Irish Times (Simplex) - Dec 31 2009

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Clues Answers
American buffalo BISON
Appear unexpectedly CROPUP
Bloodsucking worms LEECHES
Bodily disorder or disease AILMENT
Brisk and lively tempo ALLEGRO
Building EDIFICE
Classical dance BALLET
Comfort, consolation SOLACE
Conforming to accepted standards of behaviour ETHICAL
Contend, maintain ASSERT
Cook slowly in liquid STEW
Copying, cheating COGGING
Dignified and sombre SOLEMN
Dreadful, awful DIRE
Dull persistent pain ACHE
Enunciation DICTION
Evening gathering SOIREE
Female deer DOE
Foundation of a theory or process BASIS
Illicit ILLEGAL
Invoice BILL
Clues Answers
Large peninsula in southeastern Europe BALKAN
Lounge around LOLL
Low woody plants BUSHES
Manner, technique METHOD
Mosquito-like flies, gnats MIDGES
Mountain range of western North America ROCKIES
Ones in cards ACES
Ornamental jewelled headdress DIADEM
Plan, manoeuvre TACTIC
Play on words PUN
Plot for plants BED
Port city on the Persian Gulf DUBAI
Sent someone in the wrong direction MISLED
She's married MRS
Street entertainers BUSKERS
Swimsuit TOGS
Trees with toothed leaves ALDERS
Type of mushroom MOREL
US showman who popularized the circus BARNUM
Women's stockings NYLONS
Yuletide NOEL