Irish Times (Crosaire) – Aug 10 2018 Crossword Solution
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Answers |
Apparent in bone density one associates with the first gardeners |
EDEN |
Break finger in Trim |
FRINGE |
Car on grid beside Orion is in need of a name everyone recognises on paper |
AUTOGRAPHHUNTER |
Churchwarden’s pastries – soft at the centre |
PIPES |
Commercial vehicle for major employer |
STAFFCAR |
Costa Rican neighbour, a worker from press agency, retires completely |
PANAMA |
Distinguished scientist designed Sat Nav |
SAVANT |
Foreign party starts to pay the price – English will have to tolerate it and offer it up perhaps |
SUFFERANCE |
Gangsters in hold, Sumo wrestling |
HOODLUMS |
Hot stuff running down hill discovered in Shangri-La valley |
LAVA |
In retrospect, double meaning for cyclists’ performance-enhancing drug? That’s what those doing the policing said! |
OPENUP |
It’s impracticable to drop plectra, as it’ll create stress for Yeats |
IAMBIC |
Make friends with crowd-pleaser and one posh bloke |
HITITOFF |
Mixing damp cement in Split, out of the blue |
DECAMPMENT |
Clues |
Answers |
Most of 14 down and 2 down is for row of potential smokers |
PIPERACK |
Operatic song from familiar film is missing |
ARIA |
Outstanding organisation is rewarded for its work |
UNPAID |
Relatives on both sides of The Liffey, for instance, bound to give the bleeding hearts what they need |
BLOODBANKS |
Replace a grave in ruin |
RAVAGE |
Rhapsodies and music tempo for sure hit |
RAPTURES |
Run-of-the-mill doctor admits it’s going around and going about |
MEDIOCRE |
Scratching the head, of course, of one of the lambs |
RACK |
Set down area in covering |
LAID |
Speculation by several banks? The same old story! |
THEORY |
Stare from miser leaving wigmakers |
GAWK |
Still under wraps in organisation with old pair of writers |
UNOPENED |
They’re in the house for the party |
FIANNAFAIL |
Writer gets stuck into what the chef is providing for the scout’s knapsack |
PENKNIFE |