Irish Times (Crosaire) - Dec 24 2021

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A sudden undesirable phenomenon produced by barbaric Medici after revolting exercise EPIDEMIC
Bars popular with leads going on the stage INGOTS
Being more efficient by presumably putting clocks in the safe SAVINGTIME
Cross unfinished street to stay in for the night ROOST
Dobson flies, for example, with nicest boss? INSECT
Elected leader of Brazil, for one, back to pull some strings? TUNE
Endless disgrace over grandmother getting short with one who has a good knowledge of foreign spirits SHAMAN
Greedy reaction to 23 down with yard and 24 across with school ITCHYPALMS
Helpmate's missing sheet - the one that should be on hand PALM
In spite of the fact, it's not easy hanging on to hotel THOUGH
Is detail changed by one looking for perfection? IDEALIST
It's about revolutionary irritations ITCHES
Liberator left Liberal Democrat and settled down? CALMED
Mount Cook overlooks exercise centre set up by one fired for fighting during second World War TOMMYGUN
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Realises it hurts the older people in The Middle East ISRAELITES
Refusal to obey English and Irish men mostly in Charleston DEFIANCE
Retreat from pelt found on a thoroughfare HIDEAWAY
Society in Lincoln with drunks knocking back a mineral laced with the harmful stuff ASBESTOS
Soft white-grey material buried by Oriental cockroach TALC
Some time ago confined in detention centre ONCE
Stuff in jam? PACK
Switched sides on LP - presumably that's what DJ might have done? (7,3'1,4) CHANGEDONESTUNE
Tailor opened 15 across, for the most part CHANGE
Trouble, albeit around Lake Como - the first that's typical of those taking steps to practise at The Bar BALLETIC
Turns up, everyone from institute and academy in New Zealand on short term gets a drink! MANZANILLA
Two-thirds of 26 across getting allergic reaction ITCH
Warnings from the German upset Betsy Ross with the golden arrowhead? REDFLAGS
Without a leader, mob took a view and followed OBEYED