Irish Times (Simplex) - Jun 17 1999

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A 5-cent American coin NICKEL
A fencing sword RAPIER
A friend in need ALLY
A meat pin SKEWER
A very hot pepper CAYENNE
A written law STATUTE
Actual, concrete REAL
Another fencing sword EPEE
Bottoms of ships, inside and outside BILGES
British Department of Finance TREASURY
Converted waste material into re-usable form RECYCLED
Cricket arbiter UMPIRE
Disburses, does not save SPENDS
Famous German novel '... ..... on the Western Front' ALLQUIET
First name of Scrooge, miser EBENEZER
Gas forming about four-fifths of atmosphere NITROGEN
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Hooked like eagle's beak, say nose AQUILINE
Hostile towards people of other ethnic origins RACIST
In Greek legend, lover of Hero who drowned in the Hellespont LEANDER
Inform, notify APPRISE
Infuriate, make very angry ENRAGE
Mountains between France and Spain PYRENEES
Of milk, turn thick and soft when sour CURDLE
Partly carbonised vegetable matter, turf PEAT
Physical desire as for food APPETITE
Protective covering as of engine CASING
Quality of neatness and orderliness TIDINESS
Reassure about deletions ERASURES
Suffocation, lack of air in lungs ASPHYXIA
Take in as food INGEST
With oxygen, it forms water HYDROGEN
Wool from S American llama ALPACA