Irish Times (Simplex) - Sep 21 2022

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Clues Answers
Adopt or support a cause ESPOUSE
Beethoven's Emperor or Bach's Brandenburg, for instance CONCERTO
Bend the knee in respect CURTSY
Congested, choked CLOGGED
Cut lines into a surface with acid ETCH
Decrees issued by Muslim authority FATWAS
Double-cooked mixture of chopped meat and vegetables HASH
Dwelling places ABODES
Eastern ORIENTAL
Eight-legged creature SPIDER
Elective, not obligatory OPTIONAL
Entertainment district in London SOHO
Formality in bearing and appearance GRAVITAS
It's now Taiwan FORMOSA
Long-tailed, brilliantly coloured birds MACAWS
Might Ross wrap up these birds? SPARROWS
Clues Answers
Non-theistic religion that seeks spiritual purity and freedom from human concerns and desires BUDDHISM
Parts or pieces that fit with others SEGMENTS
Prefix for hidden or obscure CRYPTO
Saclike body organs STOMACHS
Separated from others ISOLATED
Sharpen, appetite, say WHET
Silly fools IDIOTS
Small black block with 0 to 6 white dots DOMINO
Sprang up suddenly LEAPED
Spring back up BOUNCE
Successful endings to struggles or contests TRIUMPHS
Sweet on a stick LOLLIPOP
The process of gradual absorption OSMOSIS
The right to enter a particular sphere ENTREE
Violently angry RAGING
Witty banter REPARTEE