Irish Times (Crosaire) - Oct 15 1997

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Beaten the little beast like Teddy LAMBASTED
Cut up what's frozen and you'll cop it POLICE
Does the poor brute have to eat out of the mire, perhaps? MANGER
Following the punctuation it dies, so that's settled COLONISED
For the good of his health, Desmond needs a dark suit SPADES
How the medical officer comes back with the little flower fellow to the help of the citizen OMBUDSMAN
How to be a bud that's broken and smear it all on BEDAUB
If there's nothing in the reign, pay it no attention IGNORE
Is not the lough in a national place? AINTREE
It'd make you laugh the way I'm employed AMUSED
Just to let you know that it's in process of creation, perhaps INFORMING
Militant strike action? That's the way to start trouble WAGEWAR
Seems it was Edward from South America that caused the trouble RIOTED
Sounds as if I perceived how ugly it was EYESORE
Still that's you come to tea YET
Surely 'e cannot be going back on what he said before in the ring? RECANTING
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That stupid, backward American soldier is not sheepish with us IGNORAMUS
That won't keep the figures down, no matter how shortly one puts it SUMSUP
That's a fish and a stick - does that make it plain? PIKESTAFF
That's a nice mixture with Mother, all in pictures CINEMA
The correct wear for grave occasions CEREMENTS
The difference between a taster and an aster? NOT
There's something about the pale that could cause ill-feeling OFFENCE
They might be holding on to a city TEN
This sent 'er around a little sugar SWEETENER
What one has to say about conditions here STATES
What's in store for you there but the relics of past times? RELIQUARY
Where the Moor is, there's a ruddy grumble REDGROUSE
Win with this score when it'scold TRY
You and I need only a pot to make the place perfect UTOPIA
You may want your fencing done by him, only to find that he's nothing but a talker at last SWORDSMAN