Irish Times (Crosaire) - Oct 10 2005

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A stanhope like this would not have stood a chance with the ants HOPELESS
All that's left after the forest fire ASHTREES
and 6 down, Humperdinck's operation for the babes in the wood HANSEL
Being very heated, prepare to fight in the West WARMEST
Cane the graduate with a broken boom BAMBOO
Change about for what's grand and better REFORM
Cowes is but cows aren't INSOLENT
Father turns up and indicates who he gives the job to APPOINTS
Get the wind up and harp on it AEOLIAN
Given out the way it was autographed ASSIGNED
He cometh on stage ICEMAN
How a mother is giving us a song and making a lot out of it AMASSING
How Edward deserved to get sound at first EARNED
How I had ten silly little teas IDIOTS
How mean so to hail the Furies! (8) AVERAGES
In short, put it behind the bar ABRUPT
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It's himself, so it is, that's praying MANTIS
Let's have the wine and go by the harbour; if you want to leave, take this with you (8) PASSPORT
May get ground round at the South OATS
Never very easy to get had with the rest (7) HARDEST
No break in diplomacy INTACT
Not by the sound of one's kin from Cork SALE
Particular pleas about the ice ESPECIAL
Pussy is not in the well but the moat, perhaps ATOM
She might let up with little work GRETEL
So light at last it's bound to come up again BOUNCE
Soldier in the Navy MANOFWAR
Sounds as if it might be for holy writing STENCIL
Symbolically to turn among the people NOTATION
The tea is fresh with water to get on with science NEWT
This might force one to be accommodating OBLIGE
This might spoil one when it's like 21 down MARITIME