Crosaire No 16686 by Crossheir – Wednesday, July 4th, 2018

Blog explanations available at 10pm on the day of publication

Across:

8 It’s revolting (PUTSCH = uprising/coup) place (PUT-) for small (-S-) church (-CH) (PUTSCH),

9 By (B-Y) taking in Trim (cut) priest (‘Rev’ without ‘v’ = -RE-) and heartless (c) vicar (heartless ‘vicar’ = -VIAR-) (BREVIARY), father said it all (BREVIARY),

10 Some prime mover (some ‘prime-mover’ = MEMO) of a reminder from The Office (MEMO),

11 Blooming type (EASTER LILY) of fussy (= anagram indicator) eaters (eaters = EASTER) on something from the garden (LILY) (EASTER LILY),

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12 In France where (French ‘where’ = OU-) time (-T-) and place (-PUT) (OUTPUT) is a measurement of one’s economic value (OUTPUT),

14 Misanthropist won’t take oaths (‘misanthropist’ won’t take/ without ‘oaths’ = minrpist = MISPRINT) and the editor is responsible for not spotting it sooner (MISPRINT),

15 Head barman (ATTORNEY GENERAL) gets ambulance chaser in New York (‘ambulance chaser’ = personal injuries solicitor in the US = ATTORNEY) to contact Universal (GENERAL) (ATTORNEY GENERAL),

18 Dublin footballer born and bred (TRUE BLUE) is right (TRUE) to feel down in the dumps (BLUE) (TRUE BLUE),

20 DUP (DUP = UPD-) unsettled (= anagram indicator) by revolutionary (= reversal indicator) paramilitaries’ (ETA = -ATE) (UPDATE) reform (UPDATE),

22 Come up with a plan (GET THE IDEA) or cop on (GET THE IDEA),

24 It’s distasteful (FOUL) to offend (‘off’ end = F-) Oxford (-O-) College (University of Limerick = -UL) (FOUL),

25 Outlaw (RENEGADE) in trouble (= anagram indicator) angered (angered = RENEGAD-) Spain (-E) (RENEGADE),

26 English (E-) reserves (-BOOKS) (EBOOKS) bought and sold online (online EBOOKS).

Down:

1 Upset (= reversal indicator) Polish (polish/rub = BUR-) and English (-E-) going to Australia (-AU) (BUREAU) foreign office (BUREAU),

2 Sample of mementos located (sample of ‘mementos located’ = OSLO) in capital (OSLO capital of Norway),

3 Strike possibility (THREATEN strike) put at risk (THREATEN),

4 One of the leggy birds (IBIS) in Siberia lost ear (‘Siberia’ lost ‘ear’ = sibi = IBIS),

5 Give us a break (RECESS) in relation (RE-) to key (music key -C-) for fair access (fair/half ‘access’ = -ESS) (RECESS),

6 Before Peggy Sue got Married, for example, what was she called (GIRLFRIEND) by Buddy (-FRIEND) Holly (GIRL-) from the start? (= positional indicator) (GIRLFRIEND)

7 Small (S-) uplifting (= reversal indicator) tune (AIR = -RI -A) about long straight (-LANK-) (SRI LANKA) island (SRI LANKA),

13 Organised (= anagram indicator) proper diet (proper diet = PROPERTIED) for those described as owning a number of establishments (PROPERTIED),

14 Perhaps (MAYBE) business enterprise opens (‘business enterprise’ opens = -BE) after (= positional indicator) a month (MAY-) (MAYBE),

16 Made it a goal (TARGETED) to get trade (get trade = TARGETED) moving (= anagram indicator),

17 Freely (= anagram indicator) use cadet (use cadet = EDUCATES) schools (EDUCATES),

19 Provides free rein (LEEWAY) for river (River LEE-) approach (-WAY) (LEEWAY),

21 Struck (struck = TRUCKS) out (= anagram indicator) by those in the Department of Transport (TRUCKS),

23 Work for two (DUET) double agents releasing noble gas (‘double agents’ releasing ‘noble gas’ = duet = DUET),

24 Sounds like (= homophone indicator) Croker (“Croker” = “croaker” = FROG) can be heard over The Pond (FROG).