Crosaire No 16942 by Crossheir – Thursday, May 2nd, 2019

Blog explanations available at 10pm on the day of publication

Across:

1 To cross Swords (to cross swords/argue = BICKER), motorcyclist (BI-KER) went over 100 (-C-) (BICKER),

4 Fences off (ISOLATES) aisles to (aisles to = ISOLATES) building (= anagram indicator),

9 Gives one’s address (ORATES), content to offset a roadblock (content to ‘offset a roadblock’ = set a ro) going all the way back (= reversal indicator) (setaro  = ORATES),

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10 Expression (TERM-) in (-IN-) Alabama (-AL) (TERMINAL) when there’s no way back (TERMINAL),

12 Popular type (trendy = -HIP) behind (= positional indicator) bar rooms (COURTS-) (COURTSHIP) – a labour of love perhaps (COURTSHIP),

13 Pole (North Pole = N-) only (only = -YLON) makes a mess (= anagram indicator) (NYLON) of material (NYLON),

14 Thought (‘thought’ = ‘taught’ = EDUCATED) out loud (= homophone indicator) following (= positional indicator) those opening 18 across (opening ‘self-employed = SELF-) (SELF - EDUCATED) and learnt one’s own lessons, of course (SELF-EDUCATED),

18 Has a job working alone (SELF-EMPLOYED) in Labour – for one, not being part of the general staff (SELF-EMPLOYED),

21 Pull (CLOUT) copyright (C-) for Yahoo (yahoo/thug = -LOUT) (CLOUT),

22 Reading (R-) issue (edition = -E-DITION) about new (-N-) (RENDITION) performance (RENDITION),

24 Most of the (p) downturn (most of the ‘dip’ = DI-) relates to beastly types (-SABLES) (DISABLES) of sabotages (DISABLES),

25 Car (Model T-) for travelling (= anagram indicator) Haiti (Haiti = -AHITI) (TAHITI) – an old French colony (TAHITI is an old French colony),

26 Ridicule (CONTEMPT) criminal (CON-) and part-time worker (-TEMP-) starting trouble (starting ‘trouble’ = -T) (CONTEMPT),

27 Criminal (= anagram indicator) rents (rents = SENTR-) yard (-Y) (SENTRY) from guard (SENTRY).

Down:

1 Cabinet (BOOKCASE) order (BOOK-) comes in front of the judge (-CASE) (BOOKCASE),

2 It’s a habit (CHASUBLE) to almost (e) run after (‘chase’ without ‘e’ = CHAS-) blue (blue = -UBLE) bottle? (= anagram indicator) (CHASUBLE),

3 Closing the surveillance (closing the ‘surveillance’ = E-) outlet (-VENT) (EVENT) is a news item (EVENT),

5 What the Good Shepherd is doing (SHEEP FARMING) looking after his flock (SHEEP FARMING),

6 Zest (LEMON PEEL) of Frenchman (Monsieur = -M-) in Lyon (‘Lyon’ = ‘Leon’ = LE-ON) told (= homophone indicator) to strip (PEEL) (LEMON PEEL),

7 Twist (TANGLE) for drunk (= anagram indicator) agent (agent = TANG-E) consuming port (port/left = -L-) (TANGLE),

8 Panellist misses pal (‘panellist’ misses ‘pal’ = enlist = SILENT) still (SILENT),

11 Scream (SHOUT FOR HELP) from Bellow (bellow = SHOUT) – where has Lassie gone? (FOR HELP) (SHOUT FOR HELP),

15 Trimmed (cut each side: ‘s+t’) select (“select’ without ‘s+t’ = ELEC-) piece of furniture (-TABLE) (ELECTABLE) to make the minimum quota for office? (ELECTABLE),

16 Reading (-R-) in Sicily (Sicily = LY-ICIS-), novel (= anagram indicator) by tenor- (-T) (LYRICIST) -songwriter (LYRICIST),

17 One (I-) gets to say it ain’t true (deny = -DEN-Y) about bird (-TIT-) (IDENTITY) with personality (IDENTITY),

19 Sharp (ACIDIC) middleman (middle ‘man’ = A-) contacts police department (-CID-) in middle of homicide (in middle of ‘homicide’ = -IC) (ACIDIC),

20 In relation (COUSIN) to documentaries dismissing red meat? (‘documentaries’ dismissing ‘red meat’ = ocunis = COUSIN),

23 It’s pointless (INANE) with characters embraced within a network (characters embraced ‘within a network’ = INANE).