Irish Times (Crosaire) - Sep 2 2003

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After tea the compose got around to having been a leader TRAVELLED
Although it's so heavy, there's a hole for it BUTTON
For strength you want to make a fort for it, by the sound of it STRENUOUS
For what sounds foul that is never 20 across FREERANGE
How one might be laying claim to great sins ASSERTING
In the manner of a man, perhaps, in a nice sort of way GENTLY
Initially there's no charge to get on board, but watch the end of it FOB
It follows ASARESULT
It's leaves are enough to put the top on about fifty CLOVER
It's myself that's the sound one EYE
It's one's duty to cut it out EXCISE
Look pleased to get along the inside SMILED
Not being a capital matter, it seems it's not of a type to be heard in the High Court LOWERCASE
Not tied up, by the sound of it EBB
One will get around to being lower than the gods CIRCLE
Sh! However sprightly, the old maid is on it ELF
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So in such a thick way you reach the half century without effort SOLIDLY
So it's up to the god to be part of 17 across OSIRIS
Spirits of iron, perhaps, by the sound of it METTLE
Stiff enough to make it strong at the end of the street STARCH
Tell a little bird to get up the wrong way PULLET
That might be army work for the autumn OCTOPUS
That's no sort of an answer REFUSAL
The issue is not being so keen on the time of year OFFSPRING
The most important one was Eve, it seems FIRSTLADY
The police make the artist come back along with the others ARREST
The preliminaries to getting wed THURSDAYS
There ought to be a charge for this BATTERY
This one may get stuck with a spouse that's no longer fresh STALEMATE
This will get a certain rein around us ENSURE
Was spitting at you of late? That's a bit thick SPATULATE
Yours is really meant to come at the end of the letter SINCERELY