Irish Times (Simplex) - Oct 30 2002

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A ludicrous or humiliating failure, complete mess FIASCO
A Scottish child BAIRN
Always on time for appointments PUNCTUAL
An official decree from Russia UKASE
Beer procured in sales ALE
Bring something unpleasant on oneself (5) INCUR
By the way or in passing, as in chess move ENPASSANT
Can be had or obtained, in stock AVAILABLE
Chaste kind of swindlers CHEATS
Choosing or accepting ideas etc from many sources ECLECTIC
Comedian's assistant, butt of jokes STOOGE
Confuses in saddle ADDLES
Employee who does all kinds of work FACTOTUM
Engage in pugilism BOX
Feeling irritated and out of sorts PEEVED
Female egg-cells OVA
Fiction's Lord of the Apes TARZAN
From the beginning - in Latin ABINITIO
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Harmonise or adapt ATTUNE
Hinder, create obstacle IMPEDE
Land of the Aztecs MEXICO
Longest river of France LOIRE
Move softly and slowly like slangy servile person CREEP
Not intelligent or bright DIMWITTED
Oath or pledge VOW
Of aircraft, moved slowly on ground TAXIED
Pale purple colour MAUVE
Preserve in order to be contrary or intractable PERVERSE
Rich like best part of milk CREAMY
Soft rich cheese as made in Normandy CAMEMBERT
The familiar R 'n'Roll king ELVIS
Tomorrow in Madrid MANANA
US citizen in Cinerama (8) AMERICAN
Ways . . . . . . . . - methods of achieving something ANDMEANS
Widespread disgust felt towards person ODIUM
Without equal or lacking lords PEERLESS