Irish Times (Simplex) - Jun 15 2002

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A bet or stake WAGER
A lot of noise DIN
A small restaurant of French kind CAFE
A sticklet for formal rules and details PEDANT
A successful stroke or action COUP
An American monkey-suit TUXEDO
An oriental obeisance or greeting SALAAM
Animal that does not change its spots LEOPARD
Beg earnestly, plead with ENTREAT
Causing injury or damage, say poison or malice HARMFUL
Destroy or bankrupt RUIN
Disturb or churn AGITATE
Fall clumsily, liked failed play FLOP
Gigantic like doomed liner TITANIC
Great American canal or tropical hat PANAMA
Kenya's capital NAIROBI
Kind of rehearsal like thirsty trot DRYRUN
Leave the bed or reach the top GETUP
Made sore from rubbing CHAFED
Major Italian city south of Rome NAPLES
Make sibilant sound of disapproval HISS
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Makes or becomes different, changes VARIES
Monetary penalties FINES
Non-stick coating for pots and pans TEFLON
Outdoor entertainment often for charity FETE
Person or thing thought to bring bad luck JINX
Person who has been injured or swindled VICTIM
Public celebration in Spain FIESTA
Puts out of house for non-payment EVICTS
Save from hell or recover from pawn REDEEM
Saviour of many kinds VARIOUS
Sounding sweet, mellifluous DULCET
Space for steps PACES
Spoil or deface MAR
Strange or rare objects as from abroad EXOTICA
The . . . . . . . Kiang is china's principal river YANGTZE
The red carpet is rolled out for him VIP
Thin covering on the outside VENEER
Thrown down as hopes sometimes are DASHED
Tip into hole PIT
Wild cat noted for keen sight LYNX
Yuri . . . . . . . made the first manned space flight GAGARIN