Irish Times (Crosaire) – Apr 14 2018
Published in Irish Times (Crosaire) Crossword. Tags: AIDS, Ireland, LIST, MARTIAL, PLAYS, SNORE, Yemen.
| Clues |
Answers |
| Acted the eejit and deceived Nick Bottom, for instance |
PLAYEDTHEFOOL |
| Back on the theatre with most of them in the stalls |
PLAYTHEPONIES |
| Bananas from country cut short for a cake |
MADEIRA |
| Both sides of funny story in Spitfire |
FURY |
| Challenge for most of 30 across |
PLAY |
| Copy from Ireland all over US College and a writer’s centre |
IMITATE |
| Crown and diamonds one made to order |
DIADEM |
| Dramatic work by writer of The Spanish in Death rubbished – did The Star do it? |
PLAYEDTHELEAD |
| Gives a helping hand in some air-raid shelters |
AIDS |
| Good books can be a conversation starter or a tragedy |
OTHELLO |
| Healthy workout for characters in Mayo gang |
YOGA |
| It’s revolting place for small church |
PUTSCH |
| Jam and Status Quo exploit a loophole to their advantage |
PLAYTHESYSTEM |
| Loses the head with unfriendly type that’s not getting any younger |
OLDISH |
| More than one Doubting Thomas upsets every barman from one American city |
CYNICS |
| Naturally occurring material found in rainforests |
ORE |
| One of those maybe in half of 28 down can be messy |
STY |
| Pound – one of the symbols of old European country? |
HAMMER |
| Produced rose oil for the birds |
ORIOLES |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Puts on boots for more than one side today |
PLAYS |
| Really strong desire for drink for a number of years |
LUSTRUM |
| Record by composer on the radio |
LIST |
| Relative returns to Trim briefly from Lima for a breather |
NOSTRIL |
| Reports state is fundamentally empty |
HUNGRY |
| Rescue pupil in wild |
SALVAGE |
| Reverses wagon out the back |
YARD |
| Ruin in Montmartre? |
MAR |
| Sets off alarm – it relates to those who might be in the wars? |
MARTIAL |
| Shape of one of the builders |
BODY |
| Some roadmap languishing in architect’s drawer |
PLAN |
| Sounds like something coming out of 24 down will annoy one with retirement plan |
SNORE |
| Suggestively looks at record about what’s agreed at university |
EYESUP |
| Sycophants dismiss head of state in Asian country |
YEMEN |
| The devil’s tattle removed from Old Testament |
DEMONS |
| The foreign chronicle about Nationalist dishy type between the sheets |
LASAGNA |
| The lead in Antigone at The Abbey isn’t finished – for one, that’s based on theoretical deduction |
APRIORI |
| Transport carrying around young leaders from the Sea Guides |
BUOYS |
| Type of company to pullback sacrificing Kabul |
PLC |