Irish Times (Crosaire) – Apr 27 2018

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Bishops have a number of positions on 22 across	CHESSMEN
Brings to light setting sun going around our planet	UNEARTHS
Cheating without it? You’ll feel that in the pocket!	CHANGE
Does this sound like something robber might say when carrying nothing incriminating? I haven’t a clue!	SEARCHME
Fear of copper finding what’s illegally obtained mostly from bank hold-up	PHOBIA
Get going without it for Christmas drink	EGGNOG
Has no chance of success staying at The Post?	NONSTARTER
Heart, for instance, set on watering system	PUMP
Keep quiet about one with great expectations and energy in Ulster	PIPEDOWN
Master golf at old city university	GURU
No lads in Midlands give a damn	MIND
Old Bob and Kitty from Takeaway produced Snow White	SPOTLESS
One of the good books found around The Vatican	ROMANS
Passing remarks from some of the Jacobites	OBIT

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Pay no attention to Gore in trouble	IGNORE
Plays around with footballers dropping Albert	FOOLS
Putting two and two together and getting four-and-a-half is a judgement call that’s not scientific	ROUGHGUESS
Revised decision in 8 across by Mafia leader from Nimes, baffles head of department (7,3’1,4)	CHANGEDONESMIND
Send up the introduction to the magazine	LAUNCH
State not involved in common whipping?	KNOT
That could be Clay leading George by the 9th, for instance	GROUND
The directors’ tactics leading to monopoly and risk	BOARDGAMES
The empty church that is possibly at the end of a hard drive	TECHIE
They always point this out in the cinema for those abandoning The Road for The Omen	EXITSIGN
This can be mesmerising reminding oneself of one’s childhood	HYPNOSIS
Wasn’t that a novel idea for some to develop lottery?	PLOT
With time on their hands, Mods drunk in The Liberties	FREEDOMS
Worker is after 26 across and leading solicitor for job in The Courts	GROUNDSMAN