Irish Times (Simplex) Crossword Puzzle Answer - Jan 03, 2015

 Irish Times (Simplex) Crossword Puzzle Solution - Jan 03, 2015

Clue	Answer
Artist's studio	ATELIER
Beseeched	BEGGED
Break trust	BETRAY
Cavity for a plug	SOCKET
Christmas songs	CAROLS
Exactly, really	VERY
Fencing sword	EPEE
Foot travellers	HIKERS
Grace and refinement	ELEGANCE
Gradual increase in loudness	CRESCENDO
Greek god of the west wind	ZEPHYR
Had the same opinion	AGREED
In addition	MOREOVER
Ivy League university	YALE
Lacking any obvious organisation	HAPHAZARD
Let the vet rip up the hedge	PRIVET
Masses of frozen water	ICEBERGS
Means of entry	ACCESS

Clue	Answer
Native American tents	TEEPEES
Necessary, required	ESSENTIAL
One applies friction in a car	BRAKEPAD
Pays off loans	REDEEMS
Recurring sequences of events	CYCLES
Rugby-players crouch here	SCRUM
Set of steps	STAIRCASE
Shade of brown, as in old photographs	SEPIA
Shed them and cry	TEARS
Short formal piece of writing	ESSAY
Short-tailed wildcats	LYNXES
Sign of a cold	SNEEZE
Small opening or crevice	CRANNY
Southern German state	BAVARIA
Standards of perfection	IDEALS
Systematic plan	SCHEME
Top or highest point	ACME
Way of acting	MANNER