December 27 2018 Irish Times (Simplex) - Dec 27 2018 Clues and Answers

Irish Times (Simplex) - Dec 27 2018

Clues	Answers
Author of Ode to the West Wind	SHELLEY
Bellowed	ROARED
Between head and body	NECK
Bosom	BREAST
Brown or red rodent	SQUIRREL
Carried out orders	OBEYED
Defeat or overcome someone	VANQUISH
Failed to recall	FORGOT
Fossilised, petrified	OSSIFIED
Gain possession by force	CONQUER
Going inside	ENTERING
Insufficient to meet demand	SCARCE
It's one in four	LEAPYEAR
It's used to examine the ear	OTOSCOPE
Loud cries	SHOUTS
One is held in custody	DETAINEE

Clues	Answers
One provides legal advice	LAWYER
Porous mass in oceans	SPONGE
Put off, defer	POSTPONE
Puts a question	ASKS
Reach a place	ARRIVE
Scottish island	SKYE
Sharp points on a plant	THORNS
Silk or satin, say	FABRIC
Suffering from mal-de-mer	SEASICK
They're trained in the natural sciences	CHEMISTS
Thinly scattered	SPARSE
Title of rulers in some Asian countries	KHAN
Two-wheelers	SCOOTERS
Unchanged by age	TIMELESS
Unwise or ridiculous	FOOLISH
Verse with four lines	QUATRAIN