Irish Times (Simplex) - Feb 5 2019

Clues	Answers
Affirmed to be true	ATTESTED
Bring to a close	FINISH
British quality trade mark	KITEMARK
Bully, intimidate	HECTOR
Character of the alphabet	LETTER
Concerned with the sea	MARINE
Custom-made	BESPOKE
Distance from top to bottom	HEIGHT
Engaged to work	EMPLOYED
Fishing gear	TACKLE
Foolishness, silliness	NONSENSE
Football, tennis etc.	SPORTS
Glass half-full attitude	OPTIMISM
Government or church officer	MINISTER
In all likelihood	PROBABLY
Labels	TAGS

Clues	Answers
Maintain firmly	INSIST
Make less hostile, win over	DISARM
Mischievous fairies	IMPS
Natural hot spring	GEYSER
One thing on a list	ITEM
Professional care for the hands	MANICURE
Refuse to acknowledge	IGNORE
Rough outlines	SKETCHES
Substance or general idea	GIST
Tableaux or dramatic scenes depicting historical events	PAGEANT
Top of the windpipe	THROAT
Trespass, infringe	ENCROACH
Vast, colossal	IMMENSE
Wart on the sole of the foot	VERRUCA
Wildly happy	EUPHORIC
Young folk	CHILDREN

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