Irish Times (Crosaire) - Dec 12 2002

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A little bird tells me that one might make a towel of this OWLET
Aged enough to be up for the cup TEA
All told, they get spun YARNS
At sea one gets such a miserable turn TAR
Be, in short, in a beastly king of England ALBION
Being unconscious, broken toes make one torpid COMATOSE
Could such a brave man see you, by the sound of it? REDINDIAN
Determined to get sore with strings attached RESOLUTE
Does one reckon just how silly she is? ASSESS
Dog in dog DINGO
Famous for being boyless? NOTED
Fasten this, not the cask BUTTONUP
Given by way of introduction PRESENTS
How one capsizes the open vessels OVERTURNS
Might a rotten, learned one have the mice in bits? ACADEMIC
Might one peer at them in their house? THELORDS
Might trouble in the pub lead to burial in the garden? BARROW
One deals in ruddy painting up here (6) TRADER
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Rose for this at 27 across, in essence ATTAR
See how noisy it is in the sky CLOUD
She and he lied about the lieutenant LILTED
So as to dodge it, after 50 I go in rhythm AVOIDANCE
State that that's absolute UTTER
States that that's where you'd find this fifty-fifty in the road DOLLAR
States that's where to look for 13 across USA
That would never make one quaver LONGNOTE
That'll give you your comeuppance BOUNCE
That's enough to give a blooming stupid sheep a turn AMARYLLIS
That's the last R.A. to be 20 down ASTRAL
The century is inclined to be all washed up CLEANS
The sight of this starts to make my work short MYOPIA
This will hang down, but not so much at the back (6) TASSEL
Well, that's not what one will make it ILL
With all that noise about him, the artist goes to waste DRAIN
Would the best performer prefer to be 22 across? STARLIKE
You'd need to be on your toes to gamble about everything BALLET