Irish Times (Crosaire) - Aug 1 2008

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A in seating for more than one in Washington SEATTLE
A starter as the alternative to a single drink ORIGIN
As a rule it sounds wet (3, 5) THEREIGN
Back at the last in this behindhand ARREAR
Came across one of a lot back there ITEM
Does one need a key, by the sound of it, to barge one's way through this? (5, 4) CANALLOCK
Don't be extravagant - it's no good USELESS
Fie to fly through Dublin on this LIFFEY
Gets driven at last to be hanging on hand AGNAIL
Have a shy for this? COYNESS
He sounds deep, by the sound of it ABASE
How charming to be at about a hybrid AMULET
How pleasant to get the wind up just a little ZEPHYR
I rate to be out of them SORTS
Impose a penalty for being sort of funny? (6) PUNISH
Irish waters need quays,, by the sound of them LOUGHS
Maybe stick, but may sound sort of underground, perhaps CELERY
Might the Spanish be one of the flowers of Germany? ELBE
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More power to more company, perhaps FIRMER
One is never masterful EMPLOYEE
Only flat underfoot SOLE
People that are half set up SEMITES
Returns one surrenders YIELDS
Seems there's no win this when one does it LOSES
Seen to follow around you a little ENSUE
Seen your sound ELDEST
Sounds as if an opener is one one loves ADORES
Sounds like the key to the garden in Dublin EDENQUAY
Sue is one that has 1 across, perhaps SUEZCANAL
The cheek of Twelfth Night one gets so sick of AGUE
The plot the lawyer, himself and myself have together SCHEME
There's no knowing them MYSTERIES
There's no knowing this, by the sound of it ASSENTING
They may be made when it's noon AMENDS
Tots ADDSUP
Well, this gets off a tributary stream AFFLUENT