Irish Times (Crosaire) - Dec 24 2014

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1 across curries favour in sports facilities TENNISCOURTS
Boredom is central to French university ENNUI
Builds carthorse for pit workers ORCHESTRA
Carol welcomes dry white wine from Germany - it's very surprising! SHOCKING
Experimental type gets old money from the farm GUINEAPIG
Father turns over agent guarding the Spanish for one of those seeking higher justice APPELLANT
Follow closely at home; it's stolen for personal amusement INHOTPURSUIT
Gamers presumably expecting The Fall produced at home, entering the northeast mountainous parts of Connemara NINEPINS
Get your skates on for this - to cover cake it requires sticks ICEHOCKEY
Half a second in nip - that'll cut you in two! BISECT
Has a lot to say to the minister in first hallway to begin with LOBBYIST
Introduces hearsay evidence in findings from Ward on the farm HEIFER
Leggy types locally drunk on the last of the beers TIGHTS
Looking back, holy person of uncle in America contacts Kitty for sailing close to the wind TOPMASTS
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Lose rag in Portugal - it's far too remote and well away from the sun! PLUTO
Miss Lane presumably won't break the ice looking down on the Poles? SKIPLANE
Nerve centre provides half of bubbly in confusion HUBBUB
One third of whiskey goes missing for gangster - that's some twist! SPIRAL
Place holds new leader's nest egg - it will probably bear fruit! PUNNET
Popular legislation for whistleblowing, for example? That would be for the wife's side of the family! INLAWS
Put up with Tunisian leaving uncertainties ERECT
Sent in crackers for those either side of the net TENNIS
Single lad gets back over horse finally - it's perfect! IDEAL
Some of Fred Astaire's partners are still working in the Moulin Rouge DANCINGGIRLS
Sounds dear for sweetheart to put down in play area STAGESET
Sounds like Richard O'Shea is on the rebound RICOCHET
Square in Clare scheme is bound to be useful in 14 across TENNISRACKET
They say it isn't right about Burke collecting pensions in the end REBUKERS