Irish Times (Crosaire) - May 3 2008

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. . . the soot away, for the draw THESWEEPSTAKE
Always short of breath, by the sound of it (1'2) EER
Be so grand with a brush for the sweep BESOM
Behold an advance for Lent, perhaps LOAN
Brave enough to stop Flo, by the sound of it STAUNCH
Don't drink up or go up and down PISTON
Gamble about the whole of it for the dance BALLET
Have a brush with the directors and win the lot SWEEPTHEBOARD
In motion in E in the tick KINETIC
Inclination for one of the Archers BOW
Is a half-century able to have made way for water? CANAL
It's all to the good the way it's placed ASSET
Just ring for a bath, perhaps WASHER
Keep thoroughly lubricated - that's the drill OILWELL
Kindly get this in order SORT
Let us sound like companies, in short COS
Lies for late HERE
Man's muddled with eleven and still not human SIMIAN
No down on the bird, just get it down SWALLOW
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No present for Father's little tea, perhaps PAST
Nothing could make the woman brave as the man is HERO
O for the theatre! CIRCLE
On the fish is the end FINIS
One's washed off the soot and everything THECLEANSWEEP
Only a sucker would never come to blows SUCTION
Opposite of 24 down in church at last SPEW
Sat before this gets up SUN
Seems nothing learned of UU in a sound setting NOWISE
So placed in the mire, it seems I am metallic IMPUTER
The editor at last is getting around with them EDDIES
The poor writer perceived how to get through the tin HACKSAW
The rate is just for show THEATRE
Tons of ice? Just a bit SECTION
Ugly and venomous enough to get dragged along, by the sound of it TOAD
Wanted a gain, perhaps, with the middle in the end ENCORED
Water from the tree by the water WEEPINGWILLOW
What an eerie sound! OTIC
What will this sound like for the weave? WATTLE