Irish Times (Crosaire) - Feb 18 2010

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Acquiring something to sing for service in the key of G? AMASSING
Choose one mother like this; it's all for the best OPTIMUM
Could one stand the sound that's brewin' from one so beastly big? BEAR
Employ people in the mat, just for fun AMUSEMENT
For fun, to boot KICKS
Get to Achill when it comes to blows CATCHACOLD
Halt about a hundred to make the door fast LATCH
In my direction in volume TOME
It gets spoken in the Creed RECITED
It's elementary to be so U URANIUM
It's grand to get the poet around in time TEMPO
It's part of one's nature so to dine about what's seedy INGRAINED
Likewise, this sounds as if it's all my eye SEER
Love nests afloat, perhaps, for royalty COURTSHIPS
Not much room at the top in Greece ATTIC
Overhand in him he had food for sale of old MUFFINMAN
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Shy to a smashing extent BASHFUL
Some powder, thanks to Elsie TALC
Spring in the air, perhaps, when bandaged BOUNDUP
Such cards are suitable for the morning, by the sound of it BLACKSUITS
Take down the barrier, perhaps, but not offensively DEFENCE
That goes for the fire all by itself, it seems AUTOMATIC
That's not, in short, what they are (4'1) ARENT
That's where the water comes up FOUNTAIN
The lively detectives about many all come back DYNAMIC
The TD urged this on, to boot TRUDGED
They're all part of the overheads that sound as if they get stuck up CEILINGS
This gets one higher with saintly music STAIR
This male rant is not for the male MATERNAL
To a certain degree that's a fishy way to behave ANGLE
With anger, Cane will never be a drinker TEMPERANCE
You'll be able to learn from this old trout TUTOR