Irish Times (Crosaire) Crossword Answer - Aug 29, 2014

 Irish Times (Crosaire) Crossword Solutions - Aug 29, 2014

Clue	Answer
Alienate rough sergeant	ESTRANGE
Came across old force for good measure perhaps	METRIC
Can go green all of a sudden? That will hold you up!	TRAFFICLIGHT
Capital for top up loan from the French for making veils	TULLE
Characteristic of snake twisting etc	ASPECT
Charming answer to party contacting mob without bighead	ADORABLE
College service for half of Iberia has standards	CRITERIA
Da leaves Barbados with Digest	ABSORB
Dealer at centre admits half of NKVD contacts Oriental joint	ANKLE
Fancy part of tulip illuminated picture in the past	FLASHBULB
Gangster car follows American alien back from the restaurant	ALACARTE
In old Greek city, a yield from farm tower sent back	ACROPOLIS
It's brilliant breaking old records	SMASHING
Large amounts of writer's material covers key university	INBULK
Merlot ads designed by one of the great painters	OLDMASTER
Music includes couple of keys from brief summary	RECAP
Not looking good for horses in army facilities with orderlies	SICKBAYS
Novice in back of plane? Seating for those going off duty perhaps!	BLACKECONOMY
Nurse Pam manipulated by comical figure	SUPERMAN
Runs through Cork with church bloodsucker	LEECH
Star admits French drink from Burgundy will help one on the slide	SKIRUN
Stops Pat leaving black spot	BLOCKS
Surprise backing, for example, for energy found on the track	GEEGEE
Trendy for those Americans against divine manipulation of a way of life in Rome	MODUSVIVENDI
Two terms of five years going around decaying Belgrade	DECADE
Warms up for periods in jail	STRETCHES
What musicians used to produce to test first songs from The Carpenters' bits and pieces	TAPEMEASURES
Wire from old city and half of Troy found in material	CORDUROY