Irish Times (Crosaire) - Feb 16 2004

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Are all about to rue this in such a hardy combination? LAUREL
Beginning with the alternative to one drink ORIGIN
Bend over for the up and up DOUBLEUP
In actual fact it's in legal form INDEED
Just for 22 across, that's what one might say to a goose about a louse BONITO
Met this in a ream of curent measure AMMETER
Might one deter him from having a wash? GENT
Might you get to learn this? In actual fact, no (6) UNREAL
Might your faithful friend provide you with first-rate, ruddy beer? AIREDALE
Not needed during March, but will get around to the end of the street STROLLER
One might ascribe this to what 5 down might like to get, by the sound of it ACCREDIT
One might have a shot at this, just for fun GAME
One owes it to someone to turn the bed over, over the hill DEBTOR
Part of the correct wear for Ascot? SPORRAN
Playful barmaid? PORTIA
Rode around it for the paper EDITOR
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Said to be an Edward that's been canonised STATED
Shout over what 5 down did with age YELLOWED
So I get confused in such a soaking in fun INFUSION
Sounds as if in view of this I found it most unpleasant EYESORE
Start to stick it in to make the promises to pay false SPURIOUS
The fat sound of the country GREASE
The roundabout way to decay, perhaps ROTATION
The seaman is in the drink, it seems ABSINTHE
The sound of one hymn, or a different one ANOTHER
There's always time for a drink at last BEVERAGE
Therefore let 'er be on 'er way ERGO
Well, I make him a handyman MANICURE
What a lot of time it takes! (4) ITEM
Will need to have one for capital punishment, perhaps EXECUTOR
Will the cleric have his dinner around six or four? DIVINE
Ye, being back about the mixed tint ENTITY