Crosaire No 17124 by Crossheir – Saturday, November 30th, 2019

Blog explanations available at 10pm on the day of publication

Across:

1 What one of those on the range did with selection perhaps (MADE A MEAL OF IT) was all unnecessarily for show (MADE A MEAL OF IT),

10 New (= anagram indicator) dealer (dealer = AL-ERED) around square (-T- square) (ALTERED) is not the same (ALTERED),

11 Couple (2) of thousand (grand + M = GRANDM-) at academy (-A) (GRANDMA) parodied by one of those in a Pack? (GRANDMA parodied by one of those in a pack/wolf in ‘Little Red Riding Hood’),

12 Score (ETCH) produced by lead character (lead ‘Character’ = -C-) in The (the = ET-H) Rock (= anagram indicator) (ETCH),

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13 Sister (NURSE) runs (runs) off (= anagram indicator) (runs = NURS-) with sweetheart (‘swEet’ heart = -E) (NURSE),

15 In a playful sense, gained a place (MADE the team) on all sides today (MADE on four sides of today’s grid),

17 Came across (MET) roses from Somerset (‘roses’ from ‘Somerset’ = met = MET),

19 Goes slowly (CREEPS) for Speer (speer = -REEPS) at castle (C-) going all the way back (= reverse all indicator) (CREEPS),

21 Handpicked (CHOSEN) Charlie (C-) Pipe (-HOSE-) to condemn foundation (‘condemN’ foundation = -N) (CHOSEN),

22 One of those habitually at the bar (REGULAR) in uniform (REGULAR),

23 Drink (MEAD-) with old (-O-) women (-W) (MEADOW) from The Field (MEADOW),

25 The Edge (BORDER) produced British (B-) group (-ORDER) (BORDER),

27 Look out for this (SEE) going up (= reverse indicator) in coffee shops (in ‘coffEE Shops’ = ees = SEE),

29 Rushed off one’s feet (BUSY) by us (by us = BUSY) moving (= anagram indicator),

30 Troublesome (= anagram indicator) times (times = ITEMS) reported on the news (news ITEMS),

31 First, step away from self-portraits (‘first step’ away from ‘self-portraits’ = lora = ORAL) for examination (ORAL examination),

34 Ring (CIRCLE-) director (-D) (CIRCLED) took a turn? (CIRCLED),

35 There’s no cream in Latin America (there’s no ‘cream’ in ‘Latin America’ = latinia = ITALIAN) originally from Europe (ITALIAN),

36 This didn’t come off Peig, in a manner of speaking (= homophone indicator) (this didn’t come off ‘Peig’ = this didn’t come off ‘peg’ = is not MADE TO MEASURE), what man of the cloth did to suit himself? (MADE TO MEASURE).

Down:

2 The thing is (ARTICLE), the writer is responsible for this (ARTICLE),

3 Listening devices (EARS) included in rehearsals (included in ‘rehEARSals’ = EARS),

4 Not a large (MEDIUM) person searching for the messages (MEDIUM),

5 Respected (respected/eminent = AUGUST) heads of army units (heads of ‘Army Units’ = AU-) and air force (-GUST) (AUGUST),

6 Revolting (= reversal indicator) characters from Vietnam operating (characters from ‘VietNAM Operating’ = namo = OMAN) close to Saudi Arabia (OMAN), 7 Turning up (= reversal indicator) to help out (aid = -DIA-) in hospitality venues (inns = IN-NS) (INDIANS) producing the curries? (curries = INDIANS),

8 Incensed (MAD-) by point (compass point East = -E), answer (A) and retort (comeback = COME BACK) (MADE A COME BACK), what would Lazarus have done? (MADE A COME BACK),

9 Local guarantee of what’s produced (MADE IN IRELAND) with nuts (MAD-) from a foreign (ein = -E IN) nation (IRELAND) (MADE IN IRELAND),

14 Run away (REFUGEE) from upstart (‘Up’ start = -U-), for example (e.g.), going around (= reversal indicator) (eg = -GE-) consumed by free (free = -REF-E) jazz? (= anagram indicator) (REFUGEE),

16 Bonaparte loses a bet (‘Bonaparte’ loses ‘a bet’ = onpar = APRON) in a cover-up used by someone taking orders? (cover-up / APRON used by waiter),

18 Most of the (most of ‘the’ = TH-) dispute (-ROW) (THROW) with cast (cast/fling = THROW),

20 Turn up (= reversal indicator) protected by sou’wester (protected by ‘souWESter’ = wes = SEW) to do repair (SEW),

21 Some implacable (some ‘implaCABle’ = CAB) body taking the money off the criminals (Criminal Assets Bureau = CAB),

24 Gangster (Al Capone = Al) leaves one country (‘Australia’ without ‘Al’ = austria = AUSTRIA) for another closer to Italy (AUSTRIA),

26 Drunk (= anagram indicator) rider (rider = DIR-ER) admits shooting it (it) up (= reversal indicator) (it = -TI-) (DIRTIER) – that’s even murkier (DIRTIER),

27 Where one might want to create a picture (STUDIO) of the drawing room (STUDIO),

28 Motorway (-M-) parking (-P-) in our country (E-IRE) (EMPIRE) is big business (EMPIRE),

32 Remove organ from lounge bar (remove ‘organ’ from ‘lounge bar’ = lueb = BLUE) for The Navy (navy BLUE),

33 Forbids (BARS) public houses serving drink (BARS).