Irish Times (Simplex) May 18 1999 crossword clues & answers

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Irish Times (Simplex) May 18 1999

Clue	Answer
'For want of a .... the shoe was lost'	NAIL
'Strike while the iron is ...'	HOT
'You cannot teach an old ... new tricks'	DOG
A carved effigy	STATUE
A heavy burden	LOAD
A lump of blood	CLOT
A selection or passage from	EXCERPT
Caused lasting resentment	RANKLED
Conquer, prevail	TRIUMPH
Courage or gravel	GRIT
Delayed tiredness after long plane journey	JETLAG
Dissolute or unprincipled	IMMORAL
Ethnic group of majority of Chinese	HAN
Female giant in fairytale	OGRESS
Flower circle for grave	WREATH
Hesitate indecisively	DITHER
Hurry like sleuth	HUSTLE
In slang, a drug addict	JUNKIE
Informal chap, or member of learned society	FELLOW
Informally scold	TELLOFF
Initials commonly used for top boss	CEO
Japanese quilted mattress used as bed	FUTON
Made to feel humilated	SHAMED
Make amends for wrongdoing	EXPIATE
Of deer, killed surplus animals	CULLED
Of or like monkeys	SIMIAN
Overriding negative vote	VETO
Papal envoy from Galtee	LEGATE
Parts of leather belt	STRAP
Prune or pare	TRIM
Putrid and smelly	RANK
Reach out or stretch	EXTEND
Ready to be drawn off, like beer	ONTAP
Ridicules - or drinks quickly	SCOFFS
Rode on top of waves - or internet	SURFED
Shakespeare was known as the Bard of ....	AVON
Shift or yield	BUDGE
Tailness animal from nearby Isle	MANXCAT
Take advantage of in escapade	EXPLOIT
Thing that is ugly to look at	EYESORE
Tried busily to get orders for goods	TOUTED
Tuft or crest on crown of head	TOPKNOT

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