Irish Times (Simplex) - Jan 31 2006

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'. . . . . . . . . and pound foolish' PENNYWISE
'. . . . . goeth before a fall' PRIDE
A wild or impetuous young person, given to rip-off? TEARAWAY
American writer . . . . . . Hemingway ERNEST
Become visible like ghost APPEAR
Boat for transferring people across short stretches of water FERRY
Carthorse for group of musicians ORCHESTRA
Characteristic or distinguishing quality TRAIT
Commonplace, hackneyed TRITE
Consoles or gives ease to COMFORTS
Constellation named for great Greek hunter ORION
Divide into two equal parts BISECT
End of the line, bus or train TERMINUS
Famous gambling city in Nevada LASVEGAS
Garment for Channel Island JERSEY
Involve in a crime, give evidence accordingly IMPLICATE
Lifts pal from unexpected difficulties or dangers PITFALLS
Ma dithers about title of Dickens novel in tough period HARDTIMES
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Medicine to make you sick EMETIC
Mesh or web NET
Motif or subject THEME
Musical beat RHYTHM
Natural environments of animals or people HABITATS
Of land, ploughed but left unplanted FALLOW
Old measure of length, 45 inches ELL
Ornamental cloth chest-bands me father wore? SASHES
Pale purple colour MAUVE
Prefix denoting three TRI
Smarting like people settling in strange country MIGRANTS
Smelling bad like stale fat RANCID
Spoke in low unclear tone MUTTERED
Sponsor or backer as of the arts PATRON
Take meaning from INFER
The juice in trees SAP
Turkish Mount on which Noah's Ark is said to lie ARARAT
Wait a moment - cling firmly HOLDON