Irish Times (Crosaire) - Apr 15 2004

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A touching conjunction, contrary to expectations ABUT
An excuse, but only for the present ALIBI
Ban I shed into this EXILE
Brightness perhaps for the landing ALIGHTING
Dupe the foot of the beast CATSPAW
Having lost its head the horse went from side to side and was out in front WAGGLED
How a couple of wickets may have fallen, absolutely OUTANDOUT
If it's so grey it will be wet at last and thought to be there BRAIN
In this one is done for GONER
It may be drawn going down after December DECLINE
It takes a hundred and fifty and two more gins so to have got a hold on one CLINGING
It takes only a finger to start the fire with this TRIGGER
It will make it less serious that 'e ate at about ten past ten with you EXTENUATE
It's not in 29 across that one finds this opera SOAP
Like a fool I had a tent, it seems IDIOT
Might a boy serve for the last movement of the door around the North RONDO
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O's might make an anticlimax of the tub (4) BATH
Old-fashioned transport for the 21 across STAGECOACH
Such a sheer mixture in the cup will make one happy once more CHEERSUP
Such is the confusiuon that it takes ages for them to bring word (4) MESS
That might do for the star in its shell after tea (7) TWINKLE
That might have you spellbound on the way in ENTRANCE
That would be making an Ulster union lively ANIMATING
That's the hidden rate that's all for show (7) THEATRE
The bishop is what the foreman will do OVERSEE
The fault with this is not in our stars DEARBRUTUS
The mixed set we had with Mary's pet as a matter of course STEWEDLAMB
The performing animal gets around in this DOING
There's nothing in a snout that could stop one being lively NOOSE
Weight might go up with the R.A. in milk KILOGRAM
What a charming manner to come first in certain ways WINSOME
With such people one might want upkeep the other way round THEJONESES