Irish Times (Simplex) - January 25 2020
| Clues | Answers |
| Abrupt or ungracious rejection | REBUFF |
| Bundles of fibres in the body | NERVES |
| Chevron to denote military rank | STRIPE |
| Citrus fruits | LEMONS |
| Diaphanous or very steep | SHEER |
| Disposition to always see the glass as half-empty rather than half-full | PESSIMISM |
| Ferocious, savage | FIERCE |
| Figure, effigy | STATUE |
| Firmly fixed or free from uncertainty | SECURE |
| Fully determined | DEADSET |
| Gestures or symbols | SIGNS |
| God-like | DIVINE |
| Group of elements working as a whole | SYSTEM |
| In short supply | SCARCE |
| Insignificant dessert? | TRIFLE |
| It's played with a bow | VIOLIN |
| Large masses of floating ice | ICEBERGS |
| Level, degree or magnitude | INTENSITY |
| Levels of proficiency or value | GRADES |
| Like one better than another | PREFER |
| Long, narrow trench or excavation | FOSSE |
| Magnificent, splendid | GLORIOUS |
| Middle-of-the-road, not extreme | MODERATE |
| Not in accordance with fact | FALSE |
| Panache, flair | ELAN |
| Part of the ear | LOBE |
| Posing least difficulty | EASIEST |
| Recount, relate | RECITE |
| Scarlet and crimson, say | REDS |
| Skin disorder | ACNE |
| Sudden astounding event | SURPRISE |
| Takes to be the case | ASSUMES |
| The study of the stars and planets | ASTRONOMY |
| Triangle that has two sides of equal length | ISOSCELES |
| Wicked or illegal act | MISDEED |
| Writing implement | MARKER |
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