Irish Times (Simplex) - May 25 2007

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A contest by ballot ELECTION
Archaic male enemy FOEMAN
Attempting to deceive as poker player does BLUFFING
Be too many for in contest or conflict OUTNUMBER
Big group of musicians playing various instruments ORCHESTRA
Climax point in, say, a fever CRISIS
Harmonise as with musical instrument ATTUNE
Hatch eggs by warmth, artificial or natural INCUBATE
If pirate were to have a drink before dinner? APERITIF
In very high spirits, really chuffed ELATED
Informally, a doctrine or practice ISM
Isaac . . . . . ., great English physicist who discovered gravity NEWTON
It is thrown to swimmer in difficulties LIFEBELT
Large island south of Greece, once ruled by Minoans CRETE
Large vase for funeral ashes URN
Largest state in the USA ALASKA
Lose the head, take fright PANIC
Louisa May . . . . . . wrote 'Little Women' ALCOTT
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Merger or marriage UNION
Not in good physical condition UNFIT
Of food, available as freshly gathered crop INSEASON
Person who has defeated all others in a competition CHAMPION
Personality characteristics TRAITS
Pugilists or men's underwear BOXERS
Quite ridiculous, laughable ABSURD
Red cosmetic to colour cheeks ROUGE
Resemble as offspring may parent TAKEAFTER
Restaurant meal ordered as separate items ALACARTE
Rounded stone once commonly used for paving COBBLE
Scares with loving stroke CARESS
State clearly like cute Annie ENUNCIATE
Stringed instrument like guitar with round body BANJO
Tasty fish, brown or rainbow TROUT
The first Greek letter ALPHA
Transmission of exact copies of documents electronically FAX
Under the collar, it means anger HOT