Irish Times (Simplex) - Jun 2 2000

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A distinct period of history ERA
A person of great learning PUNDIT
An informal toilet LOO
Attentive in hesitant manner TENTATIVE
Baited or bantered TEASED
Be quiet and don car safety device BELTUP
Beg or petition PLEAD
Block forming base of column PLINTH
Body between neck and abdomen THORAX
Compelled or obliged FORCED
Cure or redress REMEDY
Dismal, funeral DREARY
Done in sly or secret way UNDERHAND
Drive back or disgust REPEL
Drive of opera composer VERDI
French love affair, usually secret AMOUR
Great river between USA and Mexico RIOGRANDE
Jewelled crescent-shaped headdress TIARA
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Knock down, say a building DEMOLISH
Large cask, for wine or beer TUN
Made dirty or impure, water or air POLLUTED
On the face, it's embarrassing EGG
Partition between two cavities as in nose SEPTUM
Perform better than surpass OUTDO
Pieces of trickery, to deceive or attract WILES
Proficient and skilful EXPERT
Schoolboy or eye part PUPIL
Splash noisily, about SPLATTER
Subdue, vanquish OVERPOWER
Supposed or reputed to be PUTATIVE
Temporary substitutes or fixes STOPGAPS
Throwing device or sling CATAPULT
Troublesome or difficult, like briars? THORNY
Undamaged, not broken INTACT
Very large wine bottle named after Israeli king JEROBOAM
Worship of a false god IDOLATRY