Irish Times (Crosaire) - Dec 15 2014

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Answer the letters collectively to roughly say this is a renunciation of political belief APOSTASY
Calm for most of the play by coincidence at the centre PLACID
Considered high praise for everyone with the Spanish taking turn going back first class ALLELUIA
Criminal halts arms from coastal grassland SALTMARSH
Criminal with stiff upper lip, for starters, doesn't lack diplomacy? CONSUL
Death by chocolate sauce? That's an awkward situation locally when it's all over! STICKYEND
Devoted to music, Philip gets no benefit and no return in particular from the centre PHILHARMONIC
Frankenstein drops tanners for chopping up his dinner KNIFE
Get Jack up for surprise coming in ahead of others HOIST
Heard it said - doctor lends tie! LISTENED
In Paris, I race one of the relatives to dump JETTISON
In-house article makes three points on ETA making a comeback THESENATE
Knock over a relic found in bakery ECLAIR
Man in the street polite to leaders? I'm afraid not! CIVILIAN
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Neat leaving mediation, in a manner of speaking IDIOM
One of the birds in Slane is down the road on the left hand side SLOWLANE
One of the Greens is hard-pressed perhaps in France OLIVE
Revolutionary family living secretly for political reasons, presumably at the bank? REDBLOODCELL
Sharp middleman contacts police department in middle of homicide ACIDIC
Simple leaving stepfamilies in Pamplona party FIESTA
Small shed on a passage leading to quarantine SHUTAWAY
Snatch sweetheart last June from the Union YANKEE
Something for the construction workers to do in advance before getting fake PREFABRICATE
Spike provides nothing for the German heard in 15 down POINTOFORDER
Stand in line? STANCE
Suppress model exercises PRESSUPS
Take notice of school exercise SITUPS
Those living in Galway West order something for the tourists in Dublin restaurant IRISHSTEW