Irish Times (Simplex) - May 22 2008

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Clues Answers
'Set a . . . . . to catch a herring' SPRAT
An artist mixes his paints on it PALETTE
Ancestral line as seen in eagle LINEAGE
Breach of moral law SIN
Capital of Iraq BAGHDAD
Chop at with axe HEW
Cry of a lamb BAA
Disperses water in very small drops SPRAYS
English beer, sounds sour BITTER
Fail to take proper care of NEGLECT
Frivolous - in a spin? GIDDY
Goad for horse SPUR
Handsome Greek loved by Aphrodite ADONIS
Heavy rope for mooring ship HAWSER
Immature and inexperienced CALLOW
Implement used to inflict bodily harm WEAPON
Informal young child or lobster claw NIPPER
John . . . . . . wrote 'The Pilgrim's Progress' BUNYAN
Moisture in wood of a tree SAP
Outdoor entertainment often for charity FETE
Part of a snare TRAP
Clues Answers
Path of a planet ORBIT
Remote as a heavenly body METEOR
Roman god of the sea NEPTUNE
Rummage, go searching FORAGE
Shape of a corkscrew SPIRAL
Shaves pencil to sharpen PARES
Short pointed beards GOATEES
State of being dazed or numb STUPOR
Stimulus or incentive FILLIP
Stylish in appearance, a gentle kind ELEGANT
Talk tiresomely using upright musical instrument HARP
Telling lies in court under oath PERJURY
Thicknesses of material - or hens? LAYERS
Thin strip of wood used in plastering LATH
This scale measures earth tremors RICHTER
Three Wise Men of the Bible MAGI
Turn into smallest of the litter RUNT
Unfavourable reaction as to pollens or foods ALLERGY
Unusually plentiful as a crop may be BUMPER
Very scarce, like undercooked steak RARE
Young dogs or pups WHELPS