Irish Times (Crosaire) - Sep 13 2002

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''Please may I bat for starters?'' BEGINNINGS
A dam with a dam there? EDEN
Can one effect a cure with tons of rum? NOSTRUM
Do they turn dotty at night with a knife? STAB
Funny way to get at about thinking people, perhaps AMUSEMENT
Get the wind up and down at last BLOW
How lousy to send this mixed up with permission LICENSED
How one might go with oil for the cold room IGLOO
How one oriental ruler is making supplies last EKING
How the rulers of crime get nervous in their pride GANGLIONS
It gets around and sounds as if it is in time for the missile BALLISTIC
It may be rasher to play with this on board BACKGAMMON
It's all in Italy TUTTI
It's fair enough to take to one's heels before one gets married LEGITIMATE
Might Des cry to do this? ESPY
My light seems to be green to make the 19 across perfect IMAGO
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Not the colour of the flower that starts out from Victoria BLUENILE
On the pig's back with love there INCLOVER
One might have had a swell time on the old vessel GALLEON
One must wait a little for it, by the sound of it OUNCE
Seems I am with a germ around in instilling IMBUING
Sends the ball up under the roofs LOFTS
So one has gone and got rid of this, due to wear and tear ERODING
Sounds as if she is on the Mediterranean NIECE
Such thrushes can never be robins REDWINGS
Suffer this, therefore it will come to an end UNDERGO
That was the trouble with 29 across SERPENT
Thoughtfully, promises to pay for service gets to be cunning STUDIOUSLY
With six feet into the religious bodies INSECTS
You'd be unusually lucky to be born with them for the present RAREGIFTS
You'd never know when the palm might be barren, perhaps UNDATED
You'd swear that's the way to give a seaman employment ABUSE