Crosaire No 17503 by Crossheir – Saturday, February 20th, 2021

Blog explanations available at 10pm on the day of publication

Across:

1 Be successful on a long shot (GET THE PICTURE) – know what I mean? (GET THE PICTURE),

10 Gives the thumbs up (ENABLES) recalling (= reverse indicator) view (see = E-ES) over large (-L-) bar (ban = -NAB-) (ENABLES),

11 Turn up (= reversal indicator) motorway (IM- = IM-) to old-fashioned (passé = -PASSE) (IMPASSE) roadblock (IMPASSE),

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12 Calculates (TOTS) bank’s toxic assets (banks ‘TOxic asseTS’ = TOTS),

13 Purposely releases opus (‘purposely’ releases ‘opus’ = prely = REPLY) in response (REPLY),

15 Meant to leave statement (‘meant’ to leave ‘statement’ = stte = STET) and let it stand as it was (ignore marked correction = STET),

17 Pity in the past (‘pity’ in the past/archaic = RUE) – even from Revenue (‘even’ from ‘revenue’ = rue = RUE),

19 Guard (ESCORT) in operative’s Cortina (in ‘operativES CORTina’ = ESCORT),

21 Take issue with (OPPOSE) small operation (OP-) on model (-POSE) (OPPOSE),

22 Area (A-) where in France (‘where’ in France = -OU-) to find father’s (-DADS) (AOUDADS) sheep from North Africa (Barbary sheep = AOUDADS),

23 By-product (EFFECT) is far-fetched, cutting, hard? (‘far-fetched’ cutting  ‘hard’ = ffetce = EFFECT),

25 One of those employed in the manual papermaking business (DECKLE), set up (= reverse indicator) The Spanish (el = -LE) College (-C-) in Kildare (KE = -E-K-) and Dublin (D-) (DECKLE),

27 Work out (GET) on all sides today (GET on all sides of today’s grid),

29 Taoiseach scratches aches (‘taoiseach’ scratches ‘aches’ = taoi = IOTA), a bit (IOTA),

30 Notes (MUSIC) presumably what you get from those characters in 16 down (you might MUSIC from ‘track’),

31 The one-piece swimsuits all open (‘The One Piece Swimsuits’ all open = TOPS) like parts of the bikini (bikini TOPS),

34 Caught a glimpse of (SIGHTED) tourist attraction (SIGHT-) overlooking (= reverse indicator) Germany (Germany domain = .de = -ED) (SIGHTED),

35 Local tearaway on the street (ROAD HOG) is a person from an anti-social estate? (from an anti-social estate car = ROAD HOG),

36 Pick up (GET) Marsh (BOG-), for example (e.g.), going back (= reverse indicator) (e.g. = -GE-), to Dublin (-D), a county on the island of Ireland (DOWN) (GET BOGGED DOWN) with stick-in-the-mud? (GET BOGGED DOWN).

Down:

2 Flexible type (ELASTIC) from A-list (a list = -LASTI-) working (= anagram indicator) in Clare (CE) bends over backwards (= reversal indicator) (CE = E-C) (ELASTIC),

3 The going rate perhaps (TOLL) for setting up (= reverse indicator) part of guillotines (part of ‘guiLLOTines’  = llot = TOLL),

4 Auctioneers ignored count (‘auctioneers’ ignored ‘count’ = aieers = EASIER) – what could be simpler? (EASIER),

5 Review of (= reverse indicator) El Cid (El Cid) clip (d) (‘el cid’ without ‘d’ = elci = -ICLE) starts with cinematic intensity (starts with ‘Cinematic Intensity’ = CI = IC-) (ICICLE) of one hanging outside in the cold (ICICLE),

6 Deplores leaving trades people (‘deplores’ leaving ‘trades people’ = taep = TAPE) the sticky stuff (TAPE),

7 Heads to streets of this town (heads to ‘Streets Of This Town’ = -SOTT-) in South American city (Rio = RI-O) (RISOTTO) producing a rice dish (RISOTTO),

8 Arrive before Eve (Adam & Eve) (GET THERE FIRST) to greet the (greet the) show off (= anagram indicator) (greet the = GET THERE) getting award from university (FIRST) (GET THERE FIRST),

9 Visit the supporters’ shop for the mother, presumably (GET THE MESSAGE) under stand? (understand = GET THE MESSAGE),

14 Party (Democratic Unionist Party = DUP = PUD-) around (= reverse indicator) delta (-D-) by the foreign (‘the’ foreign = -LES) (PUDDLES) small pools (PUDDLES),

16 Is this similar to a fair amount of (half of) 27 down? (half of ‘gun dog’ = dog + similar to ‘dog’ = TRACK trail/stalk) Of course! (course = TRACK),

18 In a state (UPSET) of shock? (UPSET),

20 A measure (drop/nip of drink = TOT) of most of those in 12 across (most of ‘tots’ = TOT),

21 It’s not even (ODD) found in bread dough (found in ‘breaD DOugh’ = ddo) rising (= reverse indicator) (ddo = ODD),

24 Clip of (s) combat outfit (fatigues) (‘fatigues’ without ‘s’ = FATIGUE) suffering from a lack of energy (FATIGUE),

26 Have no doubts (know = KNO-W) protecting medical organisation (World Health Organisation = -W-HO-) (KNOW-HOW) with expertise (KNOW-HOW),

27 Bren (Bren GUN) – the shaggy type from Newfoundland (Newfoundland DOG) (GUN DOG) produced pointer (GUN DOG),

28 Church (Church of England = -CE) step (step/row = TIER-) – the first (= position indicator) (TIERCE) of three in a row (TIERCE),

32 Backs (= reverse indicator) coach (bus = S-UB) pockets car (model -T-) (STUB) producing half of a raffle ticket? (STUB),

33 Some uplifting (= reverse indicator) Padua lament (some uplifting ‘paDUA Lament’ = dual = LAUD) of praise (LAUD).