Irish Times (Simplex) - Mar 16 2006

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A former Russian ruler - rats to him TSAR
American state, capital Des Moines IOWA
Bad sort of fish DAB
Bliss, intense delight RAPTURE
Book by Solzhenitsyn 'The . . . . . Archipelago' about detention camps in USSR GULAG
Brief and terse CURT
Capital of Lebanon BEIRUT
Christmas bird or theatrical flop TURKEY
Descend rock-face using a doubled rope - like Isabel ABSEIL
Drag or carry with effort LUG
Egg on or goad as horseman might SPUR
Fed up, afflicted with ennui BORED
Fight or contest, may be mortal COMBAT
First book of the Old Testament GENESIS
Followers of Chinese leader Tse-Tung MAOISTS
Food from heaven for Israelites with Moses in the desert MANNA
Grave and serious about melons SOLEMN
Grow smaller like slang psychiatrist SHRINK
International radio signal of distress MAYDAY
Involving feverish activity, flushed HECTIC
Izaac . . . . . ., author of 'The Compleat Angler' WALTON
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Large lizard found in Guiana IGUANA
Large vein in the neck JUGULAR
Living thing that undergoes genetic change MUTANT
Long haired ox of central Asia YAK
Missile fired from underwater submarine TORPEDO
Mouth of a voracious animal MAW
Movable bridge from ship to land GANGWAY
Nil score in tennis, dear LOVE
Ornate hats for bishops MITRES
Recess with domed roof in a church APSE
Sausage in a roll of bread HOTDOG
Searches for water using hazel rod DOWSES
Self-centredness, conceit EGOISM
Slowness to act, lack of strength INERTIA
Small and elegant BIJOU
Small square pasta cases containing savoury filling RAVIOLI
The way a fabric feels to the touch TEXTURE
The way out EXIT
These regions are beneath NETHER
Unaffected, normal in manner NATURAL
Wound with pointed weapon STAB