Irish Times (Simplex) - Dec 15 1999

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''Out of sight, out .. ....'' OFMIND
''There's many a .... .... played on an old fiddle'' GOODTUNE
A fairy or goblin SPRITE
A large strong box for valuables COFFER
A modern hired assassin HITMAN
A young male horse COLT
An act of kindness or of preferance FAVOUR
Angry reprimand for non-commissioned sailor? RATING
Beckett play ''Waiting for .....'' GODOT
Call up as from memory EVOKE
First showings of new plays or films PREMIERES
Fortune-telling from the stars ASTROLOGY
Fresh-water fish or old spear PIKE
Gorged, satiated REPLETE
Hard but easily broken BRITTLE
Hard stone from Tangier GRANITE
Hid or prowled stealthily LURKED
Horse's leg above and behind hoof FETLOCK
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In slang, go away quickly, scoot SKEDADDLE
Jubilant and excited ELATED
Little devils or scamps IMPS
Loaded with cargo or burden LADEN
Not often, infrequently SELDOM
Oversight, piece of work neglected OMISSION
Recognise, put name to IDENTIFY
Rubbed out, expunged ERASED
Small fierce animal used to hunt rabbits FERRET
Standards of judgement CRITERIA
Start back, flinch RECOIL
Stoke affectionately CARESS
Swarmed or pured down TEEMED
Take for granted or take on ASSUME
Tapes of sudden flood SPATE
This instant, without delay ATONCE
To avoid the risk that - we forget? LEST
Unreasonable or unfair - being rather dense? ABITTHICK