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

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

Clue	Answer
Amount measures against another	RATE
Analyses components	ASSAYS
Ancient kings of Egypt	PHARAOHS
Areas for events, sports perhaps	ARENAS
Bridges for boarding ships	GANGWAYS
Chinese form of slow physical exercise	TAICHI
Dead	DECEASED
Deep, steep valley	RAVINE
Exactly, really	VERY
Extremely hungry	RAVENOUS
Fatty tissue	ADIPOSE
Fish hawks	OSPREYS
Friendly and agreeable	GENIAL
Gaudy	GARISH
Impenetrable equatorial forest	JUNGLE
Infrequently	SELDOM

Clue	Answer
Instalment in a series	EPISODE
Interwoven strands	PLAITS
Level or smooth	EVEN
Living quarters for females in a Muslim household	SERAGLIO
Minor short-term fight	SKIRMISH
Nautical mile per hour	KNOT
Portion of profits paid to a shareholder	DIVIDEND
Relating to sight	VISUAL
Room in church for vestments etc.	SACRISTY
Says yes	ASSENTS
Scotch	WHISKY
Speeches in praise or thanks	TRIBUTES
Strangely, Sol cares about this sport	LACROSSE
Tidier	NEATER
Toreadors who weaken bulls with lances	PICADORS
Travellers to sacred places	PILGRIMS