Irish Times (Simplex) Crossword Answer - Nov 13, 2014

Clue	Answer
Above, beyond, super	ULTRA
Against	VERSUS
An artificial language	ESPERANTO
Approximately, about	CIRCA
Casual jacket	ANORAK
Clumsy, awkward	INEPT
Correct, precise	ACCURATE
Desecration, profanation	SACRILEGE
Diminish, lessen	DECREASE
Eat hungrily and quickly	DEVOUR
Examination of tissue to determine the existence of disease	BIOPSY
Former name of Ethiopia	ABYSSINIA
Line across a circle through the centre	DIAMETER
Little rock	PEBBLE
Loop in a rope	NOOSE
Mashed potato with scallions	CHAMP
Mistake	ERROR
Models, blueprints	PATTERNS
Of a female	HER
Once round the course	LAP
One puts designs on skin	TATTOOER
One without mother or father	ORPHAN
Ornamental covering	CANOPY
Produced as an effect	CAUSED
Put the ball in play on court	SERVE
Sentinels, guards	SENTRIES
Serious, severe	GRIEVOUS
Short-sightedness	MYOPIA
Surface shine	SHEEN
The largest of the Great Lakes	SUPERIOR
The little one lost her sheep	BOPEEP
Unit of pressure	PSI
Vessels for serving food	DISHES
Walkway beside the seashore	ESPLANADE
White garment worn by priests	ALB
Worked for and gained	EARNED