Irish Times (Simplex) - Dec 23 2005

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Clues Answers
'Of shoes and ships and sealing wax, Of . . . . . . . . and kings CABBAGES
A bicycle made for two TANDEM
A slow mournful song, lament for the dead DIRGE
A sphere or globe ORB
Chatter on like murmuring brook BABBLE
Collision of several cars PILEUP
Data supplied to computer system INPUT
Envy, resent having to give BEGRUDGE
Frederic . . . . . ., great Polish composer for piano CHOPIN
Go, priest on conceited boosts to self-esteem EGOTRIPS
Green cloth as on snooker table BAIZE
Group of eight prestigious USA universities IVYLEAGUE
I do blast away at small newspapers TABLOIDS
In Gaelic legend, the children of . . . were turned into swans LIR
Initials describing activities of self-sufficient worker in home DIY
Is debate about disease of bodily sugar and starch? DIABETES
Lubricant or petroleum OIL
Nationality of citizen of La Paz BOLIVIAN
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Of a tune, pleasant and easy to remember CATCHY
Official of some Churches, or senior statesman ELDER
People past their best, no longer in the news HASBEENS
Privilege of admission, or food dish ENTREE
Pulped, say fruit or vegetables PUREED
Pure and virginal CHASTE
Rome's river TIBER
Rushing streams or violent flows TORRENTS
Short snappy extract from speech to convey forceful message SOUNDBITE
Slight pang, maybe of conscience TWINGE
Smooth-mannered and sophisticated SUAVE
Soft-hearted, not hard to borrow from EASYTOUCH
Speak lengthily, preach HOLDFORTH
Stand-offish, being a fool ALOOF
State firmly, declare ASSERT
Substance of elephant's tusk IVORY
The body has five of them SENSES
The quality of being amusing HUMOUR