Irish Times (Simplex) - Feb 12 2009

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A large Christian church with two rows of columns (8) BASILICA
A picturesque cave as in Lourdes (6) GROTTO
Archaic word for grievance (6) PLAINT
Block or obstruct as in golf (6) STYMIE
Clumsy, socially awkward (6) GAUCHE
Develop or change very gradually (6) EVOLVE
Done constantly or regularly (8) HABITUAL
Edible plant with fleshy reddish leaf-stalks (7) RHUBARB
Extraordinary - just one (8) SINGULAR
Factories that extract metal from ore (8) SMELTERS
Flourishes like flowers from fruit tree (8) BLOSSOMS
Flying monsters - St George slew one (7) DRAGONS
Gulliver's land of little people (8) LILLIPUT
Heavy material in ship for stability (7) BALLAST
Hit hard and often (6) BATTER
Just off the target (4,4) NEARMISS
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Lasting a very long time, despite hardship (8) ENDURING
Made to face in a certain direction - the East? (8) ORIENTED
Messenger conveying news or document (7) COURIER
Murderer entering mild objection (8) DEMURRER
Nothing more than what is specified (4) MERE
Of a woman, having fair hair (6) BLONDE
Scottish landowners (6) LAIRDS
So metier may be boring (8) TIRESOME
Song from an opera (4) ARIA
Spouse or informal pal (4) MATE
Straight line drawn through centre of circle (8) DIAMETER
Thought or notion (4) IDEA
Threw up in the air like pancake or salad (6) TOSSED
Way of doing something, even in madness (6) METHOD
Wearing stylish clothes, elegant (6) DRESSY
You may find an iron hand in a ¿¿ glove (6) VELVET