Irish Times (Crosaire) - Feb 19 1998

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'E might leave 35 across, but not for wholly blood relations STEPS
A nut may get to regret what 23 down is UNTRUE
After tea it would not be a bit thick to come out like this ISSUE
An approach, of course, to getting the potatoes warmed up CHIPSHOT
As in turn one may take the skin off in bed ASLEEP
Bold enough to lose one's head and be quite unsound FEARLESS
Caroline is quite willing, and continues to be CARRIESON
Fish, when they've got themon, play them SCALES
How the sea fish - or their eggs - behaved like the trout, by the sound of it CODSROES
I have got into the water here RIVER
If there's anything like drink, he'll hog it all ASWINE
Is the doctor an individual who does nothing at all? DRONE
It takes no water at all to make this sty red DRYEST
It's hard to put it in the hard stuff ICE
Less than 12 in here UNDERFOOT
Looks as if it was the drink talking when what's by the sea got left at sea, by the sound of it PORTSAID
Not little C, by the sound of it OCEAN
One bloody drink at last SERUM
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One can't stand its being 17 across LIE
One starry belt MILKYWAY
One with starry belt ORION
Pity to start with getting your hands on the keys TYPING
Seems that the one who looked at the country painted the animals LANDSEER
Sharp enough to have you in a state ASTUTE
Sin, son, with the geegees on vocal occasions SINGSONGS
Soaks, very much inclined to get to the South STEEPS
Take it as a matter of 33 across EAT
Talk of being contrary! CONVERSE
That's a fishy way to have a bit of a material turn GAR
The element I eat after ten IODINE
The M.O. has ten tins of them to put on outside OINTMENTS
The sort of birds that'll give one a lift CRANES
There'll be a race there for usin it COURSE
Those wretched dogs have got the keys broken after tea TYKES
Twice as firm on this to give the pup a covering, perhaps COCOON
We writers, it seems, are hanging around in there SUSPENSE