Irish Times (Simplex) - Dec 19 1998

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.A German Mrs FRAU
.A relative to resist SISTER
.A slangy black eye SHINER
.A small mat for a glass COASTER
.A spinning toy TOP
.A sudden attack or raid FORAY
.Animal of class that suckles its young MAMMAL
.Author of 'War and Peace' TOLSTOY
.Basin-shaped bone framework in lower body PELVIS
.Chop with axe HEW
.Composer of 'The Flying Dutchman' WAGNER
.Country of the ayatollahs IRAN
.Decayed, decomposed ROTTED
.Ditch around a castle MOAT
.Fabulous bird of the East ROC
.Free ..... and for nothing GRATIS
.French-speaking province of E Canada QUEBEC
.Fuel for heavy vehicles DIESEL
.Green vegetation VERDURE
.Herman Melville wrote '.... Dick' MOBY
.Latin water AQUA
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.Liquid preparations to add tofood SAUCES
.Listening very intently ALLEARS
.Made or became different VARIED
.One who cures animal hides TANNER
.Pantomime hero with magic lamp ALADDIN
.Person or thing believed to bring good luck MASCOT
.Provided with permanent income ENDOWED
.Quagmires or sloughs SWAMPS
.Religious day of rest of Jews and Christians SABBATH
.Robbie Burns poem 'Scots, wha hae wi' ...... bled' WALLACE
.Roman god of the sea NEPTUNE
.S American country, capital Quito ECUADOR
.Shored up with crowds HORDES
.Speak in a trembling voice QUAVER
.Style of furnishings etc in room DECOR
.The first Pope PETER
.The one who gets the cheque PAYEE
.The supreme Scandinavian god ODIN
.Thin rod for impaling meat to be roasted SPIT
.Unit of sale at auction LOT
.`Twas quite a blow SWAT