Irish Times (Crosaire) - Sep 19 2002

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18 down, in short, may get to be unusually poisonous CURATE
A matter of horsepower or camelpower? CARAVANS
About five nails in the wood SILVAN
Along with the Kangaroo, little Edward has started to grow (6) ROOTED
Around the century of late the effect is brilliant ECLAT
Arthur's court came before such plenty LOT
At about a rum sort of shock TRAUMA
Being gentle, 'e got married (despite the grey hairs) MILDEWED
By the sound of it, Nicholas is the one to choose to eat out with PICNIC
Cannot be fired, in the way of the rounds that are top quality ASBESTOS
Cope with this when it came to the pinch STOLE
Don;t go and cause trouble, if it is painful afterwards ENTER
Hard by T it may be shut CLOSET
I reckon one can get this across IRATE
In what is closed there's nothing, yet there's a lot, by the sound of it SHOUT
It must be around somewhere, of course LOSTBALL
It must have been the very devil for Long John Silver to get one (8) APOLLYON
It's up to Mother to have a soothing, big slice of it BALSAM
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Leave out some of the cover in the middle ELIDE
Might he hail you and haul you? HEAVE
One has lost one's head in the fire INGLE
One may be committed - a bit of Russia THECRIMEA
One met Al in force COPPER
Pen CORRAL
Poor and little, as is my wont, it seems SHANTY
Skins a turn of what is unconscious ASLEEP
Sounds like the way to tell the knight to stop it SURCEASE
Such conditions for us - a transatlantic matter THESTATES
That comes at the end of the queue, by the sound of it ARE
That sort of a Da might be a transatlantic one CAN
The worshipful way to get the girl torn when she's lost her head? REVERENT
What a ludicrous member of the in this country! IRISHBULL
What's the matter? Eat up! PUS
When to issue a warning, as a matter of course, previously AFORETIME
Wide enough to get you up a bit in Russia, by the sound of it STEPPE
You need a helping hand to give them out SERVINGS