Irish Times (Simplex) - Jul 15 1997

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'A drowning man will clutch .......' ATASTRAW
'The hand that rocks the .... rules the world' CRADLE
A bag for schoolbooks SATCHEL
A million million million TRILLION
Archaism about personal magnetism CHARISMA
Arrears of work BACKLOG
By choice, elective OPTIONAL
Cain: 'Am I my brother's ......?' KEEPER
Canter about a daydream TRANCE
Charles de ...... was French president GAULLE
Condemn to exile BANISH
Develop a liking for TAKETO
Harry ......, famous American escapologist HOUDINI
Involve or require ENTAIL
Jean-Jacques ......, 18th century philosopher of 'The Social Contract' ROUSSEAU
Made firm and balanced STEADIED
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Measurement or extent of something SIZE
Name of great Florentine family 15-17th centuries MEDICI
Norway's capital OSLO
Overcome by grief or shock STRICKEN
Rasp or abrade SCRAPE
Remark intended to hurt or humiliate INSULT
Seat of all-Ireland bishopric ARMAGH
Spanish gypsy song and dance FLAMENCO
Standards of judgement CRITERIA
Suicidal like Japanese pilot in WW2 KAMIKAZE
Swallows up, overwhelms ENGULFS
The animal that never forgets ELEPHANT
Throws ball slowly in high arc LOBS
Verve, gusto ZEST
Worn to rags or tatters, exhausted FRAZZLED