Related Clues:

• In a manner of speaking, a b. . . Irish ruffian
• This bit of no-good may have to serve 12 across
• If what's in 23 across has a tail, cut it short
• See how brutal you are, by the sound of it
• Be, in short, such a rascal from Ireland, in a manner of speaking
• Be a little of such a rascal, in a manner of speaking, from Ireland (5)
• The brute has its tail cut short
• With a tail to make the brute shorter
• In short, the tail is off the poor brute
• It may keep its tail, even when one shortened it
• 21 across is able to be treated
• Be, in short, such a scoundrel in Ireland, in a manner of speaking
• E could make this brute well
• The poor brute is cut short without a tail
• No good - I shall shortly be in vain