Irish Times (Simplex) - Apr 29 2005

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A business magnate or wealthy industrialist TYCOON
A diplomatic representative of the Pope NUNCIO
A disease of flour sac causing glandular swellings SCROFULA
A man's pocketbook WALLET
A small pill or an inscribed panel on wall TABLET
A thieving black and white bird MAGPIE
Book of Old Testament, or . . . . Pound, American poet EZRA
Cause or motive REASON
Contagious skin disease causing spots and yellow crusts IMPETIGO
Don't bang your head against a . . . . . . . . . - you can't win BRICKWALL
Emerge from sleep AWAKEN
Great Greek poet of the Iliad and the Odyssey HOMER
Grind between the teeth CHEW
Have festivity for special day or occasion CELEBRATE
Impose something unpleasant, perhaps a wound INFLICT
John . . . . . . wrote 'The Pilgrim's Progress' BUNYAN
Legendary or just marvellous FABULOUS
Legislation of the Catholic Church CANONLAW
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Location of those in the Antipodes DOWNUNDER
Mature or fully-grown people ADULTS
Metric measure of land HECTARE
Most ancient and sacred literature of the Hindus VEDA
Mythical fruit inducing dreamy state LOTUS
Notable happenings EVENTS
One after the other, sounds rotary INTURN
Provide what is needed or wanted CATER
Really inexpensive, may be grubby DIRTCHEAP
Rubbish - it's ox stomach linings TRIPE
Sacred cup for consecrated wine CHALICE
Slew Sal for being criminal LAWLESS
Strap for leading a horse HALTER
Strong wooden beam for roof RAFTER
The . . . . Desert is a barren plateau of S Mongolia and N China GOBI
The property of heaviness, measure of mass WEIGHT
Things said to show respect, obeisance HOMAGE
To do with group of singers, often in church CHORAL