Irish Times (Crosaire) - Sep 16 2021

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25 across is close to debilitating electrical problem leaving something to be desired FALLINGSHORT
A number of the deadly sins? Scratching the head - it's open secret the bookmaker will know them! EVENS
Blown fuse found in university - how handy is that? USEFUL
Comedown for a lady's man who might be low in spirits? LANDLORD
Comes undone at the start of 24 across going for a jar? FALLSOPEN
Daydreaming when not in school? Took umbrage with that! ABSENTMINDED
Dupes a fair amount of those in 1 down found on stag parties FALLGUYS
Fail to impress in dive that's out of fizz FALLFLAT
Female nags mate sent off with those classy types STUDENTS
Fighting over who owns Sky? You'd want to be a kamikaze to get involved in that! AERIALCOMBAT
Genuine menace from head of state REALM
Introduces 25 across to English royal - a casualty of race FALLER
Kitchen appliance doesn't open for one giving it to someone else LENDER
Mad coming out of daydream or raring to go? READY
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Major order for half of 1 down that's popular FALLIN
Mass hysteria ignoring Sharia practice SYSTEM
Most of the actual engineering found in two ships to evaluate again REASSESS
Note from counterspy: ''this is a divided island''? CYPRUS
On the off chance you might know what might be in butcher's sausages? ASAGUESS
One of the cards synonymous with travelling serving up the foreign rice dish PAELLA
Prepare for battle surrounded by celebrity groups of scaremongers ALARMISTS
Risky investments for university with share starting off in what glasses company is producing, in small amounts SPECULATIONS
Ron Lucas travelling in relation to a diplomatic mission CONSULAR
Supposed most of them at the centre got to stand up to director THEORISED
Takes the bait from 4 across - at the beginning, it's with endless backing FALLSFOR
They have good reason to join the network arresting spies LOGICIANS
Weather the storm holding top-up of a glass of bubbly? COUPE
Would rather vote for Macron from France? Mr Rope! PREFER