Crosaire No 17052 by Crossheir – Saturday, September 7th, 2019

Blog explanations available at 10pm on the day of publication

Across:

1 The crafty past masters (ART HISTORIANS) presumably in future will tell you Banksy’s real name (ART HISTORIANS),

10 Hit (= anagram indicator) a target (a target = REGATTA) in a number of crafty competitions in a row overseas (REGATTA),

11 Is responsible for feeding the fans (CATERER) in ground (= anagram indicator) terrace (CATERER),

12 Lady’s maid dismisses Adams (‘Lady’s maid’ dismisses ‘Adams’ = lyid = IDLY) in a lazy manner (IDLY),

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13 The make up (make-up = lipstick = LIPPY) of insolent type (LIPPY),

15 Part of the hospital care (part of the ‘hospiTAL Care’ = TALC) for the white powder (TALC),

17 No match for McCarthy (no ‘match’ for ‘McCarthy’ = cry = CRY) or Bellow (CRY),

19 Make an appearance? (TURN UP) That’s one for the books, surprisingly! (a TURN-UP for the books),

21 It’s taken from relatives (‘its’ taken from ‘relatives’ = relave = REVEAL) to put on view (REVEAL),

22 Trim (r) golf club (‘driver’ without ‘r’ = DRIVE -) has popular (-IN) (DRIVE-IN) refreshment stop-off on the course? (DRIVE-IN),

23 Chillingly misses The Hill (‘chillingly’ misses the ‘Hill’ = cingly = CLINGY) – is that being too emotionally dependent? (CLINGY),

25 Backs (= reversal indicator) driving aid (tee = -EET-) coming from port (port/left = -L-) in Belgium (BE = B-E) (BEETLE) by car (BEETLE),

27 Skilful type (ART) typical of all sides today (ART on all sides of today’s grid),

29 The Three Sisters, perhaps (NUNS), reviewed (= reversal indicator) by leading newsman (leading ‘Newsman’ = -N-) in The Star (sun = NU-S) (NUNS),

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

31 Served up (= reversal indicator) sample of spaghetti meals (sample of ‘spaghetTI MEals’ = time = EMIT) to give out (EMIT),

34 Relative (‘aunt’ = ‘ant’ = ANT-) heard (= homophone indicator) on the rise (-HILL) (ANTHILL) from the queen’s residence? (ANTHILL),

35 It comes as a big blow (TORNADO) in Split (split/ripped = TORN-) to a (-A-) party (-DO) (TORNADO),

36 With a creative talent for graffiti (ARTISTIC FLAIR), racist (racist = AR-STIC) organisation (= anagram indicator) puts it (IT = -TI-) up (= reversal indicator) to offend (‘ofF’ end = F-) refuge (-LAIR) (ARTISTIC FLAIR).

Down:

2 Larger (larger = REG-LAR) trouble (= anagram indicator) about initial usury (initial ‘Usury’ = -U) (= REGULAR) at the bar (REGULAR),

3 Loathing (HATE) in that event (in ‘tHAT Event’ = HATE),

4 Not going anywhere (STATIC) building (= anagram indicator) attics (attics = STATIC),

5 Settle in (settle in = OCCUPY) garrison (garrison/take over = OCCUPY),

6 Bity type (IOTA) of revolutionary (= reversal indicator) extract from Plato identified (extract from ‘PlATO Identified = atoi = IOTA),

7 Sketch out (sketch out/recount = NARRATE) head of neurotic (head of ‘Neurotic’ = N-) for laidback (= reversal indicator) artist (RA = -AR-) to judge (-RATE) (NARRATE),

8 What Jack B Yeats was on doing his paintings (ARTIST’S CANVAS) with Paul Henry and Roderic O’Conor (artists = ARTIST’S) – discuss on the campaign (canvass) briefly? (s) (‘canvass’ without ‘s’ = CANVAS) (ARTIST’S CANVAS),

9 The knack (ART) to taking the offertory (COLLECTION) (ART COLLECTION) that’s destined for the Vatican museum, for one (ART COLLECTION),

14 Put to the test (PROVE-) by writing (from the 3Rs = -R-) to a follower (‘a’ follower = -B) (PROVERB) for words of wisdom (PROVERB),

16 Fatty (PUDGY) type of lentils (puy lentils = PU-Y) containing dark green heads (‘Dark Green’ heads = -DG-) (PUDGY),

18 Some advocate networking (some ‘advocaTE NETworking’ = TENET), in principle (TENET),

20 Nimble type (spry) loses head (s) (‘spry’ without ‘s’ = PRY) with snoop (PRY),

21 Kid (RIB) raised (= reversal indicator) in Novosibirsk (in NovosiBIRsk = bir = RIB),

24 Tiring (tiring = IGNIT-R) Tour (= anagram indicator) around Spain? (-E-) (IGNITER) That’ll lighten things up! (IGNITER),

26 Members of the orchestra (TIMPANI kettledrums) in main pit (main pit = TIMPANI) playing (= anagram indicator),

27 Military band (ARMLET) in Montreal fails to get on (‘Montreal’ fails to get ‘on’/without ‘on’ = mtreal = ARMLET),

28 Direct action without De Niro (‘direct action’ without ‘De Niro’ = ictact = TACTIC) – is that the method? (TACTIC),

32 Clip (t) of Number One record (‘hit’ without ‘t’ = HI -) by The Cure (fix) cut short (x) (‘fix’ without ‘x’ = -FI) (HI-FI) with sound system (HI-FI),

33 What’s the point of a fable (moral) without an introduction (m) (‘moral’ without ‘m’ = ORAL), in a manner of speaking? (ORAL).