Irish Times (Crosaire) - Jan 9 2019

Clues	Answers
A number of instruments for closing 15 across with sulphur	WHISTLES
Bad feeling as gas main not working	ANTAGONISM
Before noon in a Mediterranean island, go for a speciality repast	CREAMTEA
Collaborates without locals out on the lake for pleasure	BOATER
Couple of beastly figures up north capable of getting away with murder	ASSASSIN
Does a similar job in 15 across for the character witnesses, in short	REFS
Doing what those in 24 across are capable of is like doing work in Ring	REFEREEING
Exposes corruption to 10 across on bender hearing Hugh is consumed by Scottish weed	BLOWSTHEWHISTLE
Footage of modern school sounds genuine	NEWSREEL
Great scope for country house with farm buildings	GRANGE
Half of what's in 7 down working on the campaign for Reuters	NEWSAGENCY
I dare say, Ray's missing in theory	IDEA
In part, Christian Gershwin rubs people up the wrong way	ANGERS
Initial flavour in exotic Mirin is weak	INFIRM

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It comes as a disappointment to Hook	BLOW
It tends to pull some strings for product placement in The Sound of Music	JINGLE
King Lear has no link to show of displeasure	RAGE
Ned is not in the West End for the dinner	STEW
One of those with bug let siren off	LISTENER
Powerful blow found in Washington's Watergate	SWAT
Pressure to receive order from judge	PERCEIVE
Pretty as a picture since changing college	SCENIC
Ran to men working in The Cabinet	ORNAMENT
Relative gets a release	AUNTIE
Sweetheart in family is free of drugs	CLEAN
Tablet is for two family members and one of the chisellers	STONEMASON
Teacher with a number of gowns perhaps and mortarboards	HEADGEAR
Upsets everyone in bar in foreign capital	DOLLAR

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