Irish Times (Simplex) - Apr 8 2000

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Clues Answers
A maker of arrows FLETCHER
A mass of wild ferns BRACKEN
Apply hard shiny top coating VARNISH
Breaks into small pieces SHATTERS
Chop or stick to CLEAVE
Coffee made with steam ESPRESSO
Comes to understand, or profits REALISES
Eager readiness ALACRITY
Fail to support, disappoint LETDOWN
Good-looking or generous HANDSOME
Hamburg's river ELBE
In card games, revoke RENEGE
Just married NEWLYWED
Killing of a king REGICIDE
Major cities or large letters CAPITALS
Make a mistake, being unsteady on feet? SLIPUP
Clues Answers
Move from side to side - toes? WIGGLE
Noise made when clearing throat AHEM
Persuades by coaxing WHEEDLES
Platforms for plays STAGES
Player of woodwind instrument of treble pitch OBOIST
Pleasue boats YACHTS
Romped like early bird LARKED
Room at the top GARRET
Rubbish left lying about LITTER
Scoop mud from, say, harbour DREDGE
Take off clothes UNDRESS
Talk wildly, harangue RANT
The butt of a pencil STUB
The fish for caviars STURGEON
Twist about in pain WRITHE
` `Many a .... .... is spoken in jest' ' TRUEWORD