Irish Times (Crosaire) - Oct 12 2021 Crossword Puzzle Solution

 Irish Times (Crosaire) - Oct 12 2021 Crossword Solution

Clues	Answers
A VIP's problem upsets agent - a real snake named after two crawlers?	ASPVIPER
Book covers tips for surgeon on a ward? That's only partially true!	TOSOMEDEGREE
Bully-boy tactics - essential if you're carrying weight	STRONGARM
Central actor in Heat adapted from a Greek character	THETA
Chatting after school or after game	STALKING
Congratulate, in a manner of speaking, short old Egyptian briefly surrounded by mob	PATONTHEBACK
Dance member from Ring	LIMBO
Deep affection for those building nests for parrots	LOVEBIRDS
Deer consuming mostly rubbish is emblematic of a bad regime in the past	SWASTIKA
Every second character in Carlow speaks off the top of head without fail	ALWAYS
Exercises bookmaker at a wake close to tears	PRESSUPS
Fishy suppers and last drinks to keep down	SUPPRESS
Flower section is to impress, for example, one of the Hawaiian Missionaries	POSTAGESTAMP
Formerly employed by those transferring money from The Job on gangster instructions	POSTALORDERS
Hits goalpost bending around one making excuses for The Defence	APOLOGIST
Learnt builder provided temporary accommodation	RENTAL
Loud head barman knocks back most of the local whiskey	GARISH
No hints in Christian name from us?	AMERICAN
No lease for aeroplane's parking space at the airport	APRON
One foreign politician getting to make a scene or that's the impression	IMPACT
Outlaw loses the head with relative supporting one of those taking flight?	BANISTER
Parasite in a crowd outside The Orient Academy	AMOEBA
Presumably, the work of a man of letters is to run, sit, sleep?	EPISTLES
Rogue leaders of Roman Empire from small, small groups	CADRES
Run out of extreme programming in Ireland	EXPIRE
Supports raised in Donetsk cabinets	BACKS
Type of vote at the start of 14 across	POSTAL
Vote in old police station introducing those synonymous with The Wire	ELECTRICS