Irish Times (Crosaire) - May 2 2016 Crossword Answer

Irish Times (Crosaire) - May 2 2016 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Any report of Oliver?	ORPHAN
Bad result against Leinster?	ULSTER
Cook nagged tasting helper from Rush - it's a real balancing act for competitive types	EGGANDSPOONRACE
Don't answer the questions for first four characters in 6 down - it's an issue of security	PASSWORD
Drop a line to Garibaldi?	FISH
Gleans converts with heavenly spirits	ANGELS
Guarantee small benefit for poet inspired in Lake District	WORDSWORTH
Has links to Wood	GOLFCLUB
Henry Clay is heartless and on the edge with romantic hero who is made-up	HEATHCLIFF
In the middle of bar takes leave of barmaid	AMID
It's certainly not good-natured to tap space for older police	CHOLERIC
Jammy sorts going around in fishnet stockings	FIGS
Locks old books inside with empty words	HOTAIR
Long sentence in magazine?	LIFE

Clues	Answers
Most of 10 across connected to chamber with old watering hole	ALEHOUSE
Pack leaders with ball at Leinster line at last	BALE
Part of old books found on slab in fly's graveyard	ECCLESCAKE
Party leaders married in name only - it's all part of the masquerade	DOMINO
Puts the French to the test, in a manner of speaking, with probe	ORALEXAM
Relative finds old girlfriends, the beastly sorts from the past, are no longer around	MAMMOTHS
Resist leaving tissue paper in stages for insects	PUPAE
Said you'll be short of a few for more than one Little Christmas	XMASES
Settle with Ray leaving earnestly	NESTLE
Soured relationships in Poseidon adaptation	POISONED
Starts atmospheric pastoral symphony for last Pope in church	APSE
Teams count on the French to be lady-like on the old hunt	SIDESADDLE
They attempt to curtail the uproar by those containing the rackets	MUFFLERS
Two articles on primary education in Greece	ATHENS