| A couple of lines from paper by top hurler |
ALLSTAR |
| A poisoned type who won't give you anything |
ASEPTIC |
| Add a touch of sparkle as Judge Russell is up first |
AERATE |
| Biggest taxi-man ain't leaving |
MAX |
| Bit of compensation for the writer |
PEN |
| Capitalise on capital from Riga moving to The Big Smoke |
CIGAR |
| Characters in Clint Eastwood's Rosy Lee |
TEA |
| Crazy about what Taser can do |
STUN |
| Deceive oneself into thinking introductions sound like author's pitch to follow every rule, word for word (2,2,2,3,4) |
DOITBYTHEBOOK |
| Deny or process over there |
YONDER |
| Found on the road and found on the sea with a duck and water buffalo |
CARABAO |
| Gamey type of horse at first loses top rider |
HOCKEY |
| German worker from 23 across, for example |
OTTOMAN |
| Grand quarter near river running south in Donnybrook |
MELEE |
| Have a look inside Trim for a touch of sunshine |
RAY |
| How to catch eye of the man upstairs is not bad advice |
DOWHATISRIGHT |
| Misjudged bottle of Sancerre decanted |
ERRED |
| Mystery man and a trespasser from university in idyllic place |
XANADU |
| Old comic almost gets sack for lying about in The Lounge |
BEANBAG |