Irish Times (Simplex) - Aug 20 2002

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A promise to pawn? PLEDGE
Anything that relieves pain or distress ANODYNE
Become smaller like slang psychiatrist SHRINK
Blushed, became flushed REDDENED
Body height or high reputation STATURE
Chinese dish of noodles, meat and veg CHOWMEIN
Christ, who saved us from damnation REDEEMER
Completely and entirely, not gradually OUTRIGHT
Hesitate indecisively DITHER
In America it's the Fall AUTUMN
Jolted unpleasantly, being slangily drunk JARRED
Light amusing play or film COMEDY
Make to feel imminent sickness, turn stomach NAUSEATE
Marriages or workers' organisations UNIONS
My fault - in Latin MEACULPA
On fire - get down ALIGHT
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One under par for hole of golf BIRDIE
Painter in dire strait ARTIST
Person involved in a lawsuit LITIGANT
Possible criminals - round up the usual ones SUSPECTS
Presented a play STAGED
Reject, or reduce volume of TURNDOWN
Said evil things about VILIFIED
Send out in time EMIT
Slangily, stop doing it - stuff suitcase PACKITIN
Southernmost point of S America CAPEHORN
Take property into legal custody IMPOUND
Tend to small indentation DENT
The head-in-the-sand bird OSTRICH
The same for a dime IDEM
Tone of distinction NOTE
Word repeated as aid to concentration during meditation MANTRA