Irish Times (Simplex) - Jan 3 2008

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A carved effigy STATUE
A short trumpet or ice-cream holder CORNET
A slang cat MOGGIE
Calm and peaceful SERENE
Cancel, say a law ANNUL
Continent of the Western Hemisphere AMERICA
Cruel and unfeeling like an animal BRUTAL
Device letting off unpleasant smell when opened - reeking explosive STINKBOMB
Envy, resent having to give BEGRUDGE
Examine and interpret ANALYSE
Fixed in place like plants in soil ROOTED
Former nationality of citizen of Lhasa TIBETAN
Free, at no cost GRATIS
Great Jewish leader who led the flight from Egypt MOSES
He hasn't paid his bills DEFAULTER
Here hands become coarsened and tough HARSHENED
Long shallow indentation GROOVE
Make an active start - for a fight? SETTO
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Measure of alcohol, about a quarter pint NOGGIN
Mental derangement INSANITY
Nationality of citizens of Baghdad IRAQIS
Neighbour lives in the house . . . . door NEXT
Nervous twitches and painful convulsions SPASMS
Noble birds that live in eyries EAGLES
Old king of Israel famous for wisdom and magnificence SOLOMON
One more time, encore AGAIN
Professor . . . . . . . . was Sherlock Holmes's greatest enemy MORIARTY
See fabric covering container for business papers BRIEFCASE
Spiritualist meeting presided over by medium SEANCE
Staple for cloth folds PLEATS
Sure to be a plot RUSE
The first murder victim ABEL
The greatest Hun of all ATTILA
The three Wise Men of the gospels MAGI
To do with the stars ASTRAL
Very bad poetry or verse DOGGEREL