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Crosaire No 15095 by Crossheir – Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Across: 8 One (I-) British politician (-MP-) is (-IS-) at height (-H) (IMPISH) of mischievous behaviour (IMPISH), 9 Haunt (FREQUENT) one after another (FREQUENT), 10 Lenin leaves frontline (‘frontline’ without ‘Lenin’ = frot = FORT) for stronghold (FORT), 11 Character …

Crosaire No 15094 by Crossheir – Monday, May 20, 2013

Across: 1 Turns up if (if = FI-) lawyer (-SC-) and gangster (Al Capone = -AL) (FISCAL) offering financial consideration (FISCAL), 4 Dash off (SCRIBBLE) in small boat (-RIB-) between two legal women (SC+BL = SC-BL-) with European (-E) (SCRIBBLE), …

Crosaire No 15093 by Crossheir – Saturday, May 18, 2013

Across: 1 Looking back, star (NAME) to hold (-HOLD) onto home (HOUSE-) (HOUSEHOLD NAME) with Newbridge cutlery perhaps (HOUSEHOLD NAME), 10 Not at home (OUT-) to put on (-WEAR) (OUTWEAR) exhaust (OUTWEAR), 11 Lift (LU-G-) over graduate (-MBA-) with nothing …

Crosaire No 15092 by Crossheir – Friday, May 17, 2013

Across: 1 Goes on ahead (goes on a head = WIG-) with Greek leader (leader of Greek = -G-) and the French (the = -LE) (WIGGLE) wag (WIGGLE), 4 A (A-) horrible local person (-GIT-) is pillar (-PROP) (AGITPROP) of …

Crosaire No 15091 by Crossheir – Thursday, May 16,

Across: 8 Lost in (lost in = TONSIL) compound with lump in throat (TONSIL), 9 My! (MY-) Turns up address (Mr = -RM-) for one (-I-) Mafiosi (-DON) MYRMIDON) with hired Greek thug (MYRMIDON), 10 Nick (CHIP) found in Italian …

Crosaire No 15090 by Crossheir – Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Across: 1 Available (ON HAND) to switch (ON) set of cards (HAND) (ON HAND), 4 Sweetheart (heart of sweet = E-) and foreign leader (leader of foreign = -F-) marrying (-FUSION) (EFFUSION) in Rush (EFFUSION), 9 Passionate (FERVID) swine leaves …

Crosaire No 15089 by Crossheir – Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Across: 8 Visionary (seer = SE-ER) admits couple of lions (“lions” = “lines” = = -LL-) heard (SELLER) by merchant (SELLER), 9 Went through lots of information (CRUNCHED) to credit (CR-) peacekeeper (-UN-) and revolutionary (-CHE-) with diamonds (-D) (CRUNCHED), …

Crosaire No 15088 by Crossheir – Monday, May 13, 2013

Across: 1 Will go hungry (STARVE) with novices leaving conservatives (‘conservatives’ without ‘novices’ = ratves = STARVE), 4 Break-up (SMASH) bash (HIT) (SMASH HIT) at Number One (at Number One = SMASH HIT), 9 Monaghan, for one (is INLAND), up …

Crosaire No 15087 by Crossheir – Saturday, May 11, 2013

Across: 1 Works out better than expected (COMES UP TRUMPS) in compensation (comp = COM- -P) over returning use (use = -ES U-) of best suit (best suit = TRUMPS) (COMES UP TRUMPS), 10 Paper (ORGAN-) returns all the letters …

Crosaire No 15086 by Crossheir – Friday, May 10, 2013

Across: 1 Campaigns (FIGHTS) for Ali versus Frazier (FIGHT) and Ali versus Foreman (FIGHT) = (fight x 2 = FIGHTS), 4 Article (THE) on a huge (‘a huge’ = HAGUE) development (THE HAGUE) in Holland (THE HAGUE in Holland), 9 …

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