Irish Times (Simplex) - Jun 24 2002

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''. . . . . . . . is the mother of invention'' NECESSITY
''Friday's child is loving . . . . . . . . .'' (3, 6) ANDGIVING
A day nursery for children CRECHE
A film is projected onto it SCREEN
A palindromic joke or muzzle GAG
A rhyming monologue to rock music RAP
A substitute or stand-in doctor LOCUM
Bring about, being skilled in machinery ENGINEER
Disperses water in small drops SPRAYS
Exhausted - everybody home? ALLIN
Fat in the rear AFT
Go out like tide (3) EBB
Grips for stuffy people PRIGS
He's engaged to be married FIANCE
In the form of a diagram or chart SCHEMATIC
Incompetent and irresponsible FECKLESS
Invite, bring about INCUR
Juicy tropical fruit or slang hand grenade PINEAPPLE
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Large snake of tropical S America ANACONDA
Medicine to induce vomiting EMETIC
Not accurate or veracious UNTRUE
Object worshipped by primitive people or fixation (6) FETISH
Old fashioned - in France PASSE
Person or thing that precipitates change CATALYST
Person who sneers at others, a sceptic CYNIC
Receptacle for scraps or bits-and-pieces RAGBAG
Related through male descent on father's side AGNATE
Relied or hung on DEPENDED
Sacred river of India GANGES
Sinks ship or wrecks plans deliberately SCUPPERS
Temporary relief, like stay on death sentence REPRIEVE
The First World War was fought in these ditches TRENCHES
Treated with things that add zest, as to food SPICED
Unkind word for slow learner DUNCE
Upper surface of foot INSTEP
Worn out, having laid out money SPENT