Irish Times (Crosaire) – Jun 26 2018

Clues	Answers
Bring up after Power offers commendation	PRAISE
Castro embarrassed bit players	ACTORS
Chill with reserve forward	KEEPFRESH
Computer-generated type of fish tackle	APPROACH
Drunk a port left by those doing the rounds	PATROL
Fundamentalists ignore fan mail from those in Madrassas	STUDENTS
Give up the ghost over redhead in poor health	FRAIL
He religiously smokes a joint and procrastinates dismissing inspector	RASTA
He’s not one to talk about neat cocktail in the interval	MEANTIME
Head over heels with crafty type in coach	TRAIN
Heard eau de cologne found in another aisle is a mush-have	ESSENTIAL
In a manner of a speaking, part of the horoscope in publications, wordy perhaps, in the extreme	DICTIONARIES
In passing, this is always a grave business	DEATH
It’s hell on earth for Slav thrown out of El Salvador	ORDEAL

Clues	Answers
It’s not out of order for Private Eye	OPERATIVE
Jerk about to make a mistake presuming that is marvellous	TERRIFIC
Left in the lurch by Russell taking in a part of Cork and Dublin	ABANDONED
Local floor workers starting trouble in confusion	ASTONISHMENT
NATO in trouble with Russia, for one	NATION
Pay attention to The Last Word – it’s the epitome of deep thought	CONCENTRATED
Rush back to a foreign school in old cars	TRADEINS
Small bird on church? Darn!	STITCH
Sounds like instruction not to give too much aid is defenceless	HELPLESS
Take a draw when not at home – with this approach there’s no hiding place	SMOKEOUT
Take first nervous steps to begin Irish dish that needs no introduction	TODDLE
This exact method describes those figures in some reports	MATHEMATICAL
Took in the meeting of escort and writer	ATTENDED
What writers’ write on, some people lie about	SHEETS