Irish Times (Simplex) - Oct 4 2011

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''Cast a cold eye / On life, on death / Horseman ... ... (WB Yeats) PASSBY
An artistic work OPUS
Become depleted RUNLOW
Bony lab in the old city of Mesopotamia BABYLON
Boy hero of Mark Twain's novel SAWYER
Communal settlement in Israel KIBBUTZ
Despot, autocrat TYRANT
Gadgets, contraptions GIZMOS
Give up or lose the right FORFEIT
Grass of wet areas REED
Greek god of love EROS
Half a dozen SIX
Heavy and hard to bear ONEROUS
Imaginary prose FICTION
In short supply DEARTH
Inferior substitute ERSATZ
Inform, tell APPRISE
Is, in the past WAS
It's said that too many of them spoil the broth COOKS
Large hawk, it feeds on fish OSPREY
Love this rodent VOLE
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Marked by physical force VIOLENT
Of punishment PENAL
One is responsible for the church building SEXTON
Piece of music added to the end CODA
Plant seed SOW
Rectangular OBLONG
Refrained from insisting on something due WAIVED
Seat in church PEW
Shed tears WEPT
Shirker SKIVER
Small crude shelters SHACKS
Song of praise PAEAN
Speak indistinctly, as a drunk might SLUR
Speech in church SERMON
Strips of pasta NOODLES
Talk at length about nothing WAFFLE
The chest THORAX
The tall perennial Quercus OAKTREE
Troublesome child BRAT
Upholstered seats SOFAS
Witty or sarcastic saying EPIGRAM