Irish Times (Simplex) - Oct 16 2021

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''For oft, when on my couch I lie / in ... or in pensive mood'' (Wordsworth) VACANT
''I dreamt I dwelt in marble ...'' (The Bohemian Girl) HALLS
A major denomination of Islam SHIA
Artillery gun CANNON
Australian bush country OUTBACK
Band of contrasting colour STRIPE
Benchmarks, norms STANDARDS
Build, fabricate CONSTRUCT
Continue to assert MAINTAIN
Devices to check if surfaces are flat LEVELS
Easy to see or understand CLEAR
Fabric of matted wool fibres FELT
Gave the meaning of a word DEFINED
Hair-care product SHAMPOO
Hands over the gifts PRESENTS
Make shorter, a book say ABRIDGE
Massive horned mammals, in short RHINOS
Menace, intimidate THREATEN
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Military marching style of the Nazis GOOSESTEP
More than enough PLENTY
No longer living DEAD
North American nation CANADA
Peruser of the written word READER
Pieces of paper, bed linen and sailing ropes SHEETS
Place of religious retreat CLOISTER
Relating to groups with common customs ETHNIC
Relating to the soul rather than the body SPIRITUAL
Rest the head on it PILLOW
Shoulder movement to show indifference SHRUG
Small LITTLE
Sullen and ill-tempered MOROSE
Thick twisted rope CABLE
Tie up with a rope TETHER
Tricks, deceives CHEATS
Tropical fruit BANANA
Volcanic emission LAVA