Irish Times (Simplex) - Jan 29 2019

Clues	Answers
...Hayworth, ...Coolidge, ... ''Educating ...''	RITA
Austrian composer of waltzes	STRAUSS
Cared for, looked after	TENDED
Constructs, puts up	ERECTS
Cushion for kneeling	HASSOCK
Declared to be untrue	DENIED
Degree of loudness	VOLUME
Detachment for security or reconnaissance	PATROL
Dramas set to music	OPERAS
Dwelling	RESIDING
Explicit, particular	SPECIFIC
Fine-tuning	TWEAKING
Forms a layer over	COVERS
Freedom from difficulty	EASE
Imaginary line parallel to the equator	LATITUDE
Irritation on the skin	ITCH

Clues	Answers
Line connecting two nonadjacent corners	DIAGONAL
Masticate	CHEW
Material to stabilise a ship	BALLAST
Meat workers	BUTCHERS
Messages informing of danger	WARNINGS
Objects	ARTICLES
One has an extraordinary talent	GENIUS
Pulpy green fruits	AVOCADOS
Quick look	GLANCE
Struck with the foot	KICKED
Sweet course	DESSERT
Terribly sad and distressing	TRAGIC
The hill where Jesus was crucified	GOLGOTHA
The right to enter a particular sphere	ENTREE
They receive medical care	PATIENTS
Witty or fanciful ideas	CONCEITS

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