Irish Times (Crosaire) - Jul 17 2003

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Could drink ever be the end of a professional man? ENGINEER
Do I start 1 across, by the sound of it? What nonsense! EYEWASH
How a teetotaller died? ATTENDED
I am that thing, a boy, but not originally IMITATED
I reckon one might cross this IRATE
Is that where you get your alibi? (4) ELSE
It would be perfect if I were to give you a hand like this (5) IDEAL
It's nothing but a gift to having 12 across ALLPRESENT
Making a crescendo, in short, at mealtime CREATING
Only a semi-gambler would have such a spouse BETTERHALF
Open fire below this - Gee, do you know the answer to it? GRIDDLE
Perhaps boars come to tea in such a colourful way PIGMENT
Rather more of ten in the tear EXTRA
She sounded like a dark girl SAINTJOAN
That could be the state of the weight of the laundry WASHINGTON
That's one in the snout, by the sound of it NOISE
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The artist turned up, knowing how to be in awe of this AWARE
The flame from it is low in Ireland WICK
The male French 09 was like a great cat LEONINE
The winner gets to the bottom at the bottom TRUMP
They go round and don't go back TOPS
Thinking about the writers I have PENSIVE
This might go through the hair on the head of a cock COMB
Time for work, perhaps, in 30 across OPERA
Twice the rate that's all for show THETHEATRE
Went on ahead of one from 10 across and on the end of the swine PIGTAIL
What a shame to be below ground level! (9) ABASEMENT
What the late Herod might have been said to be by the sound of it OVERDUE
Where it could be astern - no joking (2, 7) INEARNEST
With the path, the pie was just about late EPITAPH
You could count on its being near E mute ENUMERATE
You might make a chain of it but it would not make a chain CHINA