Crosaire No 17355 by Crossheir – Saturday, August 29th, 2020

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Across:

1 What man of the cloth made (PINSTRIPE SUIT) of 27 across (‘pin’ = PIN=) getting flash (flash/badge = -STRIPE) from a particular type of monkey? (monkey SUIT)(PINSTRIPE SUIT),

10 Unwise (IDIOTIC) papers (ID-) from Number 10 (-IO-) jerk (-TIC) (IDIOTIC),

11 Has (has) lost introduction (h) (‘has’ without ‘h’ = AS-) to long story (-SAGA-) – one (-I) (ASSAGAI) that has a killer point (ASSAGAI spear),

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12 Link (KNIT) to pepper (KN- pepper) and iodine (-I-) and tetraethyl lead (‘Tetraethyl’ lead = -T) (KNIT),

13 Genuine (REAL-) menace from head (‘Menace’ from head = -M) (REALM) of state (REALM),

15 Hum local (PONG) melody (song) that needs no introduction (s) (‘song’ without ‘s’ = -ONG) behind (= position indicator) piano (P-) (PONG),

17 Pass judgement on (TRY in court) half of (half of) Yeats’ work? (half of ‘poeTRY’ = TRY),

19 Reviews (= reversal indicator) school (-S) visit (call = L-LAC-) around institute (-I-) (LILACS) by Olive’s relatives (LILACS related to the olive family),

21 In spite of that (EVEN SO), run (r) out of courage (nerve), (‘r’ out of ‘nerve’ = neve) flip (= reverse indicator) (neve = EVEN) and cry (sob) briefly (b) (‘sob’ without ‘s’ = SO) (EVEN SO),

22 Folk tales (LORE-) by Garland (garland = -LEI) (LORELEI) linked to seductive rock music perhaps (siren on the LORELEI rock said to sing to lure sailors to destruction),

23 Travellers’ guide (map) reviewed (= reversal indicator) (map = PAM-) with postscript (-P-S) about area (-A-) (PAMPAS) of flatlands around Buenos Aires (PAMPAS),

25 It’s getting louder from lounge lizard (it’s getting ‘louder’ from ‘lounge lizard’ = ngliza = LAZING) doing nothing? (LAZING),

27 Clip (PIN) of Spike? (PIN),

29 Mystique (AURA) of A-list from Australia (‘alist’ from ‘Australia’ = uraa = AURA),

30 Manuscript (M-S) about uranium (-U-) and copper (-CU-) (MUCUS) producing a slimy substance (MUCUS),

31 A large part of the world (ASIA) caught up (= reverse indicator) in complaisance (caught up in ‘complAISAnce’ = aisa = ASIA),

34 It is not very important (TRIVIAL) hearing (TRI-AL) six (-VI-) inside (= position indicator) (TRIVIAL),

35 Enrage (enrage) clumsy (= anagram indicator) (enrage = GENERA-) lecturer (-L) (GENERAL) from comprehensive (GENERAL),

36 Those responsible for cuts in the rag trade (PINKING SHEARS) offering type of money (PIN- money), sovereigns (kings = -KING S-) and share- (share) -out? (= anagram indicator) (share = -HEARS) (PINKING SHEARS).

Down:

2 Original (INITIAL) pong from oil painting (‘pong’ from ‘oil painting’ = ilainti = INITIAL),

3 Puts the building blocks in place (SETS) as witnessed in court (SETS witnessed in tennis court),

4 Noise (RACKET) of car coming off racetrack (‘car’ coming off ‘racetrack’ = etrack = RACKET),

5 Describes The Gate’s (PEARLY gates) first production (first ‘Production’ = P-) – was it ahead of its time? (-EARLY) (PEARLY),

6 Salt marsh banks (‘SAlt marSH’ banks = SASH) seen from the window (SASH window),

7 It’s intrinsic (INGROWN) to starting gigantic (starting ‘Gigantic’ = -G-) trouble (-ROW-) in bar (inn = IN-N) (INGROWN),

8 Type of local trips (trips/hallucinations = PINK ELEPHANTS) for 32 down (‘pink’ = PINK) taking Jumbos (ELEPHANTS) (PINK ELEPHANTS),

9 What the swinger (golfer) is looking for (PIN- in golf) at midnight (mid ‘niGht’ = -G) and 15 across (‘pong’ = -PONG) – dances (BALLS) (PING-PONG BALLS) with tennis club bouncers? (PING-PONG BALLS),

14 As (As = ARSENIC) with races in (races in = ARSENIC) ground? (= anagram indicator),

16 Dash (ÉCLAT) of upsetting (= reverse indicator) white substance (talc = -CLAT) linked to drug (E-) (ECLAT),

18 Briefly (d), enthusiastic (avid) (‘avid’ without ‘d’ = AVI-) worker (ant) is cut short (t) (‘ant’ without ‘t’ = -AN) (AVIAN) by type of flu (AVIAN),

20 Urgent call (SOS) from inside espresso shop (from inside ‘espresSO Shop’ = SOS),

21 Some trace element (some ‘tracE ELement’ = EEL) a pescatarian will find tasty (EEL),

24 Drink (MARTINI) to songbird (MARTIN- / swallow family) on single (-I) (MARTINI),

26 Unfinished (n) public house (‘inn’ without ‘n’ = IN-) is bound to (-SURE-) encounter resistance (-R) (INSURER) from guarantor (INSURER),

27 Not the first (‘Not’ the first = -N) to get sick (ill = -LL-I-), get up (up = PU-), fall all over everything (= reverse all indicator) (PULL-IN) and come to a stop (PULL-IN),

28 They’ve nothing on (nudes = NUD-ES) accommodating legend (‘leg’ end = -G-) (NUDGES) from digs (NUDGES),

32 Colourful type (PINK) of printmakers not getting any smarter? (‘printmakers’ not getting any/without ‘smarter’ = pink = PINK),

33 Almost (t) catch (‘net’ without ‘t’ = -NE-) in Kildare (KE = K-E) (KNEE) joint (KNEE).