Irish Times (Simplex) - Sep 22 2001

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A thin outer layer VENEER
A tiny powerful particle ATOM
Abstruse, mysterious ARCANE
Arduous and demanding EXACTING
Building attached to a larger one ANNEXE
Buries a body INTERS
Christian name of Scrooge, miser EBENEZER
Confirm or authenticate VALIDATE
Feeling remorse and contrition ASHAMED
Food for horses OATS
Friendly and sociable AMICABLE
Glib or superficial FACILE
In Greek legend, beautiful island lost in the sea ATLANTIS
Military reservation in Kentucky which guards America's gold FORTKNOX
Natural ability or gift TALENT
Of spheroid, flattened at the poles OBLATE
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One tenth of a dime CENT
Persistent mental disorder, perhaps due to age DEMENTIA
Pipe that carries engine fumes away EXHAUST
Pursue course doggedly PERSIST
Quality of impractical innocence NAIVETY
Relied on German song (6). LIEDER
Seat on a horse SADDLE
Social gathering in the evening SOIREE
Speaks impressively or dramatically DECLAIMS
Stated directly, quite definite and open EXPLICIT
Tear up in tempo RATE
The familiar Taoiseach BERTIE
They are hard to convince SCEPTICS
Whole and undamaged INTACT
Whole numbers, not fractions INTEGERS
You can't make a silk purse out of . .... ... (1,3'1,3) ASOWSEAR