| Clues | Answers |
| 19 down and top secret characters in 27 across mostly offering a position for those who expect cuts (6’1,5) | BARBERSCHAIR |
| A scoop of rice came prepared | ICECREAM |
| Awful critic describes what can leave a bitter taste in one’s mouth | CITRIC |
| Crime figure, for instance, is leading the pack in stable | STATISTIC |
| Danish model parts with Yankee | PASTRY |
| Drained by what you might pick up in The Sun from ticket-seller | BURNTOUT |
| Finishes 6 down to score | MUSIC |
| Flame tulip, for example, brightens up the room | LIGHTBULB |
| Freakish exercise to take out short fiction writer | PECULIAR |
| Is capable of giving a clip around the ears for hurtful remark in hospital | BARBER |
| Is outspoken about supporting film from Universal and it’s a sign they offer inspiration to those with writer’s block | VOCABULARIES |
| It’s really lazy to fire off rifle shot | SLOTH |
| It’s what many people get up to in Clare? That’s genuine! | CEREAL |
| Labour contest? | STRUGGLE |
| Meeting leaders perhaps misrepresented as rich | CHAIRS |
| Notes about Cashel perhaps produced by composer | ROCKMUSIC |
| One endless account for a total review of cover story | ALIBI |
| Positions for the sailors in ships outside of Ireland | OVERSEAS |
| Print off manuscripts for the spicy types | SUMACS |
| Reply to ancestor’s missing sons | REACT |
| Rocky VII to get Oscar nevertheless | EVENSO |
| Sounds like Diana gets the part in The Point of No Return | DIEISCAST |
| Take turns to judge good books inside | ROTATE |
| The gambler’s ongoing misfortune to seek a seat has nothing to do with female having no chance | RUNOFBADLUCK |
| There’s a chance of a recovery provided something can be found | ALLISNOTLOST |
| Time scoundrels spread out to keep the swine on his toes | TROTTERS |
| Tough type from the bakery introduces 6 down to Trim, Cork and Kildare | ROCKCAKE |
| Untroubled about a bunch of paramilitaries giving up with those battered types who came off the boat at sea | CALAMARI |
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