Crosaire No 16938 by Crossheir – Saturday, April 27th, 2019

Blog explanations available at 10pm on the day of publication

Across:

1 Presumably, you can’t blame the bakery for that amateurish type (HOME-MADE BREAD) of place (HOME-) built (-MADE) with local money (BREAD) (HOME-MADE BREAD),

10 Old (O-) party (Fianna Fáil = -FF-) with Oriental (east = -E-) revolutionary (-RED) (OFFERED) volunteered services (OFFERED),

11 Fraud (SHAM-) is terrible (poor) – almost (r) (‘poor’ without ‘r’ = -POO) (SHAMPOO) typical of that shower perhaps (SHAMPOO),

12 The (the = ET-H) problem (= anagram indicator) involving college (-C-) (ETCH) – it might leave the wrong impression? (ETCH),

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13 Lowered oneself (KNELT) and laid the groundwork for a proposal (KNELT down to propose),

15 Feel hostility towards (HATE) Balmoral (Balmoral hat = HAT-) estate on the summit (‘estate’ on the summit = -E) (HATE),

17 Very entertaining local (GAS) essential for 22 across to take off (GAS essential for ‘balloon’ to take off),

19 Shopkeeper will thank you for it (CUSTOM) – it’s traditional (CUSTOM),

21 Irish dance (JIG-) was (was) set up (= reversal indicator) (was = -SAW) (JIGSAW) by one of those types cutting corners (JIGSAW machine for cutting),

22 Swell (BALLOON) editor leaves blood relation (‘editor’ leaves ‘blood relation’ = bloolan = BALLOON),

23 Anoint (anoint = NATION) sick (= anagram indicator) from the country (NATION),

25 Sounds like (= homophone indicator) security (‘bail’ = ‘bale’ = BA-LE) around the race (-TT- race) (BATTLE) for a marathon clash, for example (BATTLE of Marathon),

27 Identify (PEG) what’s concealed by Giuseppe Garibaldi (what’s concealed by ‘Giuseppe Garibaldi’ = peg = PEG),

29 Miles from nowhere on the banks (‘Miles from nowhere’ on the banks = MIRE) of swamp (MIRE),

30 Man from Munster (man from Münster in Germany = Herr) loses the head (h) (‘herr’ without ‘h’ = -ERR-) in very important (key = KE-Y) (KERRY) county of Ireland (KERRY),

31 It’s a measure (INCH) of the contents of porcelain china (contents of “porcelain china” = INCH),

34 Produced (= anagram indicator) Narcos (Narcos = CRA-ONS) around unknown quantity (-Y-) (CRAYONS) of colourful writers (CRAYONS),

35 Establish the veracity (CONFIRM) of two companies (Co + firm = CO-FIRM) around Point (compass point north = -N-) (CONFIRM),

36 Describes the destiny of the Prodigal Son (HOMEWARD-BOUND) to Medical Examiner (Medical Examiner = -ME-) taken in by Howard (HO- -WARD) Spring (spring/leap = BOUND) (HOMEWARD-BOUND).

Down:

2 Firm base (firm base = OFFICE-) on bottom of cheesecakes (on bottom of ‘cheesecakes’ = -S) (OFFICES) produced for government functions (OFFICES),

3 Seafront has no soft (‘seafront’ has no ‘soft’ = earn = EARN) bank (EARN),

4 One of those in The Chair (padding) is scratching the head (p) (‘padding’ without ‘p’ = ADDING) summing up (ADDING),

5 Leases (leases = EASELS) out (= anagram indicator) to those supporting the Liffey Swim and others (those supporting Jack B Yeats’ The Liffey Swim and others = EASELS),

6 Caretakers drop casket (‘caretakers’ drop ‘casket’ = rear = REAR) of parent (parent/bring up = REAR),

7 Calls (APPEALS) to set up (= reversal indicator) relaxing resort (Spa = AP-S) around Ring (ring = -PEAL-) (APPEALS),

8 The House (HOME) is concerned with state’s finances (ECONOMICS) (HOME ECONOMICS) and, of course, for students, it’s about putting food on the table (HOME ECONOMICS course),

9 It’s a sign there’s nothing like one (HOME SWEET HOME) block of flats (HOME S-) on small (-WEE-) square (-T square) beside mansion (HOME) (HOME SWEET HOME),

14 Brigadier general dismissed badgering (‘brigadier general’ dismisses’ badgering’ = rieeral = EARLIER) before now (EARLIER),

16 Found upset (= reversal indicator) in Toronto borrowing (found in ‘Toronto borrowing = tobor = ROBOT) from assembly-line worker (ROBOT),

18 In a flash removes ash (‘in a flash’ removes ‘ash’ = infla = FINAL) that’s settled (FINAL),

20 Some problem anticipated (some ‘problem anticipated’ = man = MAN) by staff (MAN),

21 Operation (JOB) for a patient type (the patience of JOB in The Bible),

24 Split (TORN-) from a (-A-) party (-DO) (TORNADO) in The Tempest (TORNADO),

26 Stress (TENSION) of turning up (= reversal indicator) sound (noise = E-SION) enveloping One Direction (direction north = -N-) finishing set (finishing ‘set’ = T-) (TENSION),

27 Rep is (rep is = PERSI-) travelling (= anagram indicator) from area (-A) (PERSIA) in old Asian country (PERSIA),

28 Favoured (GRACED) by criminal (= anagram indicator) cadger (cadger = GRACED),

32 Synonymous with all sides today (HOME on all sides of today’s grid) in The House (HOME),

33 Details (INFO) apparent in floodplain forecast (apparent in ‘floodplain forecast’ = INFO).