Irish Times (Simplex) - January 22 2020
| Clues | Answers |
| A sloping letter | ITALIC |
| Back part | REAR |
| Break into a conversation | BUTTIN |
| Classify, arrange in grades | STRATIFY |
| Confidential or secret meeting | CONCLAVE |
| Dive or fall headlong | PLUNGE |
| Fat from milk | BUTTER |
| Has a go at | ATTEMPTS |
| Low-lying wet lands | MARSHES |
| Man-made object, of archaeological interest, perhaps | ARTEFACT |
| Member of an irregular armed force | GUERILLA |
| Military land force | ARMY |
| Month named for a Roman emperor | AUGUST |
| Morning prayers | MATINS |
| Obstinate, pig-headed | STUBBORN |
| Odd oat pesto from vegetables | POTATOES |
| Of office work or clergy | CLERICAL |
| One of the biblical twelve | APOSTLE |
| One's strong suit or forte | METIER |
| Out of the ordinary | UNUSUAL |
| Sacred song | HYMN |
| Search among discarded waste | SCAVENGE |
| Sewing loops | STITCHES |
| Speaks incessantly about uninteresting subjects | PRATTLES |
| The use of irony to convey contempt | SARCASM |
| They take a pessimistic view of human goodness | CYNICS |
| Those not already mentioned | OTHERS |
| Three times | THRICE |
| Tuna for the odd relative | AUNT |
| Unlicensed drinking establishments | SHEBEENS |
| Words of songs | LYRICS |
| Young salmon | GRILSE |
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