Irish Times (Crosaire) - Jun 19 2009

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A crab I make, in a manner of speaking ARABIC
About spinning it out for his stinking Majesty REEKING
All the rest he had drawn ETCHED
Clean R. does not fight on foot at length LANCER
Congratulations to make the piano go higher PRAISE
Deserts are what you've got coming to you like this EARNED
Edgar Allan might have a go at this, inversely POETRY
Fiery with fire to begin with FIERCE
Fires again about the lungs RELIGHTS
For a start I'm by no means all there at last GAMBIT
For this you'll need 1 across if there's no heir there, by the sound of it PUNCTURE
Forking, perhaps, to get the beer back REGAL
Half of this is up about me SEMI
If you and I leave for so long, only the middles remain CENTURIES
Is the wife OK? Yes, but she's being confined there BRIDEWELL
It's seen to be so calm round about SERENE
Kill what is blooming prickly in Tipperary ALOE
Little signs of different people coming after tea (6) TRACES
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Look happy about one such figure of speech like this SIMILE
Looks as if this will get Ma in for the meal DINNER
Mean hard by this NEAR
Never give in what is in what's left RESIST
Noble, perhaps, before one's time EARLY
Not being offensive makes one fed up at last DEFENDING
Sack Sidon but leave its sister city alone in case of a 19 down SPARETYRE
So fishy if the clergy were to wear a middle bit at the end ALBACORE
Spouse might give a hand to an officer on board HELPMATE
Swallowed this in a wry, fluid fashion WATERY
That's a riddle that'll strain one SIEVE
The flag might almost be for here IRIS
The representative was untruthful in his answer REPLIED
The sound of a dear dish VENISON
This sap might have some control around the South but do wrong once more RESIN
To make things all right, let you and me get married again REPAIR
Was lying in weiight of this, by the sound of it LURKED
When you've got 'em in the packing case, fire 'em CREMATE