Irish Times (Simplex) - Nov 8 2006

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A large soft travelling bag - stuff everything in HOLDALL
Added or joined to larger thing ANNEXED
African animal like giraffe with shorter neck and striped body OKAPI
Aligned so as to be close to pier ALONGSIDE
Amulets I use to imitate condition of SIMULATE
Appoint ceremonially to the priesthood ORDAIN
Ashen complexion due to illness PALLOR
Asked to be excused - really pleaded BEGGEDOFF
Be very good at, better than others EXCEL
Casual or curt in manual way? OFFHANDED
Delayed tiredness after long flight by air JETLAG
Delicate manipulation of a situation - perhaps at cards FINESSE
Deviation from normal route, may be due to road works DETOUR
Escapes skilfully from pursuers ELUDES
Feels tingling sensation in skin ITCHES
Fencing swords EPEES
Full, gorged REPLETE
Got down from, bus or train ALIGHTED
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Hustle for a clever detective like Sherlock SLEUTH
List of prices displayed as in pub TARIFF
Louse egg with humour - silly fellow NITWIT
Nationality of citizens of Baghdad IRAQIS
No marinas in this small Italian republic SANMARINO
Of food dish, cooked with crust of melted cheese AUGRATIN
On one's own, unaccompanied SOLO
Pulped like fruit or vegetables PUREED
Remove cover to display REVEAL
Rinse the throat with liquid GARGLE
St Peter was the first POPE
Stagger about in lively dance REEL
State of weakness of mind caused by old age DOTAGE
System using litre and gram as units METRIC
The Festival celebrating Christ's birth NATIVITY
The highest point or pointed end APEX
The only English pope ADRIAN
Tilt with poles SLOPE