Crosaire No 17778 by Crossheir – Saturday, January 8th, 2022

Blog explanations available at 10pm on the day of publication

Across:
1 It comes as a big jolt (ELECTRIC SHOCK) to one likely to be charged (ELECTRIC) by 30 across ('shock' = SHOCK) (ELECTRIC SHOCK),

10 A follower (-B-) recalls (= reverse indicator) writer’s point (nib = -BIN-) in journal (log = LO-G) (LOBBING) going over the heads of others perhaps (LOBBING),

11 Sitting on the fence (NEUTRAL) with non-combatant (NEUTRAL),

12 Recognised without seeing (‘recognised’ without ‘seeing’ = rcod = CORD) The Wire? (CORD),

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13 Characters at the end of 36 across (end of ‘electric storm’ = STORM) in The Tempest (STORM),

15 Considers releasing Norse (‘considers’ releasing ‘Norse’ = csid = DISC) record (DISC),

17 Neo- (neo) -liberal (= anagram indicator) (neo = ONE) unit (ONE),

19 What Limerick does (RHYMES) in hurling and curling sounds poetic (‘hurling and curling’ sounds poetic = RHYMES),

21 A horde (a horde) rioting (= anagram indicator) (a horde = OH DEAR)? Yikes! (Yikes = OH DEAR),

22 Medieval instrument (CITHARA) produced by spies (CIA = CI-A) over time (-T-) to mostly (m) hurt (harm) (‘harm’ without ‘m’ = -HAR-) (CITHARA),

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

25 Sultan is missing from the publication’s (‘Sultan’ is missing from the ‘publications’ = pbicio = BIOPIC) autobiographical film (BIOPIC),

27 Opens for Coldplay, Genesis, INXS (opens for ‘Coldplay, Genesis, INXS = CGI) in the SFX (SFX = ‘special effects’ = CGI)

29 Engage the services (HIRE) of gal from Raleigh (‘gal’ from ‘Raleigh’ = reih = HIRE),

30 First stout (first letter of ‘Stout’ = S-) drunk in Germany in the past (German wine = -HOCK) (SHOCK) – that’ll come as a bolt out of the blue (SHOCK),

31 Sold out of Calvados (‘sold’ out of ‘Calvados’ = cava = CAVA) and Spanish wine (CAVA),

34 Establish gradually (INSTILL), one is popular (IN-) and calm (-STILL) (INSTILL),

35 Wish I could help (NO CAN DO) by coming up (= reversal indicator) with old (-O) forensic evidence (DNA = -AN D-) on fleece (con = NO C-) (NO CAN DO),

36 Katrina, for example (STORM Katrina), is behind (= position indicator) very bright (ELECTRIC) (ELECTRIC STORM) flashy, disturbance that’s forecasted (ELECTRIC STORM).

Down:
2 Made up (lie = LI-E-) about a follower ('a' follower = -B-) getting to retweet (-RT-) to an unknown quantity (-Y) (LIBERTY) getting this after being in jail (LIBERTY),

3 Muse (CLIO = Greek and Roman muse of history) about (= reverse indicator) contents of topsoil collected (contents of ‘topsOIL Collected’ = oilc = CLIO),

4 Just (RIGHT-) got nothing (-O) (RIGHTO) for The Confirmation (RIGHTO),

5 Rugby player in the middle (CENTRE) of recent (recent) action (= anagram indicator) (recent = CENTRE),

6 Part of The House (‘hall’ = ‘HAUL’) report (= homophone indicator) relates to Transport (transport = HAUL),

7 Short (curt) clip of (t) (‘curt’ without ‘t’ = CUR-) backtrack (= reverse indicator) Elvis (Elvis) left out  (l) (‘Elvis’ without ‘l’ = evis = -SIVE) (CURSIVE) produced by The Script? (writing style / CURSIVE script),

8 “Thrilling (ELECTRIC) for those in 18 down?” (CHAIR)? (ELECTRIC CHAIR) That’s a shocking sentence and a killer! (ELECTRIC CHAIR),

9 One of The Blades (ELECTRIC RAZOR) tends to be plugged in at a live setting cutting Zappa short, for one? (cutting Zappa moustache short = ELECTRIC RAZOR),

14 Rushed off one’s feet (ON THE GO) in old (O-) non-government organisation (NGO = -N GO) accommodating most of them (most of ‘them’ = THE) (ON THE GO),

16 Sum up (RECAP) by recalling (= reverse indicator) one walking up and down? (pacer = RECAP),

18 Professorship (CHAIR) for researching missing genres (‘researching’ missing ‘genres’ = rachi  = CHAIR),

20 Settle down (SIT) slipping back (= reversal indicator) into The Blasket Islands (into ‘the blaskeT ISlands’ = tis = SIT),

21 One of the literary viewers (ORB) deposited in poor box (deposited in ‘poOR Box’ = ORB),

24 Turns up (= reverse indicator) close to (close ‘tO’ = -O-) aching (sore = -EROS-) in American city (Los Angeles /LA = A-L) (AEROSOL) in fine mist? (AEROSOL),

26 At first nobody (at first letter of ‘Nobody’ = -N-) follows (= position indicator) blueprint (PLAN-) for part of the hospital (-ER) (PLANNER) produced by architect (PLANNER),

27 One of those of course (golf course / -HOLE-) in credit (CR= C-R) (CHOLER) is not feeling good-natured (CHOLER),

28 It’s symbolic (ICONIC) of one (I-) Cricket Club (CC = -C-C) touring around (-O-) Ulster (-NI-) (ICONIC),

32 Galvanising stuff (ZINC) in final letter (final letter is Z-) to incorporate business? (Inc. = -INC) (ZINC),

33 Has a connection to Paisley (SCOT has connection to Paisley town in Scottish) and, in part, hereto CS Lewis (in part ‘hereTO CS Lewis’ = tocs), in a roundabout way (= reverse indicator) (tocs = SCOT).