Irish Times (Crosaire) – May 4 2018

Clues	Answers
Bail into complex for a drink	LIBATION
Buy and Sell fingers those symbolic types in business	TRADENAMES
Carried out flower covering the Iris – it could be dead	OBEYED
Did some pressing work for Oscar in new diner	IRONED
Disorder in meaningless banks	MESS
Disreputable organisation linked to noble	UNWORTHY
Get engaged to sorceress taken in by family member	SWITCHON
Heresy coming out of Derbyshire and Turkey?	BIRD
It’s huge for Elizabeth getting over the border for nothing	BEHEMOTH
Jaguar cat in ground cover	CARPET
Made a scene over theologian and one who is compulsively dependent	ADDICTED
Nerve centre takes in far too much from Bath	HOTTUB
New bar opens for the retiring types	LINEN
Old European kingdom loses head with Georgian neighbour	RUSSIA

Clues	Answers
One of those singled out is similar to 13 down	IDENTIFIED
Part of stomach exercise leads to a twinge	ACHE
Planted underrated roses individually on summits in one of the garden areas	BURIED
Revealed the essence of the argument by journalist is public knowledge	POINTEDOUT
Sample of catch on shuttle in Japanese waters	HONSHU
Sir Galahad removes rags and consigns to the plot	DAHLIA
Snap at the end of 17 down	SHOT
Some powerhouse engineer in the public eye	SEEN
Someone who is easily manipulated by a source of easy money	ASOFTTOUCH
Sounds like one released Bullitt and went for the big time	HADASHOT
Take off with woman with ponytail and dishy Chinese style	CHOPSUEY
Thinking something over with 8 across can be popular on reflection	BURIEDINTHOUGHT
Took advantage of some gregarious educationalists	USED
Views hardwearing type around hotel opening for the start of season	THOUGHTS