Irish Times (Simplex) - Mar 19 2002

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A brief sleep of feline origin CATNAP
A poor miserable person WRETCH
American state, capital Salt Lake City UTAH
American tramp or English bottom BUM
An evasion or failure - by policeman? COPOUT
Applaud in manual way CLAP
Badgered or scolded persistently NAGGED
Buyer beware - ...... emptor CAVEAT
Capable of being read LEGIBLE
Cole Porter musical ''Kiss me ....'' KATE
Connected or united, perhaps emotionally BONDED
Cooks in way of beasts BASTES
Dark green pear-shaped fruit AVOCADO
Discourages or hinders DETERS
Egg of a louse NIT
Expectant and wide-eyed AGOG
Forswear or renounce ABJURE
French prestige or distinguishing mark CACHET
Gravel or courage GRIT
Great Greek author of the Odyssey HOMER
Great musical ''....... on the roof'' FIDDLER
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Green precious stone EMERALD
Harmless substance as medicine to sooth patient PLACEBO
Informally swindle or get the better of DODOWN
It's said to be as good as a feast ENOUGH
Kind of hawk or Camelot's magician MERLIN
Low ditch with wall in it HAHA
Morning moisture DEW
Not confined, like escaped prisoner ATLARGE
Obstruct, hold up HINDER
Of argument, rational and defensible TENABLE
Old Irish writing carved into stones OGHAM
Pitch or timbre TONE
Popular ice-cream flavour VANILLA
Really terrible, ghastly AWFUL
Routine and monotonous HUMDRUM
Small roughly-made house or shelter HUT
Small round stoneless fruit BERRY
Soon, precious stone ANON
Supported or bet on BACKED
Swollen with gas, liquid or pride BLOATED
Walt Disney's cartoon Duck DONALD