Irish Times (Crosaire) - Jan 1 2016 Crossword Puzzle Answer

Irish Times (Crosaire) Crossword Puzzle Solution - Jan 1 2016

Clues	Answers
A town in Cork contacted writer left in the lurch	ABANDONED
Attached a label to new gadget	TAGGED
Cash reserves for strikes	POUNDS
Castro embarrassed by bit-players	ACTORS
Conferences excluded crones with local dealer	FENCE
Don't start whispering when making a speech	UTTERING
Either sow mixture or else?	OTHERWISE
Expose cure for one initially from Utah	SMOKEOUT
Focus on The Last Word is reduced	CONCENTRATED
Formidable junction for Eric holding Irish men back	TERRIFIC
Get out of the rag trade - it's something the traffic police like to point out	RADAR
Go over and ask for key from Father Roche for the audience	APPROACH
Head over heels with crafty type in coach	TRAIN
In a manner of speaking, it's one of the first signs of spring in reference books	DICTIONARIES

Clues	Answers
In passing, this is always a grave business	DEATH
Instant homes? Surprise! Surprise!	ASTONISHMENT
Knowing one's stuff could make one cry	ONIONS
Leaders of North American tribe charged by state	NATION
Mandatory in Germany, it reverts to gangster	ESSENTIAL
Reason for cold storage in castle is cool	KEEPFRESH
Review draws attention to retweet from agency doing the rounds	PATROL
Sharp pain at the bottom of the legs on the bone is irritating	STITCH
Sounds like instruction not to give too much aid is defenceless	HELPLESS
Sounds like what Oliver experienced when he asked for more in the interval?	MEANTIME
Suggests there are pluses and minuses to description of the Book of Numbers	MATHEMATICAL
The Apprentice's boss sent all over the place	STUDENTS
They don't allow that in Moore Street? How heart-warming is that!	TOUCHING
What writers write on, some people lie about	SHEETS