Crosaire No 16850 by Crossheir – Tuesday, January 15th, 2019

Blog explanations available at 10pm on the day of publication

Across:

1 Piece (PISTOL) of plot is (plot is = PISTOL) outrageous (= anagram indicator),

4 Shafts (OBELISKS) boss-like (boss like = OBELISKS) criminal (= anagram indicator),

9 Take offence at (BRIDLE) Arabian headgear (BRIDLE Arabian horse headgear),

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10 Cleaned up (CENSORED) dodgy (= anagram indicator) corn seed (corn seed = CENSORED),

12 The meaty type (RUMP STEAK) behind (RUMP) vocal (= homophone indicator) prop (prop/pole = ‘stake’ = ‘STEAK’) (RUMP STEAK’),

13 Those driven types (MINIS) immersed in feminism (immersed in ‘feminism’ = MINIS),

14 Most of those in 21 across (most of ‘wines’ = WINE) produced (= anagram indicator) anthem (anthem = ME-HANT) about religion (Roman Catholic = -RC-) (WINE MERCHANT) for one of The Libation Bearers (WINE MERCHANT),

18 Most of The Wire (most of the ‘tap’ = TA-) is a rip off (-STING) from student’s jottings (NOTES) (TASTING NOTES) – the types one associates with Port Authority? (TASTING NOTES),

21 They’re drunk (WINES) in all directions (west, north, east, south = W-NES) around the institute (-I-) (WINES),

22 What the police are likely to get up to (DAWN RAIDS) provides wake-up calls for the retired criminals (DAWN RAIDS),

24 It was taken from the first chap (first chap/Adam gave SPARE RIB to Eve) with extra (SPARE) small, open boat (RIB) (SPARE RIB),

25 Cannot leave non-addictive (‘cannot’ leave/leaving ‘non-addictive’ = ddiive = DIVIDE) type of order (DIVIDE),

26 Similar (PARALLEL) to a (-A-) couple of lines (-LL-) in pearl (pearl = PAR-EL) dress (= anagram indicator) (PARALLEL),

27 Board member (chess board KNIGHT) to consider (consider = think = KNI-HT) retiring (= reversal indicator) around end of spring (end of ‘spring’ = -G-) (KNIGHT).

Down:

1 Creep (CRAWL) follows (= positional indicator) a stout dealer (PUB) (PUB CRAWL) on local tour (PUB CRAWL),

2 Carol (S-ING) entertains women’s organisation (Women’s Institute = -WI-) and Frenchmen (Messieurs = -MM-) (SWIMMING) going overseas (SWIMMING),

3 Crudely checks out (OGLES) the lanes coming out of Los Angeles (‘lanes’ coming out of ‘Los Angeles’ = osgle = OGLES),

5 Expose story (BREAK THE NEWS) of what one could do with scoop (BREAK THE NEWS),

6 Traditionally, the first one out (LAST MAN IN is the first out) with head tracker (head ‘tracker’ = -T-) consumed by wild (= anagram indicator) animals (animals = LAS- MAN I-) at end of autumn (end of ‘autumn’ = -N) (LAST MAN IN),

7 Short (g) season (‘spring’ without ‘g’ = SPRIN-) for first team (first ‘team’ = -T) (SPRINT) in Rush (rush = SPRINT),

8 Samuel (SA-M) conceals Diana’s (Di’s = -DIS-) (SADISM) humiliating cruelty (SADISM),

11 Get a lesson on how to handle vehicle (LEARN TO DRIVE) for Shakespearean character (LEAR-) not (not = -N TO) out (= anagram indicator) to do what’s expected of swinger (swinger/golfer / DRIVE) (LEARN TO DRIVE),

15 The average (average/middle course = MEAN-) Dandy in America (dandy/swell = -S WELL) (MEANS WELL) has good intentions (MEANS WELL),

16 Prominent type (STRIKING type) giving up on Labour, as it’s not working (STRIKING),

17 In my opinion (AS I SEE IT), other spies can’t get their heads around my view (AS I SEE IT),

19 Admits (OWNS UP) Eoin is awake (“Eoin’s up” = “OWNS UP”) for the audience (= homophone indicator),

20 Not just (UNFAIR) for fun (fun = UNF-) run (= anagram indicator) – it’s for broadcast (-AIR) (UNFAIR),

23 Rule (REIGN) from base off Bering Sea (‘base’ off ‘Bering Sea’ = REIGN).