Crosaire No 16986 by Crossheir – Saturday, June 22nd, 2019

Blog explanations available at 10pm on the day of publication

Across:

1 Type of energy (ELECTRIC energy) created by educational type (CHAIR) (ELECTRIC CHAIR) in final sentence? (ELECTRIC CHAIR),

10 Anyone who is prepared will get this (scout is ‘prepared’ as per the motto will get LANYARD) is most of (d) the ground (‘land’ without ‘d’ = LAN-) for play area (-YARD) – (LANYARD),

11 One responsible for The Field uses it (TOPSOIL) to spoil (to spoil = TOPSOIL) play? (= anagram indicator),

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12 College (C-) dance (-HOP) (CHOP) in Split (split/cut = CHOP),

13 What you get from 36 across (get MUSIC from ‘electric piano’) to score (MUSIC),

15 Fragment of reprimand is controversial (fragment of ‘reprimand is controversial”  = d is c = DISC) in Ring (DISC),

17 Pianist ain’t going (‘pianist’ ain’t going/without ‘aint’ = pis = SIP) to barely try the whiskey, for example (SIP),

19 Right (R-) time (-T-) in Ireland (Eire = -E-IRE) (RETIRE) to give up working (RETIRE),

21 It’s earned (earned = ENDEAR) working (= anagram indicator) to curry favour (ENDEAR),

22 Seize (ENSNARE) all back up (= reverse all indicator) in hospital (ER = -RE) from woman (Anne = EN-NA-) covering head sister (head ‘sister’ = -S-) (ENSNARE),

23 Local took a leaf out of someone’s book (copy someone’s work = COGGED) on training (= anagram indicator) code (code = CO-ED) covering first game (G-) of golf (-G-) (COGGED),

25 Haunted out of Chateaubriand (‘haunted’ out of ‘Chateaubriand’ = cabria = ARABIC), or that’s what they’re saying in Tunis (ARABIC),

27 Part of the circle (ARC) raised (= reversal indicator) in theocracy (in ‘theocracy’ = cra = ARC),

29 Conclusions of research you can present (conclusions of ‘research you can present’ = HUNT) or pursue (HUNT),

30 Winnie-the-Pooh (BEAR-) directed initially (‘directed’ initially -D) (BEARD) by Van Dyke? (Van Dyke BEARD),

31 Request (PLEA) from Martin leaving Parliament (‘Martin’ leaving ‘Parliament’ = pale = PLEA),

34 Showing off (= anagram indicator) riches (riches = CHERIS-) and hot (-H) (CHERISH) treasure (CHERISH),

35 Drunk (= anagram indicator) Merlot (Merlot = TREMOL-) that’s initially oaky (initially oaky = -O) (TREMOLO) with a wavering type of note (TREMOLO),

36 Appoint (ELECT-) old police (Royal Irish Constabulary = -RIC) detective (PI-) with any number of leads (‘any number of’ leads = -ANO) (ELECTRIC PIANO) for grand type that’s wired perhaps (ELECTRIC PIANO).

Down:

2 Row (LINE -) and fight (bout) starting off (b) (‘bout’ without ‘b’ = - OUT) (LINE-OUT) is witnessed on rugby pitch (LINE-OUT),

3 Some reach a position (some ‘reach a position’ = ch a p = CHAP) with one of the lads (CHAP),

4 Darius (Darius = RADIUS) lost (= anagram indicator) and found in own circle (RADIUS),

5 Kitty (CAT-) and Spike (pin = -NIP) raised (= reversal indicator) (CATNIP) by a member of the Mint family (CATNIP),

6 Build up (HYPE) to part of the McCarthy period (part of the ‘McCarthy period’ = hy pe = HYPE),

7 Worship (IDOLISE) one (I-) party (-DO-) whipping up (= anagram indicator) lies (lies = -LISE) (IDOLISE),

8 English (E-) eccentric (= anagram indicator) cleric (cleric = -LEC-RIC) welcomes time (-T-) for small (S-) German wine (-HOCK) (ELECTRIC SHOCK) – it’s lively and makes his hair stand on end (ELECTRIC SHOCK),

9 One of The Blades when plugged in (ELECTRIC RAZOR) cuts 30 across short (cuts ‘beard’ short = ELECTRIC RAZOR),

14 European woman (SIGNORA) in The Omen (SIGN-) or (-OR-) the lead in Alien (the lead in ‘Alien’ = -A) (SIGNORA),

16 Segregated without Gates’ (‘segregated’ without ‘gates’ = egred = GREED) love of money (GREED),

18 How can it be gas (INERT gas) if there’s no sign of life? (INERT),

20 The butt, for instance (butt END), in the Golden Delicious (in the ‘Golden Delicious’ = en D = END),

21 For instance, Victorian (Victorian ERA) cable railway in part (‘cable railway’ in part  = e ra = ERA),

24 Note college dismisses loco (‘note college’ dismisses ‘loco’ = ntelege  = GENTEEL) type  – that might be pretentious (GENTEEL),

26 Gasbag (BALLOON) is inconsolable since leaving (‘inconsolable’ ‘since’ leaving/without ‘since’ = onolabl = BALLOON),

27 Fragment of algae therapy (‘fragment of ‘algae therapy’ = ae ther = AETHER) once used as an anaesthetic by a poet (ether = AETHER literary /poetic use),

28 College (C-) ceremony (rite) ends early (e) (‘rite’ without ‘ e’ = -RIT-) for one (-I-) key (music key -C) (CRITIC) judge (CRITIC),

32 Locked up in Alcatraz in California (locked up in ‘ Alcatraz in California’ = z in C = ZINC) for galvanising steel (ZINC),

33 Characters in psychedelic (characters in ‘psychedelic’ = DELI) food market (DELI).