Irish Times (Simplex) - Dec 10 2001

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''Out of sight, out .. ....'' OFMIND
A poem of 14 lines SONNET
A slangy person of high rank - c'est bon NOB
A Spanish river RIO
Authorisation to sell a company's goods or services in a specified area FRANCHISE
Capital of Chile SANTIAGO
Clever or witty rejoinder REPARTEE
Depart - on authorised holidays? LEAVE
Fall asleep with head movement? NODOFF
Gretel's fairytale brother HANSEL
Growing old AGEING
Have ambition for praise ASPIRE
Inability to sleep INSOMNIA
It sometimes calls the kettle black POT
Language used by people or group, vernacular IDIOM
Lewis Carroll's immortal girl ALICE
Make safe or fasten SECURE
Nationality of native of Nairobi KENYAN
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Ocean regions with little or no wind DOLDRUMS
Of the ribs COSTAL
Ordeal or lawsuit TRIAL
People with full rights in a country CITIZENS
Person on the way to success COMER
Put or thrust out OUSTED
Raise high, glorify EXALT
Ritual Japanese suicide HARAKIRI
S American animal related to camel LLAMA
Short and solidly built STOCKY
Speaks impressively or dramatically DECLAIMS
Sums of money saved for the future NESTEGGS
Take ... ..... - take a decisive step or dive (3.6) THEPLUNGE
Text of a play or film SCRIPT
The colourless New Zealand rugby team ALLBLACKS
The Greek g, third in alphabet GAMMA
Top-class, excellent FIRSTRATE
Traditional Japanese stage drama NOH