Irish Times (Simplex) - Dec 29 2018

Clues	Answers
At one time	FORMERLY
Band of rainbow colours	SPECTRUM
Blank areas	SPACES
Brace, pair	COUPLE
Comedian	COMIC
Daily or weekly publication	NEWSPAPER
Desire for drink	THIRST
During the time that	WHILE
Feeling of strong liking	AFFECTION
Financial statements	ACCOUNTS
Garden tools and card suit	SPADES
Globular organ	EYE
Greek island and type of lettuce	COS
Heavy nautical rope	HAWSER
Imaginary line around the Earth	PARALLEL
Incapable of sustaining life	BARREN
Incontrovertible evidence	PROOF
Long pointed weapons	LANCES

Clues	Answers
Lustrous structure in a shell	PEARL
Model of excellence	IDEAL
Monetary resources	FINANCES
Not making any noise	SILENT
One exercises dominion	RULER
Or else	OTHERWISE
Order not to do	FORBID
Other than	EXCEPT
Precise, not vague	SPECIFIC
Really, genuinely	TRULY
Serious lung condition	EMPHYSEMA
They live solitary lives, avoiding people	RECLUSES
Thin fried slices of potato	CRISPS
Toothed cutting tool	SAW
Uncooked	RAW
Undo, unlace	UNTIE
Weeping	CRYING
Wholly and completely	ENTIRELY

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