Irish Times (Simplex) - Feb 5 2003

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Clues Answers
A false rumour from France? (6) CANARD
A rope of hair (5) PLAIT
An American lift ELEVATOR
Appropriate for Pat APT
Blood of the Greek gods ICHOR
Bridge-like framework for supporting cranes GANTRY
Cause to be loved ENDEAR
Circumstances that brings surprise and enlightenment EYEOPENER
Cruel person, takes pleasure in it SADIST
Dickens novel ''Dombey . . . . . .'' ANDSON
Dry up and shrivel WITHER
Enclosed by hedges or engaged in swordplay FENCED
Exhausted - everybody home? ALLIN
Fictional sleuth . . . . . . . . Holmes SHERLOCK
Gullible, too trusting NAIVE
I taste gin to incite or urge INSTIGATE
In good physical condition FIT
In the way, unwanted - in France DETROP
Clues Answers
Kind of money, may be filthy LUCRE
Made holy, honoured as holy HALLOWED
Make smaller in proportion SCALEDOWN
Mock, jeer at DERIDE
Mould into new phase SHAPE
Ode to a deer DOE
Pal to correspond with PENFRIEND
Proclaim like old messenger HERALD
Reasoning through to an answer like 1 down DEDUCING
Revel with prising tool LEVER
Ripe for payment DUE
Sea between Italy and former Yugoslavia ADRIATIC
Section of a long poem CANTO
Stand-ins or next-in command officials DEPUTIES
The acid in sour milk LACTIC
Tip cheat - truly sad PATHETIC
Was disloyal, assisted enemy BETRAYED
Witches cast them SPELLS