Irish Times (Crosaire) - Feb 18 2012

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Clues Answers
A month to work an army threat? OCTOPUS
American guy's cool showing an ability to lead us all STATESMANSHIP
Bounced around America with Edward OUSTED
Bugs from sick one taking a taxi back BACILLI
Christmas period alternative for ornamentation DECOR
Desperately left a strap around one of Ed's joints? ABANDONEDSHIP
Eat around six and paddle back to the boat for a service perhaps DIVINEWORSHIP
Every second from a diary unit? DAY
Expert and first class service ACE
Flip out photo SNAP
Frightening word about a doctor who shoots in the jungle? BAMBOO
Front cover showing one into bees BIB
In recital see sabre dances and highland flings? CABERS
In with silver rings one day AMONG
It might be Leo writing on the wall perhaps SIGN
Lawyer concludes they're not 100% one or the other BLENDS
Like Shiraz I managed to take John from Scotland IRANIAN
Like some Indians from England in an island near Java BENGALI
Like some questions, a shot in the arm to one into retro-art TRIVIA
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Make a case quietly and get ahead PLEAD
No help in taking you sound roofing material INUTILE
Not a good guy for a house that's fancy and trendy VILLAIN
One outside, fifty in seeing the sites ONLINE
Order a panda maybe FIAT
Record preserves they're not moving LOGJAMS
Royal Academy follows graduates from an Iraqi city BASRA
Sadly it's not in the atlas ALAS
Senseless note containing word of hesitation NUMB
Some gas that is of concern to a loser? CALORIE
Some variations for the German war machine ENIGMA
Sound investment in each if interested HIFI
Sounds like a pop star isn't working IDLE
The share count evens out CUT
These provide me with coins somehow INCOMES
This ass's business is all at sea (1,4'1,7) ASHIPSCOMPANY
Use me, reversing a ruse EMPLOY
What 'The Times' makes for output? PRODUCT
What Father Christmas collects therefore, overtime SOOT