Irish Times (Simplex) - Jan 24 2019

Clues	Answers
Affectedly dainty or refined	TWEE
Agreed, acquiesced	ACCEDED
Area around the North Pole	ARCTIC
Austere, harsh	SEVERE
Bluish shade of green	TEAL
Border separating two countries	FRONTIER
Bridges over valleys	VIADUCTS
By a very small margin	BARELY
Caused laws to be observed	ENFORCED
Compelled, made to do something	FORCED
Components, factors	ELEMENTS
Fast-running African bird	OSTRICH
Fastened securely with a pointed piece of metal	NAILED
For the reason that	BECAUSE
Going upwards	CLIMBING
It's now Kolcata	CALCUTTA

Clues	Answers
Magnified	ENLARGED
Musical performances	CONCERTS
Narrate or associate	RELATE
Notify	INFORM
Old and valuable item	ANTIQUE
One from Zagreb, say	CROATIAN
Protective metal covering	ARMOUR
Repaired	MENDED
Rubbed out	ERASED
Saying	UTTERING
Shed tears	WEPT
Silky piled fabric	VELVET
Speak out against	DENOUNCE
The first to make something	INVENTOR
Votes cast at an election	POLL
Way in which something is done	MANNER

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