Irish Times (Crosaire) - Dec 31 2014

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Arrange a wake and pay what's due FIXUP
Confusing real duty is not for the faithful ADULTERY
Do someone a favour in Force OBLIGE
Does this explain why the earth is flat or is that just the way things are? LIEOFTHELAND
Don't protect former model EXPOSE
Frenchman consumed by beer production is unlikely to set the world on fire EMBER
Introduces a tribute to heroes at English base - one would expect the sergeant to be there ATTHESTATION
Is this what Moses saw in the bush? Wow! HOLYSMOKE
It's a classic case, for example, in a manner of speaking BYWORD
It's a topic of conversation down the line, as it's leaving Capstone Hill PHONECALL
It's murder after 18 across to begin with - it explains why one stays in bed! LIESIN
It's set up for escapers to latch onto weakness in argument BOLTHOLE
Laugh at the farmers in Israel HAIFA
Origins presumably of allotment ROOTS
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Over 20 hands up there behaving arrogantly? HIGHHORSE
Place to stay for core worker - can't say that isn't PC? HOMECOMPUTER
Predicts where the seats go for those leaving and for those returning EXITPOLLS
Public house rings Virginia and Ian living in Germany BAVARIAN
Redesigns sofa after office hours recently ASOFLATE
Report sick to Sile running regular publications WEEKLIES
Score in the corner perhaps includes finish that's all the rage TRENDY
Scoundrel right to take head off that one with wager RASCAL
Shaking in one's boots from a loud attack AFRAID
Sounds like Beany or Barney hasn't got a regular mate! BACHELOR
Sounds like instruction to hide speaker's inflatable in pool LIELOW
Spotters on golf courses perhaps can tell if you're telling the truth LIEDETECTORS
Spreads out payments to celebrities securing horse for sweetheart STAGGERS
Uniform in hospital initially stitched for those working in the theatre DRESSERS