Irish Times (Simplex) - Jan 16 2014

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A slight wind BREEZE
Abhor, find repugnant EXECRATE
Area of activity, boxing perhaps ARENA
Censure severely CHASTISE
Clumsy, awkward INEPT
Curt, sharp ABRUPT
Deplore or belittle DEPRECATE
Discoverer of the New World COLUMBUS
Early Chinese philosopher CONFUCIUS
Easily irritated TESTY
Evoke, draw out ELICIT
Fears greatly DREADS
Finger protectors for sewers THIMBLES
Grain-cutting tool SCYTHE
He's large in London BIGBEN
Involuntary twitch TIC
It's wrong to gain hash in the Chinese city SHANGHAI
Loathe, find repugnant ABHOR
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Luggage conveyor belt and fairground ride CAROUSEL
Measure against a standard GAUGE
Piece of matter in the solar system METEOR
Provoke, stir up INCITE
Small, round stone PEBBLE
Smooth material of tusks IVORY
State in which blood-flow is stopped STASIS
Strongly alkaline solution for washing or cleansing LYE
The act of going out EGRESS
The spirit of the age ZEITGEIST
Thin porridge GRUEL
This one catches the worm EARLYBIRD
Title of a newspaper on the front page MASTHEAD
Violent whirling windstorms CYCLONES
Withdraw, break away SECEDE
Yellowish-brown pigment UMBER
Young newt EFT
Young of certain animals CUB