Irish Times (Crosaire) - Nov 20, 2014

 Irish Times (Crosaire) - Nov 20, 2014

Clue	Answer
Cat got my tongues at the centre twisted by old fiery type from the war!	TOMMYGUN
Centre-forward gets most of his initial zealousness from hot shot	WHIZ
Distorted achievement protecting class	DEFORMED
Drunk hid beers from group of 500, more or less, loyal to Scotland?	HEBRIDES
Foreseen in the middle of one of the zodiac signs in the library perhaps	RESEARCHER
Functions as controller at Carmen for Lawrence at first screening	OPERATES
Get wind of it at both ends of Hebrew calendar	HEAR
Goes around formal request, as one might need to cut branches here?	FOREST
In principle, state provides local drugs for one of those likely to end up on the stand!	HEADGEAR
It's common on both sides of Parliament in Denmark	PARK
It's not like one follows pet for repeated annoyance	HATE
It's stuck to one's shoe I heard on the French square	EYELET
Laugh at Pole in road in front of yard with lean-to	SHANTY
Looking back, trendy opener from Vogue is ridiculous	DAFT
Maurice snoring disturbed Earl at first light having a cheesy bite in an Italian restaurant	MOZZARELLA
Monday review for energetic one	DYNAMO
Ned leaves stagehand horrified	AGHAST
One of the last lines of defence has swallowed more than one's share and support	FULLBACK
Part of the allotment pressure is on one married to salt of the earth presumably	PLOT
Physical substance provides energy for little singer in American city	ENTITY
Possibly makes a dog's dinner of race meeting on the radio	MEATS
Presumably this is the Midas touch that's come in handy when retiring	GOLDENHANDSHAKE
Reject Tom with the alternative plan for getting around town	MOTORWAY
Road race for legend is suspended	STRUNG
Superior type gets stoned on way to exotic Peru	HIGHERUP
The second Hamlet is learning something - it might never be heard!	UNDERSTUDY
The sort of rubbish often in print from that basket case	WASTEPAPER
Two fathers meet on hospital ward - how neat and cool is that!	DAPPER