Crosaire No 17271 by Crossheir – Saturday, May 23rd, 2020

Blog explanations available at 10pm on the day of publication

Across:

1 To force, in the physical sense (PRESSURE), wild (= anagram indicator) roses (roses  = SORES) (PRESSURE SORES) causes problems for a number of the ramblers (PRESSURE SORES),

10 It’s about (RE-) old currency (German -MARKS) (REMARKS) notes (REMARKS),

11 Don’t give up (-LAST-) in gym (PE = P-E-) initially restricted (initially ‘restricted’ = -R) (PLASTER) by band aid (PLASTER),

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12 Bank’s sales drive (banks ‘SAles driVE’ = SAVE) to put aside money (SAVE),

13 Writer (PEN-) from Clare (-CE) (PENCE) and more than one of those in 16 down (more than one ‘penny’ = PENCE),

15 Pieces (ARMS) concealed by farm subsidies (concealed by ‘fARM Subsidies’ = ARMS),

17 Couldn’t get rid of cold (‘couldnt’ get rid of ‘cold’ = unt = NUT) in Brazil (NUT),

19 More revolting (UGLIER), gratuitous, extreme (‘Gratuitous’ extreme = -G-) fiction (-LIE-) found in Iraqi city, in the past (Ur = U-R) (UGLIER),

21 Coach from another era (horse-drawn coach/carriage = LANDAU) in Australia (-AU) to open (= positional indicator) grounds (LAND-) (LANDAU),

22 Unclear (unclear) play (= anagram indicator) (unclear = NUCLEAR) relates to a type of energetic family? (NUCLEAR family),

23 Awaiting decision (pending) with no introduction (p) (‘pending’ without ‘p’ = ENDING) or conclusion (ENDING),

25 Operatives lose vote (‘operatives’ lose ‘vote’ = perais = PRAISE) for tribute (PRAISE),

27 Take heroin away from neighbour (take ‘heroin’ away from ‘neighbour’ = gbu = BUG) with infection (BUG),

29 Chance (RISK) is quick (brisk) to lose the head (b) (‘brisk’ without ‘b’ = RISK),

30 Carriers (BUSES) of BSE (BSE) travelling (=anagram indicator) (BSE = B-ES) around America (-US-) (BUSES),

31 The facts and figures (DATA) – a (-A) tad (tad) revolting (= reverse indicator) (tad = DAT-) (DATA),

34 Ignorant (UNAWARE) of a foreign article (‘a’ foreign article = une = UN-E) about a (-A-) general assembly? (assembly involving a general = -WAR-)  (UNAWARE),

35 Drunk (= anagram indicator) giant (giant = TA-ING) swallows large (-L-) cocktail (‘cocK’ tail = -K-) (TALKING) or that’s what they’re saying (TALKING),

36 Spike (POINT) gets to twist someone’s arm (PRESSURE) from the start (= position indicator) (PRESSURE POINT) in a sensitive spot (PRESSURE POINT).

Down:

2 Get real (RE-AL) about endless (e) travel (‘move’ without ‘e’ = -MOV-) (REMOVAL) – it’s a job for a man-with-a-van (REMOVAL),

3 Get on board (SURF), as there’s no end to the refunds (there’s no ‘end’ to the ‘ refunds’ = rfus = SURF),

4 Concealed (UNSEEN) indentures doesn’t include DIRT (‘indentures’ doesn’t’ include ‘dirt’ = nenues = UNSEEN),

5 Anticipate (EXPECT) former (EX-) boxer (boxer dog/pet = -PE-T) grabbing head of champ (head of ‘Champ’ = -C-) (EXPECT),

6 Vocal type (ORAL) of bard from Labrador (‘bard’ from ‘Labrador’ = laor = ORAL),

7 Throw one’s hat in the ring (ENTERED) with rebel (= anagram indicator) teen (teen = ENTE-) and Scarlett (Scarlett) on the radio (= homophone indicator) (‘Scarlett’ = ‘scarlet’ = -RED) (ENTERED),

8 Badger (PRESSURE) from cluster (GROUP) (PRESSURE GROUP) produced by Animal Right’s activists, for one (PRESSURE GROUP),

9 Harry (harry/harass = PRESSURE) Judge (judge/gauge = GAUGE) (PRESSURE GAUGE) is measuring fluidity in a forceful way (PRESSURE GAUGE),

14 Small group (cell = NUCLEUS) in organisation (UN) flips over (= reversal indicator) (UN = NU-) odd (= anagram indicator) clues (clues = -CLEUS) (NUCLEUS),

16 Money-spinner doesn’t include Merinos (‘money-spinner’ doesn’t include ‘merinos’ = nypne = PENNY) ­– that’s just loose change? (PENNY),

18 Convey (CARRY) to Bellow (cry = C-RY) concealing note (music note -A-) on writing (from the 3Rs = -R-) (CARRY),

20 Runner (RUG) goes on ahead in the local sense (‘wig’ goes on a head + in ‘local’ sense = RUG),

21 Revolution (LAP) record (Long Playing record = LP = L-P) includes acoustic intro (‘Acoustic’ intro  = -A-) (LAP),

24 Pain (DESPAIR) of one of those giants from Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress (‘Giant Despair’ is a character in John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress  = DESPAIR),

26 There’s no cream in Latin America (there’s no ‘cream’ in ‘Latin America’ = latinia = ITALIAN) for the Neapolitan (ITALIAN),

27 Old city (-UR-) in Belgium (BE = B-E-) with gold (-AU) (BUREAU) agency (BUREAU),

28 Upsets (= reversal indicator) soldier (lieutenant/ Lt = -TL-) consumed by what’s passed on by ancestors (gene = GEN-E) (GENTLE) – the forbearing kind (GENTLE),

32 Revolutionary (= reversal indicator) spotted (saw = WA-S) around yard (-Y-) (WAYS) giving directions (WAYS),

33 Fragment of chinos largely (fragment of ‘chinOS LArgely’ = osla) turned up (= reverse indicator) (osla = ALSO) to boot (ALSO).