Irish Times (Simplex) - Dec 29 2012

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Brace for holding something in place CLAMP
Breathe in INHALE
Cloth made by weaving or knitting TEXTILE
Conventional ORTHODOX
Corrodes RUSTS
Curved ARCHED
Disagrees with and attempts to prevent OPPOSES
Feels remorse for, sin perhaps REPENTS
First-born ELDEST
High-ranking university administrators PROVOSTS
Humorously sarcastic or mocking IRONIC
Introductory music PRELUDE
It's insect, strangely, this learned person knows about SCIENTIST
Jelly ingredient PECTIN
Juicy fruit NECTARINE
Large bovine animals OXEN
Large stringed instruments CELLOS
Last or final in a series or process ULTIMATE
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Lazy, not doing anything IDLE
Loved intensely ADORED
Mishaps or chance events ACCIDENTS
Modify ADJUST
Old objects, valuable perhaps ANTIQUES
Opera by Bizet CARMEN
Option, alternative CHOICE
Putting into order ARRANGING
Relating to the English ruling family in the 1500s TUDOR
Retailer of foodstuffs GROCER
Selects by ballot ELECTS
Seven performers SEPTET
Short pieces for solo instruments to show talent ETUDES
Sing the praises of EXTOL
Strike golf ball on green PUTT
Sunny season (allegedly) SUMMER
Tales of old LORE
Write down, music or dance steps say NOTATE