Irish Times (Crosaire) - Dec 17 2005

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A D.D. led to its being 8 down BADEGG
Although it's going the wrong way, thereby hangs a swift tale TUB
As a prophet he claims to be so backward AMOS
Cut with ice in DICED
Does the tint get sad? Far from it! DISTANT
Drink sounds as if it might make one sick ALE
Encounter COMEINCONTACT
Encounter COMEUPAGAINST
Going on ahead it has a point UNICORN
Ground with ice in TUNDRA
I was in a hurry to be abroad IRAN
Infer, by the sound of it, it's for me to get involved with Erin ERMINE
It's inclined to be shed LEANTO
It's just no go out, I see, it's just a complaint ENTERIC
It's just no go to get involved with 1 and 36 across, 8 and 9 down COME
It's on the cards that it's just one jerk (6) ACETIC
Let it stand over your son to stand on his head STET
Mother gets an afterthought about the atlas MAPS
Needles there, just in case ETUI
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Of old at length it's 'ot ELL
Seems I am beyond laying it on so thick all round IMPASTO
She and I get in a hundred and fifty for the entry after the carp CHISEL
Shortly to be a Scotsman - what a blow! MONSOON
Show a light to a notable extent MUSICALCOMEDY
So the story is entirely finished ALLTOLD
Sounds as if one might arrive at the root of this TURNIP
That might give one a flying lift CRANE
The main thing before tea is to make it lively ANIMATE
The Merry Monarch as a porter COLE
The station that's not for her back there EUSTON
There's a firm fifty down between the peaks COL
They're not under cover NUDES
They're so kind NATURES
This could hardly be worse BADASTHEYCOME
Travelling for under a century in 6 down CONTOUR
What 18 down are BARE
What a wallop! MURAL
With me at the double, not to forget me, never MEMENTO