Irish Times (Crosaire) – Jun 12 2018

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Clues	Answers
A star from club is charged in South American capital	ASUNCION
Adrian is out in the Mediterranean	SARDINIA
Briefly study issue with some common sense	REASON
Cavalryman takes Moll out in small hours	HUSSAR
Cleaned up three articles from three countries using blue pencil	LAUNDERED
Designs V-engine for mini with a little black number	EVENINGDRESS
Drug dealer loses head with escort	USHER
Engaged to Sue in production	INUSE
First person from America consumed by character builders among the wise guys	GENIUSES
Foundations at the base presumably does the job of those higher up, temporarily	HOLDSTHEFORT
Graduate to object to those in the pack offering beach outfits	BATHINGSUITS
Holds the distinction of being taken in by Venice tycoon	NICETY
Humiliates absent Thai put out for breakfast	MUESLI
Include autodidact, originally a man of many parts	ACTOR

Clues	Answers
Knock off early and leave the books with no end in sight	FAILTOFINISH
Little doubt cousin’s plan includes setting up address	SUSPICION
Outfit finishes with 18 across	DRESS
Part of the rap or such rubbish	CHORUS
Reproduce Muesli mix containing first of the almonds and last of the fruit	SIMULATE
Serves up the foreign beer endlessly from the very start of speech	VERBAL
Sharp-eyed type bravest on manoeuvres	OBSERVANT
Sign over English house produced with old money	SOVEREIGN
Spots half a Guinness – what would you expect from a tearaway?	RASHNESS
Takes cues from sheet music and belief in the creator	THEISM
The Stones on key coming out of The Cellar?	ROCKSALT
Thrilled by story set up by writer	ELATED
Vehicle for Rocky Hogg’s famous paintings	VANGOGHS
Well-to-do retiring foreign footballers can be eloquent in a manner of speaking	AFFLUENT