Crosaire No 16635 by Crossheir – Saturday, May 5th, 2018

Blog explanations available at 10pm on the day of publication

Across:

1 What the bank might expect you to do (TAKE THE CREDIT) to give oneself a pat on the back? (TAKE THE CREDIT),

10 The eldest (ADAM-) worker (-ANT) (ADAMANT) in firm (ADAMANT),

11 One of those from the POD (SNOW PEA) is currently (-NOW) with Penny (P-) in the Mediterranean (Mediterranean S- -EA) (SNOW PEA),

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12 Part of the complexity (part of the “complexity” = EXIT) is way out (EXIT),

13 Bit of Palermo tortellini (bit of “Palermo tortellini” = MOTOR) for the journey (MOTOR),

15 Receipts (TAKE) from all sides today (TAKE on four sides of today’s grid),

17 In part, making a spectacle (in part “making a spectacle” = GAS) with empty talk (GAS),

19 It’s useless (NO GOOD) describing Old Nick (NO GOOD),

21 Some thermostat to outlet (some “thermostat to outlet” = TATTOO) can be drawn in the parlour (TATTOO in Tattoo parlour),

22 What’s the point financially (DECIMAL point) of doctor’s (doctors = anagram indicator) medical? (medical = DECIMAL),

23 Sounds like (= homophone indicator) one of The Beatles (one of the “Beatles” = “beetle” = SCARAB) is lucky and charming perhaps (SCARAB is a lucky charm),

25 Fair prize (fair prize = RIBBON) for absorbing the release of gas (“absorbing” without “gas” = borbin = RIBBON),

27 Chip away at contents (“chip away at” contents = PAW) under boxer’s foot (PAW),

29 Try to persuade (URGE) those in our generation (those in “our generation” = URGE),

30 Content to disturb a nuisance (content to “disturb a nuisance” = URBAN) from the city (URBAN),

31 One in the eye (IRIS) for those in the Bari Risorgimento (for those in the “Bari Risorgimento” = IRIS),

34 Is (is = SI-) set-up (= reversal indicator) by Stalin’s henchman (Lavrentiy Beria = -BERIA) (SIBERIA) in Russia (SIBERIA),

35 Judge (SURMISE) or suspect? (SURMISE),

36 Visit spa (TAKE THE WATERS) to film shots (TAKE -S) covering what’s in Adriatic, for one (THE WATER-) (TAKE THE WATERS).

Down:

2 Shocking (AMAZING) ridiculous (= anagram indicator) Nazi mag (Nazi mag = AMAZING),

3 Short investigation (short ‘examination’ = EXAM) by the bank’s expansion team (banks “expansion team” = EXAM),

4 Has a greedy reputation (HO-G), consuming last of the street (last of the “street” = -T) party (DO-) (HOT DOG) food made with sausage (HOT DOG),

5 Daisy’s relative (COSMOS) produced firm’s (COs = COS-) money orders (money orders = MOs = -MOS) (COSMOS),

6 Not best pleased (sore = EROS) upsetting (= reversal indicator) lover (EROS),

7 Introduce (IMPLANT) foreign politician (-MP-) in Latin (Latin = I-LANT) novel (= anagram indicator) (IMPLANT),

8 Consider (TAKE) anonymous people (ones = ONE’S) on Garda computer (PULSE) (TAKE ONE’S PULSE) – that’s what someone looking for a breather might do (TAKE ONE’S PULSE),

9 Start lying (TAKE TO ONE’S BED) or turn in? (TAKE TO ONE’S BED),

14 What The Revenue wants (TAX-) from one (-I-) accountant (-CA-) could be key (music key -B) (TAXICAB) to one of those looking for a pick-up in business (TAXICAB),

16 Who cares (SO-) Bill (ad = -DA-) retires (= reversal indicator) and goes with old Bob (old bob = shilling = -S) (SODAS) for a few drinks (SODAS),

18 Sound (VALID) derives from volume (V-) and moving (= anagram indicator) dial (dial = -ALID) (VALID),

20 Is making first appearance (DEB) in Bois de Boulogne (in “Bois de Boulogne” = DEB),

21 Some thought a restaurant (some “thought a restaurant” = TAR) is out of salt (salt/sailor = TAR),

24 Rudiment taken out of Bermuda Triangle (“rudiment” taken out of “Bermuda Triangle” = baragle = ALGEBRA) – you’d need maths to understand that (ALGEBRA),

26 It’s a stumbling block (BARRIER) for butcher’s (= anagram indicator) rare rib (rare rib = BARRIER),

27 Advocate (PREACH) gets to do a job for the man upstairs (PREACH),

28 Serve up (= reversal indicator) fresh (raw = WAR-) starters of salad and wings (starters of “salad and wings” = -SAW) (WARSAW) in European capital (WARSAW),

32 Cheesy type (BRIE) of bans coming out of Brisbane (“bans” coming out of “Brisbane” = ribe = BRIE),

33 Worry about (FRET) what you might find on the sides of French breadbasket (sides you’d get with “French breadbasket” = FRET).