Irish Times (Simplex) - Dec 11 2018
| Clues | Answers |
| Buddhist circular symbols representing the universe | MANDALAS |
| Cell which unites with another in reproduction to form a zygote | GAMETE |
| Cut down to economise | RETRENCH |
| Disorders, illnesses | DISEASES |
| Expatriates | EXILES |
| Formerly Ceylon | SRILANKA |
| From which playing cards are dealt one at a time | SHOE |
| From whom one is descended | ANCESTOR |
| Hairpiece | TOUPEE |
| Highest in quality | GREATEST |
| Injured so that a body-part is permanently damaged | MAIMED |
| Italian-style ice cream | GELATO |
| Largest island of Asia | BORNEO |
| Lease | RENT |
| Liable to sudden unpredictable change | ERRATIC |
| Most orderly | NEATEST |
| Not occupied | VACANT |
| Pact, accord | TREATY |
| Residue of ore | TAILINGS |
| Sculptured likeness | STATUE |
| Second Greek letter | BETA |
| Sitting duck, defenceless victim | EASYMARK |
| Sly, shady | SHIFTY |
| Small single-storeyed houses | COTTAGES |
| Supply land with water to help growth | IRRIGATE |
| Technique of laying on paint thickly so that it stands out from a surface | IMPASTO |
| The price of one | UNITCOST |
| The Prince of Denmark's little village | HAMLET |
| The Roman emperor said to have made his horse a consul | CALIGULA |
| The windy city | CHICAGO |
| Vagrant, tramp | HOBO |
| Very sad and distressing | TRAGIC |
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