Irish Times (Crosaire) - Dec 24 2018

Clues	Answers
14 down followed the start of Bubonic Plague	BOTHER
A mince pie and liver spread and it's free	EMANCIPATE
American condition where one can't see ahead - this limits one's outlook perhaps	NEARSIGHTEDNESS
Another way of saying 9 across is to close	SHUT
Confusing real duty is not for the faithful	ADULTERY
Extract from support literature raises one of the tips	TILT
For historical types there's no harm in harvestmen	EVENTS
Genius from old Roman capital?	TALENT
Get away from Bill inside fooling around	ESCAPADE
Glad to leave Stalingrad in coaches	TRAINS
Hasn't got the bottle or the self-control	TEMPERANCE
I heard this is used by swingers going to the limit and they've a real bite about them	EYETEETH
Local hooligan loses the head with one of those in court - presumably, it's the witness?	OBSERVER
Mark immersed in Gibraltar getaway	TARGET

Clues	Answers
Mark indicates some of the letters are missing	APOSTROPHE
Organisation with old pair of writers is not exposed	UNOPENED
Partnership to curate a museum's content	TEAM
Rank of Marshal?	SORT
Settles the bill for both sides at parting of the ways	PAYS
Someone who knows the shape of things to come makes an impression on one of The Stones	SCULPTOR
Supports prop for first scrum	BRACES
Surprise broadcast and article seen in The Sun?	CORONA
The ambiance in some restaurants	AURA
Too wound up to relax on the foreign ship	RESTLESS
Travel overseas to drink with endless members of the family briefly	WATERSKI
Twists someone's arm to produce fresco	FORCES
What's the alternative to removing mess from rest homes?	OTHER
Yells scare criminal in a reckless way	CARELESSLY

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