Irish Times (Simplex) - Dec 1 2010

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Clues Answers
'Avoid, keep away from (6)' ESCHEW
'Beliefs, dogmas (6)' TENETS
'Buff, burnish (6)' POLISH
'Estimated, approximated (6)' GAUGED
'Porous, absorbent substance (6)' SPONGE
'Praising, extolling (7)' LAUDING
A present GIFT
An amount of time PERIOD
Arab country and river JORDAN
Behind time LATE
By which one is known NAME
Cooking utensil PAN
Cut slightly NICK
Evil spirit DEMON
Explosive cartridges with no bullets BLANKS
Favouring one side BIASED
Fruit sounds like two PEAR
Full of fun PLAYFUL
Grape from elm rot MERLOT
Immense HUGE
Jesus raised him from the dead LAZARUS
Clues Answers
Kinds or sorts SPECIES
Laments for the dead ELEGIES
Layabout BUM
Mollusc with long tentacles OCTOPUS
Movements of the shoulders to indicate indifference SHRUGS
Not shut or secret OPEN
Of the sun SOLAR
Public performance of music RECITAL
Remained STAYED
Shapeless mass of soft food DOLLOP
Small mass of soft material WAD
Social customs of a group MORES
Stingy hoarder MISER
Suffering from a lack of red blood cells ANAEMIC
Supporting beams JOISTS
The one who kills the bull MATADOR
The sleeping sickness fly TSETSE
Very small TINY
Withdraw to a place of safety RETREAT
Write a short note JOT
Younger or lower in rank JUNIOR