Irish Times (Simplex) - Feb 3 2003

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A group of eight, say singers OCTET
A very long time AEON
Amount of work done in given period OUTPUT
Berates with roofing tiles SLATES
Bliss, rapture ECSTASY
Candle fat TALLOW
Capital city of Colombia BOGOTA
Citizen of African country, capital Kampala UGANDAN
Cordially detests ABHORS
Coroners preside over them INQUESTS
Finger-joints KNUCKLES
Finished with bowling session OVER
Folded-back flaps on front of coat LAPELS
Force causing rotation in a mechanism TORQUE
Found not guilty and discharged ACQUITTED
Grubby boy or sea creature URCHIN
He always expects to lose DEFEATIST
Infectious and often fatal intestinal disease (7 CHOLERA
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Innate ability or Biblical money unit TALENT
Kind of water lizards or efts NEWTS
Noise made when clearing throat (4 AHEM
O, clear off for the Greek wise man ORACLE
On and on to a sickening extent ADNAUSEAM
Praised and extolled LAUDED
Preservative liquid obtained from coal tar CREOSOTE
Provision of bed and all meals at hotel FULLBOARD
Refrained from hurting, was merciful towards SPARED
Remove limb surgically AMPUTATE
Sandy sea shore BEACH
Self-satisfied dignity APLOMB
Sign of the Crab CANCER
Slightly, more so than not (6 RATHER
Take the van with heavy metal LEAD
Tell secret or entrust to CONFIDE
The Venus .. .... Is a famous armless statue DEMILO
Valuable possession, worth having ASSET