Irish Times (Simplex) - Jan 23 2001

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A Great American lake - sounds spooky ERIE
A Mafia chief DON
Anne ......, 2nd wife of Henry VIII BOLEYN
Avoided giving direct answer, being fenced? HEDGED
Badly lit or not so bright DIM
Buildings occupiedby communities of monks ABBEYS
Capital of New Mexico state SANTAFE
Distorted or bent with heat WARPED
Empty space - nature abhors it VACUUM
Entrance hall to theatre FOYER
Essential to life, indispensable VITAL
Exaggerated in style for humorous effect - in tent? CAMP
Feeling of imminent sickness NAUSEA
Formal expression of opinion or saying DICTUM
Frederic ......, 19th century Polish composer, mostly for piano CHOPIN
Front or forward end of ship BOW
Giant Philistine flattened by David GOLIATH
Great Russian author of ` `War and Peace' ' TOLSTOY
Have the .... .. - have an advantage over EDGEON
Informally, a foolish person, featherbrain NITWIT
Informally, an important person - sounds loud BIGSHOT
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Issue or originate from manatee EMANATE
John ......, founder of Methodism WESLEY
Move hand to and fro as greeting WAVE
North American soldier in civil war YANKEE
Open pastry with savoury filling FLAN
Part in a play ROLE
Person who carries goods about for sale HAWKER
Pieces of meat and veg on a skewer KEBAB
Protective plate for car wheel HUBCAP
Put an end to, say rumour SCOTCH
Rebuff or reject someone SNUB
Region of southern Germany, capital Munich BAVARIA
S American country, capital Lima PERU
Soothing song for infants LULLABY
Spoke lazily like dawdler DRAWLED
Summit, peak TOP
Taint in old Greek god TITAN
Tent-hut once used by native Americans WIGWAM
Thrust with lance, like Don Quixote at windmills TILT
Two-wheeled carriage of ancient times, as used by Ben Hur CHARIOT
Wilde play: ` `The Importance of Being .......' ' EARNEST