Irish Times (Crosaire) - May 23 2015

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Afternoon affair in pot-boiler? TEA
Band from community entertains Terminal One ELASTIC
Cancelled openings of new university law libraries NULL
Cast from The Project? THROW
Changed it around a bit on the way back to old leader sheltering paramilitaries VARIED
Comes to ask a new doctor AWAKENS
Da leaves Barbados with Digest ABSORB
Doctor to be set free for providing law and order to American neighbours MOUNTIE
Does a runner chased by the dogs protecting Irish King and Queen HARRIER
Doesn't hang about the German boxing split DRIFTER
Don't ignore leaders overtaken by events on Fourth of July OBEY
Don't tell the truth about what's good in one's diet FIBRE
Drunk in Barcelona produces coq au vin adroitly for starters CAVA
Free hand with river technique LEEWAY
Handy position for sailor covering Kipling's novel from books' centre AKIMBO
Hope it goes well for you with the rub of the green THEBESTOFLUCK
Is a bit pretentious in a crafty way as regards those yucky tops ARTY
Kathleen Henry finds half the characters from 24 across in shade KHAKI
Last day will be hell for some people THEAPOCALYPSE
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Looking back, not happy over first stage DAIS
Made off with large prize MEDAL
Medicinal drink sold in the butchers with 21 down BEEFTEA
Miss out perhaps on social circuit the first time around DEB
Old church concealed lippy, exotic type in hothouse ORCHID
One of the wines is non-alcoholic DRY
Out there swallowing dreadful pear cocktail with one of those at death's door THEGRIMREAPER
Paper covers both sides of The Arms Crisis THESIS
Party drugs found in the top right-hand corner of William S. Burroughs' Junky, for example DOGEAR
Plot at foundation? BED
Present from jerk is beyond belief perhaps HERETIC
Remove one of the golfers SCRATCH
Ruth's leaving Turkish bath for devotional worship BHAKTI
Stepbrother drops protest for Rosemary HERB
Strong taste for smack? TANG
Tes? SETBACK
The story of cotton? YARN
There will be serious trouble ahead for man downstairs with pronounced toupee THEDEVILTOPAY
Watch large health and safety authority backing one of those contributing to a flutter EYELASH