Crosaire No 17808 by Crossheir – Saturday, February 12th, 2022

Blog explanations available at 10pm on the day of publication

Across:
1 Prepare the future generations (RAISE CHILDREN) to stand up (R-ISE) over foremost antisocial (foremost 'Antisocial' = -A-) issue (issue = CHILDREN) (RAISE CHILDREN),

10 Old bean (ARABICA) – this is a person from Middle East (ARAB-) women’s organisation (Irish Countrywomen’s Association = -ICA) (ARABICA),

11 Takes travellers around Rialto (GONDOLA around the Rialto, Venice) to abandoned (= anagram indicator) lagoon (lagoon = GON-OLA) around First of December (first of ‘December’ = -D-) (GONDOLA),

12 Position (SITE) on both sides of the Silk Route (on both sides of the ‘SIlk rouTE’ = SITE),

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13 Salary increase (RAISE) for those starting on all sides today (RAISE on all sides of the grid today),

15 At the beginning and the end of Arabian Nights (at the beginning and the end of ‘ARabian nighTS’ = ARTS) to a degree (ARTS degree),

17 Synonymous with The Big Bang (TNT) and that’s explosive (TNT),

19 Part of the story (THREAD) from The Strand (THREAD),

21 Clinging type at the beach (LIMPET) accommodation (let = L-ET) housing something similarly found at the end of 8 down (end of ‘raise the devil’ = devil ‘similarly’ = -IMP-) (LIMPET),

22 Brave (WARRIOR) reading (from the 3Rs = -R-) and writing (from the 3Rs = -R-) in Iowa (Iowa) travelling (= anagram indicator) (Iowa = WA-IO-) by river (-R) (WARRIOR)

23 Bartender loses bet (‘bartender’ loses ‘bet’ = arnder = ERRAND) – in the run where someone is expected to collect (run an ERRAND),

25 Makes fences (WATTLE) – the type you’d get from Turkey (fleshy lobe on a turkey = WATTLE),

27 Donations (AID) sent back (= reverse indicator)? For the name of God, only in Ireland! (Irish ‘God’ = Dia = AID),

29 They return to the sea, having grown up on land (EFTS), escaping from the sand, for starters (‘Escaping From The Sand’ for starters = EFTS),

30 Scare (ALARM) those characters at the end of 9 down (characters at the end of ‘raise the alarm’ = ALARM),

31 Stop working (FAIL) for American (-A-) institute (-I-) in Florida (FL = F-L) (FAIL),

34 A blaze (INFERNO) of second colour (second ‘cOlour’ =-O) finally (= position indicator) from popular (IN-) green plant (-FERN-) (INFERNO),

35 A fair amount of (half of) drugs (weed) (‘half of ‘WEed’ = WE-) for heart (heart) problems (= anagram indicator) (heart = -ATHER) (WEATHER) or various conditions (WEATHER),

36 Improve timing (RAISE THE TEMPO) for parent (RAISE) getting them (them = THE -M-) across Lawrence (-TE- Lawrence) River (River -PO) (RAISE THE TEMPO).

Down:
2 Sets up (= reverse indicator) work schedule (rota = A-TOR) covering local digs (pad = -DAP-) (ADAPTOR) with electrical equipment that provides connections (ADAPTOR),

3 Clubs (clubs = suit in playing cards = SUIT) mad to leave stadium? (‘mad’ to leave ‘stadium’ = stiu = SUIT),

4 One is up to one’s neck (CRAVAT) resolving (= anagram indicator) car (car = CRA-) tax (-VAT) (CRAVAT),

5 Suck it up (INGEST) for laughs (in jest) on the radio (= homophone indicator) (‘in jest’ = ‘INGEST’),

6 Short (n) study (den) (‘den’ without ‘n’ = DE-) on good books (New Testament = -NT) (DENT) leaves a mark (DENT),

7 The personal importance (EGO TRIP) of Freud’s holiday plans, in a manner of speaking (EGO TRIP),

8 Bring up (RAISE) underworld boss (THE DEVIL) (RAISE THE DEVIL) to create unholy row  (RAISE THE DEVIL),

9 Call the cops (RAISE THE ALARM) for Jack up (jack up = RAISE) at Harlem (at Harlem) riot (= anagram indicator) (at Harlem = THE ALARM (RAISE THE ALARM),

14 Typical of those doing nothing (INERTIA) in one (I-) train (train) out (= anagram indicator) (train = -N-RTIA) around Spain (-E-) (INERTIA),

16 Roar from Norway rat (‘roar’ from ‘Norway rat’ = nwyat = TAWNY) in a type of port (TAWNY port),

18 Where infectious type might go (go VIRAL /infection) with rival (rival) boss (= anagram indicator) (rival = VIRAL),

20 Is responsible for the issue (DAD) dividing child adoption (dividing ‘chilD ADoption’ = DAD),

21 Turns up (= reverse indicator) in The Cotswolds (in ‘the cotsWOLds’ = wol = LOW) needing a refill (LOW),

24 Almond flavoured biscuit (RATAFIA) baked (= anagram indicator) at a fair (at a fair = RATAFIA),

26 Kid (tease), it’s said (= homophone indicator) (‘tease’ = ‘teas’ = TEA S-), going on the mitch locally (going on the mitch = going on the -HOP / playing truant) (TEA SHOP) with one of those in 33 down similarly (TEA SHOP similar to ‘café’),

27 Virtually (ALMOST) in St Malo (St Malo) touring (= anagram indicator) (St Malo = ALMOST),

28 Nod (DROWSE) to Dublin (D-) dispute (-ROW-) with spy (see) briefly (e) (‘see’ without ‘e’ = -SE) (DROWSE),

32 They get fired by a major supplier (ARMS) for concealing what’s in farm subsidies (concealing what’s in ‘fARM Subsidies’ = ARMS)

33 Even McCaffrey (even letters of ‘mCcAfFrEy’ = CAFÉ) is bound to offer you a drink and some food (CAFE).