Irish Times (Simplex) - Jan 16 2019

Clues	Answers
Acts or executes	PERFORMS
Appropriate, fitting	SUITABLE
Athletic circus performers	ACROBATS
Card suit and essential organs	HEARTS
Cognisant, mindful	AWARE
Commodities, merchandise	PRODUCTS
Fidgety, uneasy	RESTLESS
Find the answer to a mystery	SOLVE
Forbearance, tolerance	PATIENCE
Gain knowledge or skill	LEARN
Gradual increase in loudness	CRESCENDO
Halts temporarily	SUSPENDS
Have legal possession of	OWN
Holiday spot	RESORT
How something is said or done	MANNER
Imitate the primate	APE
In spite of what has been said	ANYHOW
In the US, buildings covered by thin flat pieces overlapped wood	CLAPBOARD

Clues	Answers
It's distilled from wine	BRANDY
Lists of members	ROLLS
Male feline	TOM
Mathematical snakes	ADDERS
Meeting to contact spirits	SEANCE
Metal shackles	CHAINS
Of short duration	BRIEF
Recorded in writing	NOTED
Resemblance in the sounds of words	ASSONANCE
Severe snowstorm	BLIZZARD
Sewing loop	STITCH
Skilful teller of tales	RACONTEUR
Small purple plum	DAMSON
Thick rope of twisted steel wire	CABLE
Trendy body joint?	HIP
Twelve	DOZEN
Unexpected, without any warning	SUDDEN
Vast bodies of water	OCEANS

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