crosswordeditor@irishtimes.com Across: 1 Reverse (BACK UP) copy (BACKUP), 4 Canada red and German wine? (varieties of RHUBARBS) They’re a bit stalky for dessert (RHUBARBS), 9 Replaced silent type (TALKIE replaced silent films) making tea (tea = TA-E) around Limerick (Limerick …

crosswordeditor@irishtimes.com Across: 8 Old revelation to father (old word for confession = SHRIFT) leads to short unsympathetic dismissal (short SHRIFT), 9 Sweetheart (heart of sweet = E-) and men (-M-EN) cover-up daring (-BOLD-) (EMBOLDEN) to encourage someone to overcome shyness …

crosswordeditor@irishtimes.com Across: 1 This would be much easier (simpler) if novice (learner = l) wasn’t missing (‘simpler’missing ‘l’ = simper = SIMPER) coy smile (SIMPER), 4 Sounds like there’s a bit of luck involved (it’s A GOOD JOB …) in …

crosswordeditor@irishtimes.com Across: 1 Dracula perhaps (BOOK OF THE DEAD) isn’t reading material for living people (BOOK OF THE DEAD),? 10 Small church (ORATORTY) for public speaking (ORATORTY), 11 Looking back, talk at great length (go on = ON GO) over …

crosswordeditor@irishtimes.com Across: 1 Down at heel (FROWZY), Brown (FR-Y) grasps sudden pain (-OW-) for Zionist leader (leader of Zionist = -Z-) (FRONZY), 4 Article (A-) on tender loving care (tender loving care = -TL-C) admits is against (-ANTI-) (ATLANTIC) huge …

crosswordeditor@irishtimes.com Across: 8 Clap (clap = -LPAC-) dancing in dry establishment (A-A) (ALPACA) with long-haired type from America (ALPACA), 9 The (the = ETH-) arrangement to cross (X = 10 = -IO-) secretary (-P-A) over one (-I) (ETHIOPIA) on the …

crosswordeditor@irishtimes.com Across: 1 Overshadows (DWARFS) being bashful and sleepy (Bashful and Sleepy are two of the seven DWARFS), 4 Bill (A-D) covers Samuel Beckett (Samuel Beckett -BRIDGE-) (ABRIDGED) for one in summary (ABRIDGED), 9 Function of (F-) someone in a …

crosswordeditor@irishtimes.com Across: 8 It’s a handy position to be in (AKIMBO) with article (A-) on Kipling’s hero (-KIM-) at box office (box office = -BO) (AKIMBO), 9 Worn out (DOG-TIRED) boxer (DOG-) is ready to drop (-TIRED) (DOG-TIRED), 10 Leaves …

crosswordeditor@irishtimes.com Across: 1 Energy (E-) to cross (-X-) model (-POSE) (EXPOSE) with revelation (EXPOSE), 4 Novel (NEW) on planet (WORLD) (NEW WORLD) has European phrase for something that was always there (NEW WORLD), 9 Made aware (aware = EARWA-) mystery …

crosswordeditor@irishtimes.com Across: 1 Go as fast as you can (BREAK ONE’S NECK), I’m going for the jugular! (BREAK ONE’S NECK), 10 Police department (CID = -DIC-) goes back to artist (RA-) for gangster (Al Capone = -AL) (RADICAL) with militant …