Irish Times (Simplex) - Dec 29 2003

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A coroner presides over it INQUEST
A diminutive animal doctor VET
A French Christmas NOEL
A whim or piece of fancy CAPRICE
Aired - say grievance or anger VENTED
Animal skin with fur still on it PELT
Beat or defeat thoroughly THRASH
Berates, reproves SCOLDS
Bored or discontented FEDUP
Confused and disorderly CHAOTIC
Dining room armchair or meat slicer CARVER
Don't let go - just a mo' HANGON
Drank up greedily GUZZLED
Equitable or blonde FAIR
Expression, or period in which law court holds sessions TERM
Feeling of illness or mental uneasiness MALAISE
Intercept - at the pass? HEADOFF
Intimidate by bullying, or Greek warrior killed by Achilles HECTOR
Japanese art of paper folding ORIGAMI
Just a scrap of food MORSEL
Level of proficiency at judo DAN
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Loud confused sound of voices HUBBUB
Lowest female singing voice ALTO
Make ........ for - go straight towards like honey collector BEELINE
No gush from this Japanese army commander SHOGUN
Of wound, infected SEPTIC
Oyster jewels PEARLS
Passed through sieve or griddle SIFTED
Planes taxi on it TARMAC
Plead for bicycle propeller PEDAL
Popular body powder TALCUM
Pronounce indistinctly or speak ill of SLUR
Ransack, plunder LOOT
Raps with beam SPAR
Remove marks - ... out RUB
Sham, phoney BOGUS
Slanting, or expressed indirectly OBLIQUE
Smiled broadly - positively shone BEAMED
Spurt of water or fast plane JET
The Caesar stabbed by Brutus JULIUS
The most notorious traitor of all JUDAS
Unable to see clearly due to bright light DAZZLED