Irish Times (Simplex) - Jul 24 2010

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Clues Answers
'Imaginary creatures, large and wicked (8)' MONSTERS
'Left to choice, not compulsory (8)' OPTIONAL
'Overwhelming success, of a song say (5,3)' SMASHHIT
'Scornful, mocking (8)' DERISIVE
Agreeing with fact or reality TRUE
Boisterous parties SHINDIGS
Cease to flow STAGNATE
Disliking intensely HATING
Fail to honour an obligation RENEGE
Former students of a college ALUMNI
Hereditary social classes among Hindus CASTES
Hit or take industrial action STRIKE
Imaginary line parallel to the equator LATITUDE
Italian dessert TIRAMISU
Leave something out OMIT
Major blood vessel ARTERY
Clues Answers
Most tightly stretched TENSEST
One deals tactfully with others DIPLOMAT
One makes suits etc. to measure TAILOR
Panacea or cure-all NOSTRUM
Picture-house CINEMA
Recollect RECALL
Redwood tree SEQUOIA
Repeated ITERATED
Rise high into the air SOAR
Saffron-flavoured rice dish PAELLA
Senior military officers COLONELS
Separate object or unit ITEM
Serving no practical purpose USELESS
Shows smug satisfaction in another's misfortune GLOATS
The cosmos UNIVERSE
The practice of treating people differently on the basis of longevity AGEISM