Irish Times (Simplex) - Sep 20 2000

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A creator of music COMPOSER
A self-centred person EGOIST
Aboriginal people of New Zealand MAORIS
An ornamental whim? FANCY
Attack reputation, speak ill of DEFAME
Bring in from abroad IMPORT
Caustic and destructive CORROSIVE
Come into foreign country as permanent resident IMMIGRATE
Death is a Grim one REAPER
Disappear completely VANISH
Donate, grant GIVE
Express doubts about, try to discredit IMPUGN
Hurried or expedited RUSHED
Italian hello-goodbye CIAO
Its capital is Islamabad PAKISTAN
Long-winged sea-bird, a constant burden ALBATROSS
Lunar-driven sea movements TIDES
Ma, I'm off to find religious Muslim IMAM
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Make hole in, penetrate PIERCE
More tidy and orderly NEATER
Muhammad's daughter or shrine in Portugal (6) FATIMA
Of offence, very bad and obvious FLAGRANT
Of train, force off tracks DERAIL
Official orders or decrees EDICTS
Pass or shed burden to someone else OFFLOAD
Passing through the middle of Medina MEDIAN
Poetic blood GORE
Re waste: it's a garment SWEATER
Refrain from insisting on right or claim WAIVE
Shorten by cutting off the top TRUNCATE
Sister of Lazarus and Mary MARTHA
Stain or discolour TARNISH
The archer's missile ARROW
Things belonging to the past BYGONES
Winning of all 13 tricks in bridge game GRANDSLAM
` `Parting is such sweet ......' ' SORROW