Irish Times (Crosaire) - Dec 30 2016

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A or B? GRADES
Average old road to institute ran up by yard ORDINARY
Boxer's briefs? UNDERCLOTHES
Capable of making a scene as she paints model THESPIANS
Careless friends returning by Dart SLAPDASH
Checks if one has a problem with The Hearing by going through various channels to see if everything sounds okay OTOSCOPE
Clean-shaven type from flat SMOOTH
Delightful boxing direction for one of the relatives NIECE
Designed eyesore with one light STYLED
English very close to smallish town in Wexford go the whole distance EVERYINCH
Erects building in out of the way place SECRET
Faith gets papers from Spain on half the technology IDEOLOGY
Feel a bit upset in what's an irritable spot FLEABITE
Grace doesn't show any ruthlessness MERCY
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Has an influence on The Count, by all accounts ABACUS
In order to remove Don from The Mob RIOTER
It's designed to allow someone to leave mark without being seen in 26 across - it's similar to masquerade from old books SECRETBALLOT
It's obvious novice is in a bad way PLAIN
Most of the insult from last note produced by nosy type comes with a blessing? SNEEZE
One gag following another is similar to 1 across HUSHHUSH
Opens 1 across and cops that lot working in The Shadows SECRETPOLICE
Paper said organisation is to fade away DISAPPEAR
Raised from the ashes without crossing intelligence agency in old country PHOENICIA
Sally follows engineer by train EQUIP
Stock and barrels need to be assembled for those taking a crack at something GUNPARTS
Student of comedy perhaps produces quality performance CLASSACT
The Sisters of Mercy have been known to take them as The Weather Girls record them TEMPERATURES
Turns up on island and nearly get sack for gambling CASINO