Irish Times (Crosaire) - Feb 25 2002

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After half a century the tree may get to be quite high ALPINE
But soft! That may come behind 11 down TENDER
By the sound of it, I will be found of it. So what? NEEDLE
Chopped up and frozen at last SLICED
During Lent one may get at what is hidden LATENT
For the present at Christmas one might get some old measure of it NOWELL
For the unaspirated, they may go on foot EELS
From a negative start, all one got was to have run away with it at last DEVELOPED
From the fruit comes a ruddy turn, I see CIDER
Hurry over the bottom to go broke with the French BUSTLE
If the boats are broken one may go on foot SABOT
In a rush, over fifty put their faith in this RELIED
In the matter of fuel, one has one's regrets RUEFUL
Is Edward reckoned to be a prominent artist? RATED
It's puzzling why there should be so many holes in it RIDDLE
It's the tongue that makes the bits of crab A1 ARABIC
One might beg to have some rice with it in the sea ICEBERG
One might make not such a firm offer for this TENDERER
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Overbuilding? ARCHERY
Sounds as if the girl seed to it that there was drink like this ANISETTE
Sounds like what the start of 23 down does in the kitchen BRAISE
Such a demonstration maybe revolutionary in court TRIALSPIN
That was rude in the South, last month INSULT
That's the 11 down for him, by the sound of it MAILTRAIN
That's what helps the reaction that pussy gets to an inclination CATALYST
That's what spelling can do to you ENTHRAL
The 5 down of the North is quite welcome NICE
The way to make one fit for transport TRAIN
Those blooming places for 18 across, perhaps BOWERS
What are in a lust's for the following ASARESULT
What R in at least enough to get one up ALERTS
What's sound with the pound? Just peer at it EARL
Who needs contacts when you've got these, by the sound of them? IDEALISM
Will the bits of the tree do for the worm? TEREDO
You get grand over the sand THOU
You're a big boy now, silly. Does that satisfy you? ASSUAGE