargic, spiritless – LISTLESS
Night birds – OWLS
One moves to music – DANCER
Relative heaviness – WEIGHT
Releasing, tears or skin say – SHEDDING
Represent in words – DESCRIBE
Restricting chains – SHACKLES
Serving no purpose – USELESS
Set apart – ISOLATE
Soften, give in – RELENT
Stalemate, impasse – DEADLOCK
Viscous liquid from green or black fruit – OLIVEOIL