Irish Times (Crosaire) - Feb 9 2009

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As a sucker I'll get sick in what will stick PASTILLE
As an alternative, tie this up to her EITHER
Blow that for a cold sign SNEEZE
Bound to be short of cash STRAPPED
Claims that a sure thing is this, by the sound of it ASSERTS
Festive, perhaps, after it's been sort of fast, maybe EASTERLY
Filter what's wet at the end of the street STRAIN
Grand to get to the fire at last in a broken leg MINGLE
Have a little of this in water, I'll make it sound ISLE
I am the former doctor, so you may sacrifice me IMMOLATE
I get covered with this so that 'e may get to yield EYELID
It makes it not so serious if I get a mixture after Tim returns MITIGATE
It's open for them to go on foot SANDALS
Layer it up while it's still alive ANIMAL
Little Kay requests the presence of the fool around ASKS
Made on this to go on foot finally LAST
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My work, I see, is short insight MYOPIC
Not meaning to be steely, perhaps IRONICAL
One goes fly fishing for them in India, by the sound of them CASTES
Otherwise mince for J. Horner XMASPIES
Perhaps he'll be in charge there THEDEVIL
Poses poses about the rut back there (8) POSTURES
Prepare a response to fight with a little tea ARMAMENT
Sort of started to get the fire going KINDLED
Sounds as if beer's what's wrong with one AILS
Ted goes wrong and did wrong - so off-putting DETERRED
The legal ones have to be more than half-baked SCONES
There's shame in him for being such an outcast ISHMAEL
They're a reflection on what a long time it takes me IMAGES
Tie it in a knot - it's reckoned to be repeated ITERATED
Yes, it's old round about AGREED
Yours excessively bitingly TOOTHY