Irish Times (Simplex) - Dec 28 2018

Clues	Answers
A set of seven	SEPTET
Animal hunted for food or sport	GAME
Bag with flap and strap	SATCHEL
Castor and Pollux	GEMINI
Channel of communication	MEDIUM
Cheers, bottoms up	CHINCHIN
Confused knot	TANGLE
Constant nuisance	PEST
Container for salt	CELLAR
Establishments for travellers	HOTELS
Fabric, stuff	MATERIAL
Film director whose work has a distinctively personal quality	AUTEUR
Formal address or discourse	SPEECH
Hitting	STRIKING
Irritating, annoying	IRKSOME
Is present in the world	EXISTS

Clues	Answers
It lies between Britain and Scandinavia	NORTHSEA
It's equal to twice the radius	DIAMETER
Making a sound	EMITTING
Meat stuffed into casing	SAUSAGE
Microscopic creature	MITE
One has a special appreciation of art and beauty	AESTHETE
Picture painted on a wall	FRESCO
Plant that lives and dies within a year	ANNUAL
Porch around a building	VERANDA
Processed food as a quick meal or take-away	FASTFOOD
Provides protection from weather or harm	SHELTERS
Pupils, learners	STUDENTS
Robots	AUTOMATA
Round figure	CIRCLE
Stare at in a lecherous manner	OGLE
Widespread outbreak of disease	EPIDEMIC

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