Crosaire No 16803 by Crossheir – Saturday, November 17th, 2018

Blog explanations available at 10pm on the day of publication

Across:

1 Cuts out (SHORT-CIRCUITS) strong drink (SHORT) and 22 across (‘circuit’ = CIRCUIT-) on bender (-S bend) (SHORT CIRCUITS),

10 Most of the wise guys (most of ‘mob’ = -MO-) found in Rhone (Rhone = HOR-NE) swimming (= anagram indicator) (HORMONE) as a form of therapy (HORMONE therapy),

11 Trump (TR-UMP-) restrains first person (-I-) to tip Hillary (tip ‘Hillary’ = -H) (TRIUMPH) to win (TRIUMPH),

12 Cheer for (ROOT for) Degas coming out of stage door (‘Degas’ coming out of ‘stage door’ = toor = ROOT),

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13 Typical of all sides today (SHORT on four sides of today’s grid) low on funds (SHORT),

15 Doing nothing for banks (“doing nothing for” banks/sides = DOOR) on the way out (DOOR),

17 Our star (SUN) is an early riser (SUN),

19 Game (TENNIS) time (T-) in Clare (-ENNIS) (TENNIS),

21 One of those from dress shop (OUTFIT) is not in (is OUT-) Trim (trim = -FIT) (OUTFIT),

22 What goes around (CIRCUIT) comes around? (CIRCUIT),

23 Master key is missing – yes (“master key” is missing “yes” = materk = MARKET) in a place of commercial activity (MARKET),

25 Refuse (refuse/rubbish = LITTER) the little ones among the boxers (LITTER of pups),

27 Blonde type (ASH blonde) of dame left ashamed (‘dame’ left ‘ashamed’ = sha = ASH),

29 Peter’s out (peters out/fades away = EBBS) with Rani from Brisbane (‘Rani’ from ‘Brisbane’ = EBBS),

30 On the trail of (AFTER) most of those in 27 down (most ‘afters’ = AFTER),

31 Gets a kicking (BALL) for having no ties to Bastille (having no ‘ties’ to ‘Bastille’ = ball = BALL),

34 Meatier (meatier = EMIRATE) stew (= anagram indicator) from Muslim lands (EMIRATE),

35 Almond flavoured biscuit (RATAFIA) produced (= anagram indicator) at a fair (at a fair = RATAFIA),

36 What court reporter heard (SHORT SENTENCE) in as few words as possible (SHORT SENTENCE).

Down:

2 Ideal for those getting to grips with Moby Dick, for instance (HARPOON), or a slip (“gaffe” = “gaff” = HARPOON) of the tongue? (= homophone indicator),

3 Study (ROOM) of The Chamber (ROOM),

4 Tartans (“checks” = “CZECHS”) talking (= homophone indicator) to Bohemians, for example (CZECHS),

5 Undertakers asked out (‘undertakers’ ‘asked’ out = unertr  = RETURN) – presumably, this is the reply? (RETURN),

6 Dante left untainted (‘Dante’ left ‘untainted’ = unti = UNIT) by one of those base types (UNIT),

7 Break (TIME OFF) switch (OFF) behind (= positional indicator) item (item = TIME) in circulation (= anagram indicator) (TIME OFF),

8 Being easily riled (SHORT-TEMPERED), loses the head (p) on drink (‘port’ without ‘p’ = ORT-) with Peter M. (Peter M. = -TEMPER-) Cook (= anagram indicator) in outhouse (shed = SH-ED) (SHORT-TEMPERED),

9 Brief (SHORT) period (TERM) to advance (LOAN) (SHORT-TERM LOAN) to capital, bridging the gap? (capital/money bridging the gap / bridging loan = SHORT-TERM LOAN)

14 Away (OUT-) with the players (-CAST) (OUTCAST) sent to Coventry (OUTCAST),

16 Chops up (DICES) the starter of dates (the starter of ‘dates’ = D-) with cold refreshments (-ICES) (DICES),

18 Copper (CU-) can (tin = -T-IN) (CUT IN) switch lanes on the road dangerously (CUT IN),

20 What was said to boxer (SIT said to boxer dog) in depositions (in “depositions” = SIT),

21 Paths coming off hospital (‘paths’ coming off ‘hospital’ = oil = OIL) from the olive trees (OIL),

24 Criticise local (RUBBISH) guesthouse (B & B = -BB-) for second time (second ‘time’ = -I-) in Dublin seaside town (RU-SH) (RUBBISH),

26 Irish beach (Irish ‘beach’ = ‘trá’ = TRA-) party (Fianna Fáil = -FF-) on island (-I-) is caught (-C) (TRAFFIC) by those on the road (TRAFFIC),

27 Aggressive behaviour locally (AFTERS) following the matches? (following the matches/weddings = AFTERS),

28 Netherlander loses dental (‘Netherlander’ dismisses ‘dental’ = neherr = HERREN) address in Berlin (Herr plural = HERREN),

32 Some of the hysteria flaring (some of the ‘hysteria flaring = riaf) up (= reversal indicator) (riaf = FAIR) in Donnybrook, for example (Donnybrook FAIR),

33 Bit of nasty exploitation (bit of ‘nasty exploitation ‘ = STYE) is an eyesore? (eye sore = STYE).