Irish Times (Crosaire) - May 4 2007

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At this rate, Russell would make it great gas AERATE
Could one stand for this in the matter of a gift? (9) REPRESENT
For show, such as 22 down, formerly THEATRES
For the convict, so they're up to having strings attached CELLOS
For the sake of argument, let's say one turned the bed over and swallowed it DEBATE
For want of something to do with one's dough, by the sound of it NEEDED
Former morning for the test EXAM
He'll beat you at baseball rather than cricket BATTER
How pleased this may make one that 'e is no more ELATE
If it's to be given away, it's preferable to have it put on account than paid for BESTOWED
In regard to this, one meets up with it inside ESTEEMS
Is he an old man that's dirty? UNCLEAN
Just a very little turkey ATOM
More than twice as high, by the sound of it TREBLE
Old Bob, the harbourman, loves to play around SPORTSMAN
One needs space to sound more beefy METEOR
One of them could be 30 across CATS
One will go with one ESCORT
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Peace is one of them ROSES
Shut up one after the other, by the sound of it INTERN
Sounds as if they're about Karl, in a manner of speaking REMARKS
Sounds as what's cookin' might be more than rash, perhaps BACON
Starts hunting with them up in 18 across MEETS
Such stinkers may perhaps needle one SEWERS
Suited to have got like this BECAME
That's it more like it : free in there PREFER
That's where Father turns up suited ADDRESS
The sect sounds like a bit of what you see in 19 down ESSENE
There's room for them at the top in Greece, perhaps ATTICS
Thought to be the matter with your boy, Edward REASONED
What keeps one back is that what's left is wet RESTRAINS
What to do with the roast that is about to make one sick in Paris BASTILLE
Who is lacking aitches, by the sound of it, and leaking? OOZE
Who is lacking, by the sound of it, in service? LACKEY
Would one 2 down to have this? RATHER
Yes, the way it was dispatched with the gin ASSENTING