Irish Times (Simplex) - Feb 11 2023

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'They are not long, the days of wine and ...' (Ernest Dowson) ROSES
Aromas, scents SMELLS
Backpack HAVERSACK
Boundaries, demarcation lines LIMITS
Canadian national tree MAPLE
Compels to do something FORCES
Five-pointed figure STAR
Head of an administrative department of a government SECRETARY
Highly scented flowers FREESIA
It's used politely to accompany a request PLEASE
Journey by air or water VOYAGE
Large land tracts for livestock in the US RANGES
Lose or lack hope DESPAIR
Micro-organisms that can cause disease BACTERIA
Minced beef served raw with an egg in the middle TARTARE
Moves upward RISES
Not in a position to UNABLE
Of the whole country NATIONAL
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One is competing against you RIVAL
Outdoor snack PICNIC
Physical substance MATTER
Purloins STEALS
Railway halting places STATIONS
Repeat or mimic another's words PARROT
Resolute, unwavering STEADFAST
Right or means of entry ACCESS
Scheme, strategy PLAN
Set down in permanent form RECORDED
Simply, nothing more than MERE
Small appetizer CANAPE
Source, derivation ORIGIN
Stringed instrument GUITAR
Tropical fruit BANANA
Upholstered seat SOFA
When one celestial body obscures another ECLIPSE
Work trousers with bib and shoulder straps DUNGAREES