Irish Times (Crosaire) - February 8 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answer

Irish Times (Crosaire) Crossword Puzzle Solution - February 8 2017 

Clues	Answers
A Cork university is firm - this is where one gets 7 down, of course	ACAPULCO
A number of players found in cheapskate amusements	TEAM
Answer the letters collectively to roughly say this is a renunciation of political belief	APOSTASY
Bogart leaves autobiographer with great excitement	EUPHORIA
Break strike? That'll only feed one of the worker's hunger to do something!	LUNCHBOX
Count is with two sailors from a capital in Africa	ADDISABABA
Earned freely to curry favour	ENDEAR
Fay is not part of fairy tale to sell goods to consumers	RETAIL
Flying from America to Ireland brings one to life on the inside	AIRBORNE
Freedom to conceal grass	REED
Holds the distinction of being concealed by messianic etymology	NICETY
Jockey a horse on dry land	ASHORE
Lippy type of characters involved in applied genetics	EDGE
Mix-up barman on Twitter	SCRAMBLE

 

Clues	Answers
No nice way of saying this - the feeling is this is rubbish	NONSENSE
Old guides often given priority at the bar	PRECEDENTS
One church loses head with one of The Wise Men? When hell freezes over perhaps!	ICEAGE
One of those laid out on bed has scores written on notepaper	SHEETMUSIC
Poorly kept view from empty duchy	SEEDY
Provides a stiff one for celebrity going to church	STARCH
Ran after Troy from Clare in half-conscious state	TRANCE
Sharp middleman contacts police department in middle of homicide	ACIDIC
Something for the actor on the rise in The Sting	TRAP
Sounds like something otolaryngologist might do to go on and on (4,7'1,3)	BENDSOMEONESEAR
Spring is endless for a follower near Mount - it's a favourite topic of conversation	HOBBYHORSE
Stick with escort leaving Gloucester	GLUE
The judge could hear one is in a bad way going to America with dishy type from Mexico	TORTILLA
Type of excuse covered up by Angela Merkel	LAME