Irish Times (Simplex) - Dec 24 2001

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''....is it's own reward'' (6) VIRTUE
A muscular spasm CRAMP
A preserve or an informal predicament PICKLE
A sacred painting or mosiac ICON
Available to visitors, quite comfortable ATHOME
Blames for uproar BEDLAM
Dead as a ...-very dead indeed DOORNAIL
Delay decision until next morning SLEEPONIT
Disgraced, being ill-used SULLIED
Foil or frustrate THWART
Frost on mire RIME
GIve main points briefly, condense( 9) SUMMARISE
Happen as a result, follow ( 5) ENSUE
Holy place with special associations SHRINE
Italian town where St. Francis was born ASSISI
Japanese system of unarmed combat KARATE
Join or sign up ENLIST
Mental concentration or awareness( 9) ATTENTION
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Missile form a submarine TORPEDO
Mother...saintly nun of Calcutta TERESA
New world for the study of flying saucers UFOLOGY
Quick as you can, amigo PRONTO
Release or make garment looser LETOUT
Resources or holdings ( 6) ASSETS
Ruin or loose UNDO
Something shameful or disgraceful, often public SCANDAL
Spinal courage? BACKBONE
Sudden eruptions of, say, war or disease OUTBREAKS
The capital of Fiji SUVA
The US national flag OLDGLORY
The whole range or or scope of anything GAMUT
Thomas More's perfect country UTOPIA
Traditional taurine image of England JOHNBULL
Very small- as in time MINUTE
Viral disease which can cause paralysis ( 5) POLIO
Ways to go, itineraries ROUTES