Irish Times (Simplex) - Dec 31 2018

Clues	Answers
A natural fibre	COTTON
Airbus A330 or A380, say	AIRCRAFT
Christian hermit or recluse	EREMITE
Copy, simulate	IMITATE
Dependable, honest	RELIABLE
Detain under suspicion	ARREST
Express eager enjoyment, interest or approval	ENTHUSE
Glowing, lambent	LUMINOUS
Goals, objectives	ENDS
Having a natural aptitude or skill	TALENTED
Healing institution	HOSPITAL
Is in store for	AWAITS
Journey over water	VOYAGE
Leave	DEPART
Military assistant	AIDE
Mollusc and first nuclear-powered submarine	NAUTILUS

Clues	Answers
Move towards	APPROACH
Neither hot nor cold	LUKEWARM
Not far away	NEAR
Orange edible root	CARROT
Passage between the pharynx and stomach	GULLET
Passage for the liquid secreted from the eye	TEARDUCT
Performs exceptionally well	EXCELS
Remove weapons from	DISARM
Resulted, followed from	ENSUED
Sawn wood ready for use	LUMBER
Second-hand	USED
Slow-moving vehicles	TRACTORS
Smoothed with heat	IRONED
Thin sheet that surrounds body parts	MEMBRANE
With everything or everyone taken into account	ALLTOLD
Written laws	STATUTES

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