Irish Times (Crosaire) - Nov 5 2002

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About the whale, it's one's duty to take the spirits away EXORCISE
Are short trousers in among the trees? BREECHES
Around the capital of Holland the poor fellow is born to get shot PHEASANT
Been fired between Australia and England THEASHES
Bit of the bands comes up in the ship STRAPS
Cross where there's rice INAPADDY
Having given this, it's better not to have paid for it BESTOWED
How A's in the red but on the up and up RAISED
If I drink to such an extent, it makes little difference to my weight ISOTOPE
If reminded like this to be so stupid, only a reed would remain MINDLESS
Is the French just a little in the water? ISLE
Is the nun about to be penniless - wholly so? UNBROKEN
It could be risky to finish with hard feelings ENDANGER
It will pay 'im better to follow the knight back RISE
It's all to the good if the silly one is up the street ASSISTS
It's close to being below in your surroundings THUNDERY
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Leonard X was a fast one LENTEN
Lets Y fall, perhaps, if one has too much water with it DROPSY
Makes it hard to find the remedies at last OBSCURES
May be a plate for five per cent NICKEL
Might there be three of them with only one drink? CHEERS
No hole over the sail, by the sound of it, to put on the end again, perhaps RETAIL
Not tellin' the truth for the fee line, by the sound of it LION
Sat before such fine times SUNDAYS
Sounds as if I would be all for this SEEING
The artist up and at the back and not in advance ARREAR
The new way it's twisted for the writer NOVELIST
The one that gets the money out and gives the doctor just a little DRAWEE
The very last way one goes and learns of the East HEARSE
This will make it open to sublet, perhaps RELEASE
Was she brave as he? HERO
What are hidden outside the tin ARCANE