Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

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Of all the overseas places I’ve visited – 99 and counting – Ireland is the friendliest.  Although I don’t have a bit of Irish blood, I’ve never felt so at home anywhere else.  The people are warm, quick to laugh, and hospitable beyond belief, and the scenery’s not too shabby either.  And then there’s the literature: on an island of barely over 7 million people, seemingly every tenth person is a prize-winning author, poet, or playwright.  (Given that books are my crack, I’ve crammed several Irish writers into this grid and clues, including several of my all-time favorites (Roddy Doyle,  Kevin Barry, Maggie O’Farrell).)

Sláinte and Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

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