Irish Times (Crosaire) - Aug 5 2002

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A pal might claim this would be all talk AVER
A vessel has been opened just a little AJAR
Alongside of a little brother to the east ABREAST
Am I friendly enough to be able to wire this? AMICABLE
Attractive ways of showing one's gratitude to royalty, perhaps TAKING
Bit of a bloomer so to stroke a pound PETAL
Every bit of 18 across EACH
For services rendered for fighting in such a ruddy setting REWARD
Got to have been in pain, perhaps, once more REACHED
Have we the guts to use them punctually, perhaps? COLONS
How the Reverend Reginald gets back to church work VERGER
If I got rid of what was on the fish, that would be the end of it FINISHED
In order to moor the ship, 'e must be by himself (9) ANCHORITE
Is more than one way out around the South EXISTS
It's never gee-up to the stately currency, perhaps GREENBACK
Laid and put for praise PLAUDIT
Made a lot of fuss, by the sound of it, when you got fifty-fifty with the editor YELLED
Near as they are to conflicts there ARENAS
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Put this down again in shifts RELAY
Sees about a way that maked it less severe EASES
Shade for shades HADES
Silk getting shot, perhaps, and not getting down to it ASCENDING
So silly to lie about a single one in Scotland LASSIE
Sounds as if for the future they'll see that they're no loss (7) PROFITS
Sounds as if naught could make a pilot of this AERO
Stick it to make it a little firm at this point COHERE
Such coarse tea is fit for swine TROUGH
That hidden sin may get you dead and keep you away from the rest INSULATE
That last thing you'd do would be to be like a fairy PERISH
That will get a hold on you and put you to sleep after tea TETHER
The idea is that one shouldn't be charged NOTION
Was Gunga Din a punter? BETTERMAN
Was in a hurry to set about a teetotaller with a cane RATTAN
What it's called in there is all on the surface ENAMEL
Where Gunga Din might have been all at sea MANOFWAR
You'll never get shot of them BLANKS