Irish Times (Crosaire) - Aug 4 2015

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Clues Answers
23 down perhaps is hard, as it describes one who hasn't met their match OLDMAIDISH
A president mistakenly identified as Walker PEDESTRIAN
Awkward nanny admits old gin cocktail is driving her around the bend ANNOYING
Bitter type of leaders caught in traffic going from old police force to a police department CITRICACID
Bookkeeper has no nice word for list of books CANON
Brian abandons Persian lamb as specimen SAMPLE
Check out local duck with broken leg OGLE
Comes to pass on both sides of favourite FATE
English footballers in Indian cover-up for associating with those who are elephants SAFARI
Far be it from me going around with celebrity FAME
First-rate roof broken, protecting new objects, by ne'er-do-wells GOODFORNOTHINGS
Her turn to get tree to cover old ground REHASH
Is this why the phone isn't working for the journalist? DEADLINE
Leader on train with poisonous scrub OLEANDER
Clues Answers
Look what's found in the hole beside roundabout - it's bound to be taken in by Olive PIMIENTO
Make up one's mind - no pairs in rice paddies DECIDE
Makes fences - it's something you'd associate with Turkey WATTLE
Negotiate with Henry over horse for third queen HAGGLE
NWOD? No thanks! TURNDOWN
Old police force in Channel Islands finds local stimulant - it disturbs The Count CRUCIFIX
Over 18 finds article on revolutionary paramilitaries in idyllic place XANADU
Rejects present over secretary contacting English component at Arsenal WEAPON
Sounds like Greece takes to the pitch for crude gains perhaps OILFIELD
Suspicion this isn't a bad clue IDEA
Sweetheart tears up small type of envelope without difficulty EASE
The joker in Number Ten? CARD
Ticked off one bar reviewed alongside advertisement for spirit INABADMOOD
Won't find in musical storage facility - for one, it's new and too claustrophobic CLOSEDIN