Irish Times (Simplex) - Aug 30 2004

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A cowboy's rope LARIAT
A donkey or an idiot ASS
A Mexican pal AMIGO
A slow mournful song DIRGE
African country, capital Kampala UGANDA
Amount that can be contained CAPACITY
Assortment of different things or people MIXEDBAG
Begins or causes to begin STARTS
Cabaret I found containing microscopic organisms BACTERIA
Concentrate on something, perhaps with camera FOCUS
Defect or imperfection FAULT
Defence against accusation - was somewhere else ALIBI
Energetic dance for twits TWIST
F Scott Fitzgerald novel : 'The Great . . . . . .' GATSBY
Fit crier being excellent TERRIFIC
Gloss on the surface produced by age PATINA
Informally and absolutely accurate; it's explosive BANGON
Kind of cloak like blanket with slit for head PONCHO
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Lettuce with long crisp leaves COS
Lying face upwards SUPINE
Name of book, picture or rank TITLE
Narrow escape, missed by a small margin (4.5) NEARTHING
Not in harmony or not synchronised with OUTOFSTEP
Of building, spacious and splendid, fit for a king PALATIAL
Pain from diseased heart ANGINA
Person in charge of gambling table CROUPIER
Secondary activity done in addition to main work - sounds like a calling AVOCATION
So egress may allow for giant women OGRESSES
State of dazedness or bemusement STUPOR
The first Hollywood blonde femme fatale, . . . West MAE
The Greek t THETA
This party is for women only HEN
Those who do not believe in the main religions HEATHENS
Walks heavily like hobos TRAMPS
Win thus with no alternative or opposition BYDEFAULT
Words put as a heading or direction as to how something must be done RUBRIC