Irish Times (Crosaire) - Dec 9 2013

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1 across contacts barman and Hilda to drop a person that¿s fair of face (6¿1,5) MONDAYSCHILD
Accommodate the last lines of defence for those cleaning up after the clergy HOUSEKEEPERS
After the sun goes down this comes up MONDAY
Before noon in a Mediterranean island go for a speciality repast CREAMTEA
Calmed down at Lady Gregory's home at couple of parties COOLEDOFF
Crazy about long hair coming back? Sounds like time to contact editor! ENAMOURED
Disreputable old paramilitaries in Wicklow town made look yellow for knocking on the door BRASSY
Greased his hair for tango and twist? He's the man of tomorrow! TEDDYBOY
House sailor with one of Keats¿s famous five ABODE
If you were into these a long time ago you were in trouble? Today, they attract dealers! STOCKS
Important Russians transformed Nazi cars CZARINAS
Is on hand to find murmur in infectious disease THUMB
It will suddenly occur to father it came in first around noon DAWNON
It's fifty-fifty first mate finds little school EVENS
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It's scattered as thinly as possible to fight with crowd over safety first SPARSEST
Last time before January 1st ENDOFTHEYEAR
Looking back, positive response to a firm who produced red roses for me (1'5) OCASEY
Play along with graduate boxing middlemen at wrestling BEASPORT
Rub shoulders with tramp hiding direction to bishop HOBNOB
Shreds of trendy music contrived MODICUMS
Small parcel of land given to barman fronting large organisation leads to surprise from person in Strasbourg SACREBLEU
Smell around stern? ODOUR
Sounds like something the primate has trouble figuring out in Chilean tree MONKEYPUZZLE
State-of-the-art Athlone school drawn up by planners NEWTOWNS
Suddenly get it at bingo! EUREKA
The first believer THEIST
They create huge fallout from article on Cats including failure ATOMBOMBS
What¿s said to Dublin airport officials coming from US? Well, it¿s a surprise to me! IDECLARE