irelands own 1021

[PALLASGREEN]

a bid in bridge to stop other people bidding
- - e - - - -
loose all hope , lack trust or confidence
- - - - a - -
rope or halter used to tie an animal to restrict movement - - t - - -
baffling question or problem - - s- - -
professional reciter of litery works ,
a corrector of printers proofs
r - - - - -
thanks in advance

[tyrepill]

5 Reader

[tyrepill]

3 Tether

[tyrepill]

2 Despair ?

[mazie]

I would have said Poser for number 4 but not enough letters

[poortony]

you must remember that with Ireland's Own the DO
make mistakes - so poser with an s posers could
be right, at any rate the prize goes to the one closest
to the correct answer BELIEVE me, I've being doing
this crossword for years and YES I have won with a
mistake (actually won 3 times over the years)

[glasman]

1. Preempt