Irish Times (Crosaire) - Dec 22 2004

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A short way round 15 across is only just beginning INCHOATE
As a matter of principle, be on foot over there in Ulster STANDARDS
At last ground to ashes where there's firing HEARTH
Be concerned about five with a knife CARVE
Bury a half a century in the 16 across way INTERNAL
By the sound of them, weep in a more teary manner for 3 down CRITERIA
During the year, the girl has got a mission EMISSARY
Get in a broken leg where there's firing INGLE
Get me back at last for correction EMEND
Her ring with this, or need one to do this, by the sound of it ROE
How one dug up the stuff, explosively DENIM
In America one may take it as read, by the sound of it INDIAN
In short, to start with, the ladies get down to it CURTSY
It comes up over the sand or over the paper for him EDITOR
Not out for most of the meal INNER
One is never bound to be this way FREELY
One reckons to cross this IRATE
Passing away again, by the sound of it, to make it a shade different REDYEING
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Permit this to be a hindrance LET
Put more gin with it - more than that ADDING
Sounds as if one studied one's correspondence for an important day REDLETTER
Start to drag him back and ne'er get confused, like Adam (8) GARDENER
Such layers are not hens STRATA
Take a look at the boil SEETHE
That's not 25 down, and with reason DEDUCTION
The patriotic ant met me up EMMET
There's nothing, save this SPENDS
They're tall enough to be able to give one a tug TOWERS
Those may be made into spirit ETHOS
Tight one over ATE
Turning, one takes off the skin with a closed eye ASLEEP
Well, one is not going to be like this ILL
When the hen lost her head, one implored her to have gone to the doctor ENTREATED
Win this with a pig with a cloth WIPING
With 'em I just don't get on, so I go away EMIGRATE
With pleasure, it seems, one switches off (8) DELIGHTS