Crosaire No 17252 by Crossheir – Friday, May 1st, 2020

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Across:

8 Public house (LOUNGE) order (-O-) in Rush (rush/lunge = L-UNGE) (LOUNGE),

9 Figures at the bank (BALANCES) at the end of 15 across (at end of ‘lost one’s balance’ = BALANCE-) taking direction (South = -S)  (BALANCES),

10 Intimidates (COWS) those in 20 across similarly (COWS similar to ‘cattle’),

11 It’s a dangerous situation (OUT ON A LIMB) on holiday (OUT) broadcasting (ON) from a (A) shoot (LIMB) (OUT ON A LIMB),

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12 Old peaceful statesman (GANDHI) with great (G-) leaders advocating nonviolence digging heels in (leaders ‘Advocating Nonviolence Dig Heels In’ = -ANDHI) (GANDHI),

14 Act ruins (act ruins) play (= anagram indicator) (act ruins = CURTAINS) changing one’s view of Rear Window perhaps (CURTAINS),

15 Stumbled (LOST ONE’S BALANCE) out of 24 across (‘lost’ = LOST) and 2 down (‘ones’ = ONE’S) with the remainder (BALANCE) (LOST ONE’S BALANCE),

18 Digs (-ROOMS) and opens (= position indicator) space for the flowers (BED-) (BEDROOMS) – the ones favoured by retiring types (BEDROOMS),

20 Stock (CATTLE) of cold (C-) beer (-A-LE) found outside the capital’s Trendy Taverns (capitals ‘Trendy Taverns’ = -TT-) (CATTLE)

22 Flying (= anagram indicator) aviators in (aviators in = VARIATIONS) a number of forms (VARIATIONS),

24 Clueless (LOST) going in and out of love nest (going in and out of ‘LOve neST’ = LOST),

25 An unspecified amount (SOME-) to overturn (= reverse indicator) release (emit = -TIME) (SOMETIME) eventually, although we don’t know exactly when (SOMETIME),

26 Shaming partner of (NAMING and shaming) leading man dismissing deal (‘leading man’ dismissing ‘deal’ = ingman = NAMING).

Down:

1 Marsh (marsh = BOG-) loses head (i) a wee bit (‘iota’ without ‘i’ = -OTA) (BOGOTA) in American capital (BOGOTA capital of Colombia),

2 Individuals (ONES) and characters turning up (= reverse indicator) in verbose non-fiction (in ‘verboSE NOn-fiction’ = seno = ONES),

3 Commitment (DEVOTION) to Party (do = D-O-) welcoming free (= anagram indicator) vote (vote = -EVOT-) for one  (-EVOT-) new leader (‘New’ leader = -N) (DEVOTION),

4 Tabloid: “A Bandon Lad (‘tabloid’ abandon ‘lad’ = tboi = OBIT) gets Final Notice” (OBIT),

5 Procedure (PLAN-) in hospital (-ER) (PLANER) for removing splinters perhaps (PLANER),

6 It’s terrible (UNPLEASANT) for a French (a = UN-) agricultural worker in the old days (peasant = -P-EASANT) around Louis the First? (‘Louis’ the first = -L-) (UNPLEASANT),

7 Describes the English language (English is an Indo-European language called GERMANIC) in a manner of speaking (GERMAN-) at independent (-I-) college (-C) (GERMANIC),

13 Resolved (DETERMINED) to hold off (DETER-) taking up (= reverse indicator) denim (denim = -MINED) (DETERMINED),

14 The total expenditure (COSTS) of removing wrens from crow’s nests (removing ‘wrens’ from ‘crows nests’ = costs = COSTS),

16 Frank (open) is not finished (n) (‘open’ without ‘n’ = OPE-) with informer (-RAT-) or (-OR) (OPERATOR) chancer (OPERATOR),

17 Making allegation about (ACCUSING) copper  (-CU-) in rustic (= anagram indicator) casing  (casing = AC-SING) (ACCUSING),

19 Procure (OBTAIN) boat in (boat in) storm (= anagram indicator) (boat in = OBTAIN),

21 Take cab from log cabins (take ‘cab’ from ‘log cabins’ = logins = LOSING) giving someone the slip (LOSING),

23 Shut up (= reversal indicator): “One voice (shut ‘oNE VOice’ = nevo = OVEN) in the kitchen” (OVEN),

24 Closes 11 across (closes ‘out on a limb’ = LIMB) to member (LIMB).