Irish Times (Simplex) - Nov 23 2005

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Clues Answers
'. . . . . bread is soon forgotten' EATEN
A large cave CAVERN
A simple character in nursery rhyme SIMON
Better than average - but not in golf ABOVEPAR
Building for local government administration TOWNHALL
Consider or judge DEEM
Country invaded by Saddam Hussein KUWAIT
Deeply shocked or walked unsteadily as if about to fall STAGGERED
Disease of horses affecting hock joint SPAVIN
Disturbed or knocked over UPSET
Drain that crosses under a road or path CULVERT
Eruption of spots on skin RASH
Firedog found on drain ANDIRON
Fist name of Mister Dumpty HUMPTY
Go backwards, disimprove REGRESS
Great river of S America, or a tough woman AMAZON
Hawked son about in kind of extortion SHAKEDOWN
Hypocrisy and cant - ask Scrooge HUMBUG
Clues Answers
Lengthen or prolong ELONGATE
Man . . . . . . . . . - launch the lifeboat! OVERBOARD
Marine animal or sign of authenticity SEAL
Newspaper columnist who offers personal advice, like suffering relative AGONYAUNT
Person who works while others are on strike, having dark limb BLACKLEG
Portuguese river flowing to sea near Lisbon TAGUS
Push roughly when in a crowd JOSTLE
Remove hard growths from heads of cattle or deer DEHORN
Rude and coarse VULGAR
Send out in time EMIT
Serial about Middle East state ISRAEL
Shape of a book OBLONG
Short-sightedness MYOPIA
Sir . . . . . . Scott, famous Scottish poet and novelist of 'Ivanhoe' etc WALTER
Small boxes for rabbits and other small animals HUTCHES
Structure that flies by expelling gases - or a reprimand ROCKET
Twist into a confused mass, or informally fight with TANGLE
Unisex Malayan garment of cloth wrapped around body SARONG