Irish Times Crosaire 2020 09 28 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
FIRST OFF, DROP OFF THE LOGS	LUMBER
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDE WRITING FROM THE COUNTRY	NORWAY
SYMPATHISER DISMISSES MYTHS OF THE OLD COUNTRY	PERSIA
MATE'S PARENTS WORKING AROUND RIVER	PARTNERS
Amidst the plot, The Globe's crafty type from institute folds under pressure, in the sporting sense	ARTICHOKES
UNIVERSITY IN TONGA DESIGNED BY NUTTY, SWEET TYPE	NOUGAT
CERTAIN TO GET AWAY FROM LATIN-AMERICAN TAPIR, FOR EXAMPLE	ANIMAL
REGULAR POLITICAL OPPONENT THROWS DIGS AT CHALLENGER BEFORE THE RING ENGAGEMENT	SPARRINGPARTNER
A false alarm in Channel Islands producing seafood	CALAMARI
You'd expect this sort of person to get a rise out of broker	NEGOTIATOR
Guide is far from careful	CLUE
For most of 14 down to pen?	CAGE
Fleshy or hairy bloodsucker	HORSEFLY
Drive a wedge between foreigner and partner heading off	ALIENATE
Car driver is looking for what's not easily visible	TRACER
Homes provided for 2 down and 21 down in college for years	CAGES
Type of spy chewed up by Carole Lombard	MOLE
Tiresome speaker losing the head in government	ANNOYING
The Queen starting off? Absolute ruler of church locally!	CARDINAL
Indian pastry sides severed up from a so-so Christmas	SAMOSA
Shape of head, chest, cheek?	CLIP
Rising in Scots-English cluster	NEST
Pilot ace flying like when doing a job in Limerick	POETICAL
March around the French chateau	PALACE
Is not open close to women's shelter	SHUT
Tax on yard and pound relates to filthy lucre	DIRTYMONEY
Crazy secrecy about Labour lead plays into The Green's agenda perhaps	RECYCLES
Unpleasant set of circumstances for Virginia behind apology	SORRYSTATE

FIRST OFF, DROP OFF THE LOGS

LUMBER

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDE WRITING FROM THE COUNTRY

NORWAY

SYMPATHISER DISMISSES MYTHS OF THE OLD COUNTRY

PERSIA

MATE'S PARENTS WORKING AROUND RIVER

PARTNERS

Amidst the plot, The Globe's crafty type from institute folds under pressure, in the sporting sense

ARTICHOKES

UNIVERSITY IN TONGA DESIGNED BY NUTTY, SWEET TYPE

NOUGAT