Irish Times (Crosaire) - Dec 17 2018

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A steps of steps in the case of emergency for an executioner going to work perhaps ROPELADDER
Airs broadcast across America and part of Eastern Europe RUSSIA
An obsession with one of the notes coming out of the mint for a fair amount of Crisis NEUROSIS
Bag first medal playing in chaos BEDLAM
Bland music giving one a lift? ELEVATOR
Ends first case in court that was well pitched presumably TENT
Excerpt of YouTube episode synonymous with The Road Runner BEEP
Female from Basel travelling with legends FABLES
Figure out going up lane, most of what is characteristic of the underground INFERNAL
First off, drop off the logs LUMBER
Go off or call in for set of bells CARILLON
In prison, governor has a job keeping his charges on the right track YARDMASTER
It's a measure of Mr Universe or important figures at the CSO VITALSTATISTICS
Jim said Stan Duff went to school with people practicing at The Bar perhaps GYMNASTS
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Mark's successor linked to capital punishment for extreme crime in our community EUROPE
Mercifully drops clue with conviction FIRMLY
Not wild raising what's contained in source material TAME
Over the moon on Eagle heading for the clearing GLADE
Party leader momentarily cites convoluted family row DOMESTIC
Rap artists covering One Direction on old Capital Records and the wireless TRANSISTOR
Removes all traces of mill from Marseilles ERASES
Sample of prosciutto - a different type that's no good TOAD
Screen for Gladiator or The Guard SHIELD
Sour port is taken with a fair amount of P?t? - that's one slippery slope! OFFPISTE
Stopped to think, scratched the head, and applied it USED
Taught initially in school by one of those from the canteen TRAY
Vogue design editor illuminated the story INFORMED
Writer raises eyebrows after show LEADPENCIL