Irish Times (Simplex) - Sep 28, 2015 Crossword Puzzle Answer

Irish Times (Simplex) Crossword Puzzle Solution - Sep 28, 2015

Clues	Answers
Attack physically	ASSAULT
Attractive	PRETTY
Audible demonstration of approval	APPLAUSE
Begins	STARTS
Belonging to them	THEIRS
Catastrophe, calamity	DISASTER
Caused to lose courage	UNNERVED
Civilised and refined	URBANE
Country established in 1922 and dissolved in 1991, in short	USSR
Distinctive attributes or aspects	FEATURES
Expressed a view	OPINED
Fearful	AFRAID
Grade, step or award	DEGREE
Hard-shelled fruits or seeds	NUTS
Hatred of women	MISOGYNY
Head of a missile or rocket	NOSECONE

Clues	Answers
Higher, better or more important	SUPERIOR
In the recent past	LATTERLY
Lever to transmit motion from one part to another, in car engine say	TAPPET
Mentally or physically skilful	CLEVER
Neither very good nor very bad	SOSO
Noisy altercations	AFFRAYS
Non-professionals	AMATEURS
Oppressive, difficult to bear	ONEROUS
Popular tuber	POTATO
Prefer, lean towards	FAVOUR
Primary social groups	FAMILIES
Puts a question to	ASKS
Spring-flowering small tree with small dark red fruit	HAWTHORN
Topics, ideas, motifs	THEMES
Turn into liquid	DISSOLVE
Worked into dough with the hands	KNEADED