Irish Times (Crosaire) - Dec 16 2006

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'Tis but a shower (2, 1, 4, 2, 4) ISADROPOFRAIN
A B.A. might just about depend on this RELY
Although black and white, all black when cooked in this PIE
Can Ada get on the road before ten? ONTARIO
Disc lose Nepo? OPENUP
Doesn't want two, no! IGNORES
Don't give a backward look at the strong place KEEP
Either way, one has been done DEED
Feel lonely in the forest PINE
He does some of his dealing in the port VINTNER
How the Moor gets fifty to you in style ORMOLU
I am back like Mother with a bad air MIASMA
Is this ball driven with nothing on it? AIRSHIP
It makes them cross at last to be in the forest RANGERS
It might rile the First Lady to take over from her RELIEVE
It's close to being hot MUGGY
It's not the original speaker that is equal to decay PARROT
Keen to come up to being a prima donna AVID
Let it stand on your head, son STET
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Might butter fly out of them? PUPAE
One will sound beastly MOO
Place the head of the school for a coup PUTSCH
Round the mountains of Mourne, perhaps, but that would give one the pip ORANGE
Seed this with a pin in an apple PIP
She will be litigious SUE
So it's about a blue mark in old writing (6) OBELUS
So to get rid of your protector leaves you open to attack DROPYOURGUARD
Sounds as if they deserve to have the Ashes URNS
Sounds as if they're noble enough to run out into the sea PIERS
That's the air a prima donna produces ARIA
The cleric I have to get me going once more REVIVE
The detective might chew over one foot of this GUMSHOE
There's always one in a dream round about here REVERIE
There's nothing to it, by the sound of it SILENCE
They were marching to the sea from there (7) ATLANTA
To get us back, hail in a smooth manner SUAVE
When they've been let down they may become offensive PARACHUTEDROP
With great respect, this seems to be what she lets fall DROPSACURTSEY