Irish Times (Simplex) - Jan 12 2019

Clues	Answers
''Consider the ... of the field, how they grow'' (Bible)	LILIES
Abnormal sac containing fluid	CYST
Alarmed, fearful	AFRAID
Ancient two-handled jars	AMPHORAS
Bowl-shaped strainer	COLANDER
Catastrophe, tragedy	DISASTER
Clumsy and ungraceful	AWKWARD
Cuts open and takes apart	DISSECTS
Dull persistent pain	ACHE
Fish hawks	OSPREYS
Freshwater mammals	OTTERS
Giving way	YIELDING
Gustav ..., Austrian composer	MAHLER
Imaginary horses	UNICORNS
It's red on the Welsh flag	DRAGON
Making a mistake	ERRING

Clues	Answers
Metric weight	KILOGRAM
Notebook for rough notes	JOTTER
One side in a game	TEAM
Part of a plant that contains pollen	ANTHER
Physical or mental power	STRENGTH
Postmortem examination	AUTOPSY
Prosperous, wealthy	WELLTODO
Rubber for removing marks	ERASER
Somewhat hungry	PECKISH
Strip cut by a scythe	SWATHE
Strong black coffee	ESPRESSO
Substance found in potatoes and cereals	STARCH
Thin, clear soup	CONSOMME
Trees of Lebanon	CEDARS
Unknown or unspecified amount or number	SOME
We offer a hundred thousand of them	WELCOMES

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