Irish Times (Crosaire) - Jul 23 2015

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24 across is at the bar calling time DEADLINE
24 and 8 across like 25 across for the spies DEADLETTERDROPS
American bank admits a mistake at the centre of what was bound to happen FATED
Artist great at painting, for example, the fashion business RAGTRADE
Attracts the sniffer dogs, as lays eggs all over Ireland HEROIN
Band leader's brave demeanour attractive to the mates perhaps FRONTMEN
Card game is going to his head? It explains why one never had any mates! OLDMAIDISH
Castle hides desire to be heavily involved KNEEDEEP
Couple of summits on atomic operations looking down on others ATOP
Coward found on the outskirts of Wicklow swamp WIMP
First four characters in 26 across get message that is obsolete DEADLETTER
Is this why the postman got the sack at the end of 22 across? LETTER
It's a good measure of characters surrounding Taoiseach in Europe TAPE
Kill Joy and Clare after mid-morning caution PRUDENCE
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Late starting 15 across DEAD
Little exercise for mousey type with energy PETITE
Moody character out of sorts initially with director ILLNATURED
Old partner cross examines leads by couple of journalists better than expected EXCEEDED
Requires a sponsor to bully detective undercover GODSON
Right switch behind what's a popular lifeless solution above? Exactly! DEADON
Smart leaving tradesman at the top of college DEAN
Some neck in butcher's shop to send over first copy of local tabloid SCRAGEND
Spells it out, as it leads to a revelation LETSSLIP
Starts 22 across at The Belfry just like Rory McIlroy, for instance DEADRINGER
Thought last letters from Helsinki delivered article with answer IDEA
Type of picture about Tone with old French twist HAIRDO
Vehemently drops them smoothly EVENLY
You'd expect her to have something to say for herself to one of the speakers ORATOR