Irish Times (Simplex) - Jun 11 2005

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A hot condiment, may be red PEPPER
A military store of guns and armaments ARSENAL
A natural talent or skill, for which there may be a test APTITUDE
A rarer kind of backlog ARREAR
A single thing, poor mite ITEM
An auctioneer's wooden hammer MALLET
Attribute to, say, an old writer? ASCRIBE
Catch up on and pass out OVERTAKE
Choosing ideas or thoughts from various sources, as memory may ECLECTIC
Excess of fluid in tissues causing swelling OEDEMA
Great Irish-American playwright . . . . . . O'Neill EUGENE
Having little money or means POOR
I rid clue of derision RIDICULE
Keeps to rules or general custom CONFORMS
Kind of conduit for pouring liquid into small opening FUNNEL
Lacking foundation, as rumours may BASELESS
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Merit through endeavour EARN
Mildly diverted or entertained AMUSED
Occurring or appearing at intervals PERIODIC
Person easily convinced or deceived - or shoved down PUSHOVER
Prefix meaning 1,000 KILO
Represent or put up with STANDFOR
Something peculiar or strange ODDITY
Sore sort of male farmyard birds ROOSTERS
Stream or rush of water entering the sea FRESHET
Support from the rear? BACKUP
Sweet on the ear DULCET
The head-in-the-sand bird OSTRICH
They buy goods or services, usually in buildings SHOPPERS
Turn over a new leaf, abandon evil ways REFORM
Uppity, considering oneself socially superior SNOBBISH
Utters in most straight way TRUEST