Irish Times (Simplex) - Jul 13 2002

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'''Grasp a . . . . . . firmly and it will not sting NETTLE
''Red sky . . . . . . ., shepherd's delight'' (2, 5) ATNIGHT
A play on words PUN
Altogether nonsensical IDIOTIC
An accident or unlucky event MISHAP
Arrogant pride or presumption HUBRIS
Centre or axis HUB
Collect or asemble GATHER
Confined like dam water or suppressed anger PENTUP
Contemplate like mirror REFLECT
Crime of fire-setting (5) ARSON
Daniel . . . . . wrote ''Robinson Crusoe'' (5) DEFOE
Dickens created an Artful . . . . . . DODGER
Faithful and true STAUNCH
Finished like cricket session OVER
Foolish, inane FATUOUS
For the time being - in Latin PROTEM
Former ruler of Iran SHAH
Fruit skijn as of orange RIND
Hard rock from Tangier GRANITE
Having many curves, undulating SINUOUS
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Hypocritical talk sounding negative CANT
Informal goodbye SOLONG
Johann Sebastian . . . . , great composer (4) BACH
Leave as is, don't change STET
Locked up or fled BOLTED
Look flirtatiously at OGLE
Moveable piece of helmet VISOR
Of speech, casual or curt OFFHAND
Of the sense of touch TACTILE
Plant with crisp root eaten raw RADISH
Put something aside and forget where MISLAY
Quite unimportant and paltry TRIVIAL
Sausage in a roll for feverish canine HOTDOG
Slangily trendy part of body HIP
Small measure of spirits or slangy head NOGGIN
Sudden throat sound or minor mishap HICCUP
Take as hard wood TEAK
Test ore for quality ASSAY
Thick mucous in the throat PHLEGM
To roar at a speech-maker ORATOR
Torn cloth or despised newspaper RAG