Irish Times (Crosaire) - Oct 16 2004

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240 or 223, perhaps TWENTYTOTHREE
A family matter for Ascot? CLAN
A mixture of air does wrong to get so dry RAISINS
A pro might be all for such a Latin country PATRIA
As, in a manner of speaking, one may attempt to analyse this (3) SAY
Be little to make it slight DECRY
Enough to make a shirt around the North - at least on the surface TARNISH
Following fifty one would always get the prize with this EVER
Get the growths up for thatch STRAW
Get the vehicle up outside the building YARD
Goodbye to the lowlands VALE
Got about decay in recess GROTTO
Have it hot, that is to say, in a little fish FIERY
How one deals with 2 down, but not with a broken seat EATS
I am a drink 'e can make a picture of IMAGINE
I am starting to copy this before it was fed IMITATE
In Rome I'm all there ADSUM
In such company it would be for 'er to dry up WITH
It sounds as if it's wearing to have such a fight AFFRAY
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It will not go bad for long in ice ELASTIC
It would take an extra bit at the beginning to make these ones musical THEM
It would take eons to make it fly out of the sty PIG
It's not much to hold not much liquid at last TRIVIAL
Just a drink with 15 across after five ALE
Mother is so kind NATURE
Now no Co. in so small a part THREEPENNYBIT
On be this would be for over two HALF
One has to get down to it of an evening HIGHTEA
Seventy-five per cent - four of fifteen THREEQUARTERS
So much to drink and you'll sound as if you're stoned, perhaps QUARTS
That's mostly up HIGHEST
This beastly thief would be the one to make little noise RUSTLER
Too gritty to be under the South AND
Too soon at last for Heaven's gate PEARLY
What one viewed might worry with the teeth FRETSAW
What's so bad about the Rev, is part of his speech ADVERB
While the phone may go at last DURING
Yes, sir, at the double; it's all clipped THREEBAGSFULL