Here are the answers to Irish Times (Simplex) Crossword puzzles Saturday August 4, 2018.

Antecedent, forebear – ANCESTOR
Augment, expand – INCREASE
Aver, maintain – ASSERT
Bottles with narrow necks – FLASKS
Call off or invalidate – CANCEL
Carry on regardless – PERSEVERE
Cavity in a volcano – CRATER
Disappear suddenly – VANISH
Disinherit or renounce – DISOWN
Distress call – SOS
Elevation above sea level – ALTITUDE
First lady – EVE
Gives off a strong unpleasant smell – REEKS
Hard outer covering – SHELL
Hardy and sure-footed animal – ASS
Having a nice flavour – TASTY
International organisation for education of children in developing countries – UNICEF
Involuntary muscular contractions – SPASMS
Latin-American dance – TANGO
Leguminous seed – PEA
Likeness of person or thing – IMAGE
Male voice – TENOR
Monies left in a bank – DEPOSITS
Out in front – AHEAD
Powerful circular current of water – WHIRLPOOL
Prevent from deteriorating – PRESERVE
Requiring less effort – EASIER
Restate in another language – INTERPRET
Royal tombs of ancient Egypt – PYRAMIDS
State in which blood-flow is stopped – STASIS
Stratum – LAYER
Suffer from lack of food – STARVE
Summary of the main points – PRECIS
Unlicensed drinking establishments – SHEBEENS
Vacations – HOLIDAYS
White gypsum used for carving – ALABASTER