Irish Times (Simplex) - Dec 15 2008

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A surgeon's knife LANCET
A wheel revolves on it AXLE
Abusive word for foolish person IMBECILE
Archaic goodbye or leave-taking FAREWELL
Beg earnestly ENTREAT
Bog turf PEAT
Boring tool with spiral point AUGER
Brake for a boat ANCHOR
Cassette containing significant lawsuit TESTCASE
Competent and fit, like sailor ABLE
Feel elated - stroll aloft? WALKONAIR
Fit to eat EDIBLE
Fred, Hollywood dancing icon ASTAIRE
Greek god of the sun APOLLO
He's always expecting to be beaten DEFEATIST
In Hinduism, the descent to earth of a deity AVATAR
In the best possible way IDEALLY
Inflate or enlarge, like posh person SWELL
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Lay waste or overwhelm with grief DEVASTATE
Long sticks for elevated walking STILTS
Make glad, being asleep PLEASE
Most pleasant or fine NICEST
Pamphlet giving information LEAFLET
Patches I assembled to work from several sources PASTICHE
Pester or annoy HASSLE
Pimply condition as of adolescence ECZEMA
Praise enthusiastically EXTOL
Rub out, expunge ERASE
Scarcity of thread DEARTH
Scientific study of earth's surface GEOGRAPHY
Songbird - what fun! LARK
Talkative person or filled balloon GASBAG
The pot may call this black KETTLE
Throaty cries of hens CLUCKS
US city where JFK was assassinated DALLAS
Viewpoint or feature ASPECT