Irish Times (Simplex) - Sep 21, 2015 Crossword Puzzle Answer

Irish Times (Simplex) Crossword Puzzle Solution - Sep 21, 2015

Clues	Answers
Abstract principles	THEORIES
Active, sporty	ATHLETIC
Airbus A380 or Boeing 777, say	AIRCRAFT
Animal as distinct from human being	CREATURE
Brain-teaser and coarse sieve	RIDDLE
Breaks out abruptly	ERUPTS
Compass point at 90 degrees	EAST
Device to hold a ship	ANCHOR
Fastens with a knot	TIES
Follow and promote a cause	ESPOUSE
Hang around, perhaps with intent	LOITER
Have an impact on	AFFECT
List of events and times	SCHEDULE
Material to stabilise a ship	BALLAST
Medical operators	SURGEONS
Member of a nomadic people of the Sahara	TUAREG

Clues	Answers
Not exceptional in any way	ORDINARY
Object or unit	ITEM
On account of	BECAUSE
Ordinary, standard	NORMAL
Pope's representative	NUNCIO
Purposes, functions	USES
Puts forward for consideration	SUGGESTS
Real, existing	ACTUAL
Recipients of medical care	PATIENTS
Retaliatory action	REPRISAL
Shuts	CLOSES
Situations or matters difficult to understand or deal with	PROBLEMS
Slight wind	BREEZE
States firmly	ASSERTS
They slow or hinder progress	BRAKES
Unfamiliar person	STRANGER