Irish Times (Crosaire) – Mar 22 2018

Clues	Answers
A retiring hack in New York takes drugs with calculating types	ABACUSES
All together in ’22 hearing	INTOTO
An illuminating feature of The Abbey is not popular in the pub	STAINEDGLASS
Arrogant cook found in herb garden	TARRAGON
Deny special agent is going to Spain	NEGATE
Ease up on salad on sole	LOOSEN
Finishes off both catch and type of pork with little fuss	HOOHA
Grammatical structure of nasty novel with mystery man	SYNTAX
It’s a stroke of luck for a school head, missing in West African country, contacting my group	ASABONUS
Local money for foodie type of junket might get a mention in the sweet talk?	BREADPUDDING
Make friends with crowd-pleaser and one posh bloke	HITITOFF
Parking for staff in America for shift	UPSTICKS
Payback for going over the speed limit – it’s because of this you’ll be back where you started	RETURNTICKET
Reinforce muscle and tops of upper pecs	BEEFUP

Clues	Answers
Rejects painting by university graduate – it comes as a shock	TRAUMA
Rush off for empty bus with Maple and Ivy	SHRUBS
Seems like a couple of years since The Band included those from the 70s	AGEGROUP
Sleight of hand from wise guys and leading criminal	MAGIC
Slurring from cheap shot and gin cocktail	INSULTING
Some complex transformation similar to 4 across	EXTRA
Spring left organisation for Rising, for example	LUNGE
Surprise on the canal that’s popular with family member heading off	BARGEINON
Tiny cast produced a show of godliness	SANCTITY
To give you a clue – most of the word coming back is to decorate around hotel	DROPAHINT
Try out pipe for experimental purposes	TESTTUBE
Type of stick one gives to policeman	TRUNCHEON
Won’t run working out – that’s the type of exercise that appeals to city architects	TOWNPLANNING
Woolly type of horse held by Seamus	SHAGGY