Irish Times (Simplex) - Mar 1 2019 Clues and Answer

Clues	Answers
A narcotic drug	OPIATE
A smaller amount of	LESS
Acid in tea and wine	TANNIC
Chew the fat	NATTER
Cooks in an oven	ROASTS
Device to receive or transmit radio waves	AERIAL
Difficult to find or catch	ELUSIVE
East African republic	TANZANIA
Empty, unoccupied	VACANT
Eucharist for the dying	VIATICUM
Fearless	UNAFRAID
Giving a false appearance of frankness	ARTFUL
Healthcare facility	CLINIC
Heated argument or disagreement	QUARREL
Insubstantial or not of this world	ETHEREAL
It hinders advance	OBSTACLE

Clues	Answers
Lodging for military personnel	BILLET
Make uneasy or cause to be worried	PERTURB
Maker and seller of hats	MILLINER
Mardi Gras, for example	CARNIVAL
Napoleon's island of exile	ELBA
Of the part between the neck and abdomen	THORACIC
Oriental pipe	HOOKAH
Pass around the snakes	ASPS
Racing bird	PIGEON
Safeguards	PROTECTS
Seem, look	APPEAR
Staircase railing	BANISTER
Superlatively good	BEST
Swiss dish of melted cheese and jacket potatoes	RACLETTE
Trustworthy, dependable	RELIABLE
Wise and trusted advisors	MENTORS

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