Irish Times (Simplex) - Mar 30 2011

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Clues Answers
'Allays, comforts, calms (7)' SOOTHES
'Branch of mathematics, uses letters and symbols (7)' ALGEBRA
'Fractious, irritable (6)' CRANKY
'Large cask, for beer perhaps (3)' TUN
'Russian sturgeon, source of caviar (6)' BELUGA
'Silly, foolish (4)' DAFT
'Strips of cloth wound around the leg, worn by WW1 soldiers (7)' PUTTEES
Aromatic herb BASIL
Between black and white GREY
Bundle of sticks and ball of chopped liver faggot
Castrated male chicken CAPON
Covered passages with shops and stalls ARCADES
Coverings to conceal the face MASKS
Deep ditches cut by running water GULLEYS
Eastern felt cap with a tassel FEZ
Floor mats or thick blankets RUGS
Flower and tv cook NIGELLA
French sweet BONBON
German baroque composer HANDEL
Hand-gun PISTOL
Hold tightly in the arms EMBRACE
Clues Answers
Ill-defined or not easily understood UNCLEAR
Lacking civility RUDE
Liveliness and energy PEP
Minimal number required to conduct business QUORUM
Most recent LATEST
Object for a child to play with TOY
Obscene LEWD
Opera by Bizet CARMEN
Potato SPUD
Prophet who received the Ten Commandments MOSES
Racing sled for one or two people LUGE
Remains or impression of a prehistoric plant or animal FOSSIL
Striped animals ZEBRAS
Subdue by force REPRESS
Swing for acrobats TRAPEZE
Teams of people appointed to judge a competition PANELS
Type of grape and the capital of Oman MUSCAT
Uses inefficiently WASTES
Warning of intent to harm THREAT
Way of walking GAIT
Wet through SODDEN