Irish Times (Simplex) - Aug 15 2007

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A boxer's corner assistant - not the first SECOND
A cow's teat UDDER
A young female relative NIECE
Annoys, irritates IRKS
Bear formal witness to, give evidence ATTEST
Bookie's assessment of success being more likely than failure ODDSON
Clear throat and pay what you owe COUGHUP
Cut back on expenses, be thrifty ECONOMISE
Decaying - quite putrid ROTTEN
Deposit that forms on teeth TARTAR
Enters into contract to use, say, land LEASES
Famous stage comedy '. . . . . . . and Old Lace' ARSENIC
Finding fault - at a dangerous stage CRITICAL
Forgive or overlook an offence EXCUSE
Holes in the nose NOSTRILS
Informal as dress may be CASUAL
Its capital is Beirut LEBANON
Layman attending to church duties DEACON
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Listens accidentally without the speaker's knowledge OVERHEARS
Member of Indian religious group, wears turban SIKH
Most secure and protected SAFEST
Not injured or damaged UNHARMED
Of appeal court, endorse earlier decision UPHOLD
Origins, of plants or people ROOTS
Preposition meaning against VERSUS
Recovered strength after illness, or entered driving competition RALLIED
Sea snakes EELS
Sharp-witted, intelligent CLEVER
Sheds feathers or skin MOULTS
So caustic about properties of sound ACOUSTICS
Takes off like large flatfish SKATE
Tangled so like hinged case GLADSTONE
The E of the EU EUROPEAN
Triangular bone at back of pelvis SACRUM
Unit of memory storage in computer BYTE
Use of force or threats DURESS