Irish Times (Crosaire) - Jan 6 2022

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A French and a German reflection by Old Bob in the paper is most amusing FUNNIEST
Announce Czech composer on the radio with reminder of records CHECKLIST
Cast from Dragnet? TRAWL
Cocktail is fine - possibly it will take the edge off KNIFE
Describes limestone in California and summits of larger chains in Colorado CALCIC
Issues raised by new Union relates to more than one of those in 18 across STEPCHILDREN
Loses drive without Ross hidden from view VEILED
Loudly laments university repeats - a set back ULULATES
Monitor resistance to witness OBSERVER
No late shift in temporary shelter LEANTO
Nothing to do with rising pitch from old group of musicians starting to go off Handel's Messiah, for example ORATORIO
One given a job solely for The Gathering at the start of 24 across in the middle of term PICKER
Part of dance exercise in large flat space STEPPE
Persian briefly without help introduces Iranian Ambassador to a part of Spain CATALONIA
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Presumably, capturing Olive and Cherry robbing an orchard perhaps? FRUITPICKING
Putting away one of those in the forest caught in police operation STASHING
Refuse to accept starting off in exile EJECT
Seasonal gift for awkward eaters, for example, close to starving EASTEREGG
Showing great distress moving nest with stack of straw inside STRICKEN
Sounds like the plucky type from Dynasty found around women TWANG
Starter of 11 down with endless bananas FRUITS
The first in a manner of speaking that's popular late summer on Russian River INAUGURAL
The Jewel in The Crown is not the first to combine an assortment of sweets PICKNMIX
The second mate's kid held up cats and dogs for mother's close relative Stepdaughter
University in Tonga designed by nutty, sweet type NOUGAT
What you might order in a bar - a bubbly beverage perhaps - is put in a glass to drink BOTTLEDWATER
Works for newspaper reporting to some who are civil? RIGHTS
You could say, Barney produced One Direction, Kiss and Cash, loosely speaking EXCHANGE