Irish Times (Crosaire) - Dec 28 2019

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Badger one of those from The Vatican with final mystery BULLY
Bashful companion says nothing to fool with ponytail DOPEY
Biblical story that needs no introduction is tailor-made for The Ploughing ARABLE
Blackthorn in park off hill SLOE
Briefly show someone the door surrounded by furniture that's of interest to Revenue TAXABLE
Compiler of sorts? That's one for the books! INDEXER
Content to square accounts in the neighbourhood AREA
Dishy type of Italian artist on endless fiddle RAVIOLI
Drink to songbird on single MARTINI
Gladstone got rid of old spies AGENTS
Glow from general manager in Green Room from the start GLIMMER
Greene novel about opposing retaliation REVENGE
Guard in operative's Cortina ESCORT
Included divorce lawyer back at The Bar ALE
Jam picked up in supermarket RAM
Jumble of characters in Henry James' Sacred Fount MESS
Just picked on all sides today FRESH
Local chipper with handy program for fish offers a new way of doing business FRESHAPPROACH
Long John Silver was taught in Irish schools reportedly at one stage PEGLEG
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Manipulate in ground, soil and boring offshore workplaces OILRIGS
Manual work for female graduate ALUMNA
Molly Malone, for one, in around about way had problem with religious leader BUDDHA
Novel writer hauled up in Venice tour provides reason to reopen the case FRESHEVIDENCE
One offer at the auction for half the object in the same place IBIDEM
Pay tribute to master workers taken in by local joke COMMEND
Playful swimmer loses head with ceramicist OTTER
Reviews music with a short solo by shady type covering, for instance, The Beach Boys PARASOL
Runs daily and rides out without us EDITOR
Sample of smorgasbord served up with dip SAG
Scarf produced by most of those in 32 down BOA
Snaky types of bard from Barbados BOAS
Sounds like delivery of mail from Government in record number SONG
Sounds like the craic coming out of the bar SHOT
State of river in America OHIO
The first comic with duck, mystery man and rake? The Dandy! COXCOMB
Wake up most of them with melody to blow away the cobwebs FRESHENTHEAIR
Wide awake like Burdock's relation brimful of energy FRESHASADAISY
Windy type of U-turns from understudy EDDY