Irish Times (Simplex) - Aug 19 2005

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'There's no . . . . . without fire' SMOKE
A conceited, self-centred person EGOIST
A female thespian ACTRESS
Acid bite for sufferer from common disease DIABETIC
Antenna or tendril FEELER
Britain's longest river SEVERN
Carriage for a corpse HEARSE
Country in NC Africa, capital Khartoum SUDAN
Cricket contest between countries, usually one of a series TESTMATCH
Decides firmly or settles a problem RESOLVES
Everyone departed in galleon ALLGONE
First major segment of a play ACTONE
Healing of illness through prayer or religion FAITHCURE
In song, Molly Malone used to sell these and mussels COCKLES
Induce by bribery, say to commit perjury SUBORN
Involving feverish activity HECTIC
It grows in paddy fields RICE
Mail to capital of Peru LIMA
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Meat of the deer VENISON
Most scarce and probably precious RAREST
Musical about Dickens boy who asked for more OLIVER
Orchestral composition as prelude, or a friendly advance OVERTURE
Pleasant-sounding city in S France NICE
Real, existing in fact ACTUAL
Receive willingly or take as true ACCEPT
Result of action, or cause to happen EFFECT
Sailed zigzag course to take advantage of wind TACKED
Small worm once used for blood-letting, or a parasitical person LEECH
Soft white substance used to make fabric - in song, Old Man River don't plant it COTTON
Stretch of water between S Ireland and Cornwall CELTICSEA
Surrounding and blockading of a town SIEGE
They are forced to live in foreign countries EXILES
This bladder is attached to the liver and stores bile GALL
Tie-in rant to a traveller ITINERANT
Turn these to gain the advantage TABLES
Uncommunicative, saying very little TACITURN