Irish Times (Simplex) - Sep 5 2013

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... Grey, fragrant Oriental tea EARL
Apertures in the body ORIFICES
Attribute, assign ASCRIBE
Construction workers BUILDERS
Curved oriental sabre SCIMITAR
Devoid of inessential features NOFRILLS
Fixed price or relative speed RATE
Flowers BLOSSOMS
Groups of fruit trees ORCHARDS
He had a sword hung over his head DAMOCLES
I snarled about one surrounded by water ISLANDER
It's now Taiwan FORMOSA
It's used to examine the ear OTOSCOPE
It's used to push a charge into a firearm RAMROD
Large tiered stadium, in Rome say COLISEUM
Lia had this flower DAHLIA
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Likenesses or reflections IMAGES
Live in a space OCCUPY
Long weapons with a sharp points SPEARS
Manage with limited means MAKEDO
Marvellous, wonderful TERRIFIC
Narrow opening, for cash say SLOT
Number of animals born to the same mother at the same time LITTER
Relating to living in groups SOCIAL
Repast MEAL
Resist or fight against OPPOSE
So eat in poorly on the Baltic Sea ESTONIA
Something that lasts only a short time EPHEMERA
States that something is the case CLAIMS
Temporary break from work RECESS
The process of doing something ACTION
Turkish dynasty and cushioned stool OTTOMAN