Irish Times (Crosaire) - Jan 20 2022 Crossword Puzzle Solution

 Irish Times (Crosaire) - Jan 20 2022 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Bitterness, in a manner of speaking, for a Pole contacting old Ruth Ward inside	ASPERITY
Blast from Bagatelle's score, of course?	EAGLE
Briefly cheer up worker in Nice	PLEASANT
Chew the cud as friend consumes mixed diet	MEDITATE
Church office opposed to rest cure? Yes!	VESTRY
Colourful type provides protection for Humpty Dumpty presumably	EGGSHELL
Competed for place in gym on Open Day	PLAYED
Crafty type in River Erne - the first one paying a flat fee perhaps?	LESSEE
Distribute beer in the case for??	RATIONALE
Do a job for Arabian or Trojan figure	WORKHORSE
Foot the bill for mistakes - the ones the wages clerk is responsible for	PAYSLIPS
Handy entertaining prop's great desire to punch scrum-half on the head?	GLOVEPUPPETS
It's even more daft losing the head - giving a piece of one's mind with additional remark	AFTERTHOUGHT
Large bunch of players reject piece of advice accommodating those on the fiddle and blowing their own trumpet	ORCHESTRAPIT
Local foolish person spots signs of excitement	GOOSEPIMPLES
Material in 23 down without a leader to rip apart	LACERATE
Metalworker lays down marker to young highflyer	OWLET
No hens in Lancashire? It's a cultural thing!	RACIAL
Okinawa's ability? Bottling tasty paste!	WASABI
On the bottle and always twisted - for those avoiding Cork, it's an alternative!	SCREWCAP
Order from judge to speak up	ORATE
Primate leaves prayer meeting with type likely to light up the world	ENERGY
Rust-free around port and yard - how is that not cool?	SULTRY
Short roasting with a constant heat for starter of fish popular with anglers	ROACH
Some initially make do working around hospital with Master - one of those already cured?	SMOKEDHAM
Those working in the dead centre of college or on hospital wards	CORONERS
Two types of ceremony curtailed for ball	POMPOM
WC/lavatory doesn't have one that can be seen over the flat that's unoccupied	ROOMTOLET