Irish Times (Crosaire) – Dec 19 2016 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| Acting up on shift – it’s not on and never will be |
FAULTYSWITCH |
| An analysis of drug use in international match is way out |
TESTSOLUTION |
| Ask for recipes for starters from the women’s organisation in Moroccan setting |
AFRICA |
| Can’t make this point strongly enough – this is not without it’s difficulties |
STRESS |
| Describes the man downstairs reporting what has been taken at Lord’s set dance |
WICKEDEST |
| Endless American beer for The Lions is unexpected |
SUDDEN |
| Force to flog something on camera |
FLASH |
| Foreign politician in Ireland is the concern of a queen |
EMPIRE |
| Function of English passage |
EVENT |
| Half the criticism falls back on a city in Italy |
VERONA |
| Have a go at Labour – it’s what the uninformed judge might be guilty of |
GUESSWORK |
| Have a view on sudden outpouring over rambling, etc. |
SPECTATE |
| It’s emblematic of one of those on the jar to have one’s say with drunk |
AIRTIGHT |
| It’s not hard to sort out limitless groups of low-hanging fruit |
EASYPICKINGS |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Name one key creature |
IDENTITY |
| Opens lots of Russian Dolls – it’s endless for those with a sense of entitlement |
LORDS |
| Oriental farm animals – the types that’ll make you laugh |
EPIGRAMS |
| Pat’s eight ingredients from Italy includes wheat and water |
SPAGHETTI |
| Perhaps to paraphrase crafty type retiring from school out of term – it’s about time |
TRANSLATE |
| Putting on a brave face perhaps making up charades |
ACTING |
| Rush, Trim and Tralee open schools for all those finished with the pull of the Big Smoke perhaps |
ASHTRAYS |
| Seized serrated nuts |
ARRESTED |
| Show of hands for those in the pit, for instance |
APPLAUSE |
| Small story about bad start for firm |
STABLE |
| Supervision in hospital requires a lot of work |
CAREER |
| Taste sample of delicatessen seasoning |
SENSE |
| The one time Rome cracked – again |
ONCEMORE |
| What is appreciated by the players is too good to be true – it leads to pressure and needs to be scratched |
PERFECTPITCH |
