Irish Times Crosaire - Crossword Answers | 2022 05 17

Irish Times Crosaire

Clue	Answer
A long second act unfolds like a slow, geological process.	GLACIATION
Ends by making a few small points and trails off, perhaps.	ELLIPSIS
Funny, tight-lipped vocalisation made by leader leaving tour.	HUMOUR
Keeps inside and busy all night, drunkenly performing sad, American music.	PLAYINGTHEBLUES
Medic cuts hours short and gets around to piles of notes upon notes, perhaps.	CHORDS
Old-fashioned gent might come over from Rome.	COVE
Understudy hides small ear piece, perhaps?	STUD
Unusually, Lagos won, leaving 6 down shamefaced.	OWNGOALS
Would local eat a form of what one might apportion?	ALLOCATE