Irish Times (Simplex) - Aug 15 2006

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A wild licentious party ORGY
Acknowledge applause, bend from waist TAKEABOW
Actors hired for crowd scenes EXTRAS
Bruised optical area due to blow BLACKEYE
Chicago's state ILLINOIS
Coasting with unbeliever AGNOSTIC
Devastated, having suffered great damage RAVAGED
Encryption, disguised language CODE
Familiar umbrella - a small one? BROLLY
Feeling of imminent sickness NAUSEA
Gauche and clumsy AWKWARD
Greatly reduced in number or quantity DEPLETED
High-flown language as for speeches RHETORIC
Layers or thicknesses of earth STRATA
Maker of men's clothes TAILOR
Man of great courage and deeds HERO
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Mozart opera 'The Marriage of . . . . . .' FIGARO
Placed in . . . . . . . . - suspended for a while ABEYANCE
Popular musical '. . . . . . . on the Roof' FIDDLER
Rats warn about documents authorising arrest or search WARRANTS
Repentant about nice trot CONTRITE
Sailor's drink of rum and water GROG
Special investigation team constituted in brutal mode TRIBUNAL
Suffer from lack of food STARVE
The vegetable for inducement CARROT
The Water-carrier, 11th sign of the Zodiac AQUARIUS
The way things actually are REALITY
Thin out as with water DILUTE
This Island is in New York Bay STATEN
Time break as in play production INTERVAL
Was jealous of, begrudged ENVIED
Written document authorising payment to recipient CHEQUE