Irish Times (Simplex) - Mar 5 2005

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Clues Answers
A breach in a church organisation SCHISM
A grave or place of burial TOMB
A pardon for the first woman with her deadly box PANDORA
A passing fashion or craze FAD
A patch of shrubs and small trees THICKET
A period of staying awake as for prayer VIGIL
A quiet, pleasant walk STROLL
A religious painting or representative figure ICON
A tangy sweet or coin-making place MINT
Ancient city known for Helen and a Wooden Horse TROY
Appoints through ballot ELECTS
Bitter feeling or ill will RANCOUR
Cloak or promontory CAPE
Connoisseur of good food and drink GOURMET
Cut the . . . . . . . knot to solve a problem by unexpected means GORDIAN
Dry and parched ARID
Fears greatly DREADS
For the time being - in Latin PROTEM
Gigantic bird of eastern legend - cor! ROC
Grapes grow on them VINES
Great plains of S America PAMPAS
Clues Answers
Having sharp spikes, wire or comment BARBED
Illegal Irish spirit made in still POTEEN
Just moderately good, it will do SOSO
Keep to rules or general custom CONFORM
Matter in bones or a vegetable MARROW
Not equipped with or carrying weapons UNARMED
Object in space with bright centre and long hazy tail COMET
Occurring in short periods, not regularly FITFUL
Ordinary household receptacle for rubbish BIN
Pale and weak-looking WAN
Poked with the elbow NUDGED
Prejudiced or influenced in favour or against BIASED
Reduced by the subtraction of - thus? MINUS
Remove clothes or become airborne TAKEOFF
Romantic and loving AMOROUS
Ropes of hair PLAITS
Sloppily sentimental, perhaps due to drink MAUDLIN
Sure to be a trick RUSE
This ulcer is in the stomach or duodenum PEPTIC
Very high quality, usually expensive DELUXE
Written account of events in one's life MEMOIR