Crosaire No 16981 by Crossheir – Monday, June 17th, 2019

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Across:

8 Look for someone (SEARCH) to reach (reach = -EARCH) out (= anagram indicator) to after (= position indicator) school (-S) (SEARCH),

9 Colourful type (LIME-) of building unit (brick) that needs no introduction (b) (‘brick’ without ‘b’ = -RICK) (LIMERICK) to one of those in Munster (LIMERICK),

10 Frank (OPEN) Christian from container ship (‘Christian’ from ‘container ship’ = onep = OPEN),

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11 What the director did (MADE A SCENE) embarrassed those in public (MADE A SCENE),

12 Don’t leave godparents (‘dont’ leave ‘godparents’ = gpares = GRAPES) The Juicy Fruits (GRAPES),

14 Bar hours (bar hours = HARBOURS) cut (= anagram indicator) in more than one port (HARBOURS),

15 It’s permitted (LEGAL) to get a job (PROFESSION) (LEGAL PROFESSION) in the bar (LEGAL PROFESSION),

18 Revolts (DISGUSTS) windy type (-GUST-) consumed by insult (diss= DIS-S) (DISGUSTS),

20 Velázquez’s first (‘Velázquezs’ first = V-) connection to Goya (Goya = -OYAG-) travelling (= anagram indicator) to Spain (-E) (VOYAGE) involves a journey overseas (VOYAGE),

22 It’s a delightful place (BED OF ROSES) presumably accommodating the women of Tralee (the Roses of Tralee / BED OF ROSES),

24 Local beef (‘local’ beef = ‘whine’ = ‘WINE’), by the sound of it (= homophone indicator), found at the end of 22 across, for one (‘bed of roses’ = rosés = WINE),

25 Top cobbler (top ‘cobbler’ = -C-) in footwear (S-ANDALS) (SCANDALS) with skeletons in the closet (SCANDALS),

26 Manage (GOVERN) to force (G- force) topside of roast (topside of ‘roast’ = -R-) into cooker (-OVE-N) (GOVERN).

Down:

1 Assistance sought (HELP-) in hospital (-ER) (HELPER) for right-hand man (HELPER),

2 Regarding missing grade (‘regarding’ missing ‘grade’ = ring = GRIN) of beam (GRIN),

3 Sing along (-HUM-) after (= position indicator) tenor (T-) raises (=reversal indicator) the last glass (the last ‘glass’  = S) in bar (bar/pub = -B UP) (THUMBS UP) with ok gesture (THUMBS UP),

4 Not upset (GLAD), by and large, dropping Barney (‘by and large’ dropping ‘Barney’ = dlag = GLAD),

5 To damage (IMPAIR) one (I-) foreign politician (-MP-) is a breeze (-AIR) (IMPAIR),

6 User policy (user policy = PRECIOUSLY) designed (= anagram indicator) in a valuable way (PRECIOUSLY),

7 Outline (SCENARIO) most of (e) act (scene) (‘scene’ without ‘e’ = SCEN-) at first (‘at’ first = -A-) in Brazil (-RIO) (SCENARIO),

13 Dramatic type (PLAY-) pulverised -(GROUND) (PLAYGROUND) by The Yard (= PLAYGROUND),

14 Clips (HOOKS) of those putting down those in Ring (swinging punches = HOOKS),

16 Proof (EVIDENCE) of vice-president not taking trips (‘vice-president’ not taking ‘trips’ = vceeiden = EVIDENCE),

17 Geneva is (Geneva is = ENVISAGE) hopeless (= anagram indicator) to picture (ENVISAGE),

19 Bellow (SCREAM) mistakenly (= anagram indicator) cares (cares = SCREA-) for Frenchman (Monsieur = -M) (SCREAM),

21 Key (music key = G-) admission (-ENTRY) (GENTRY) by those in a class (GENTRY),

23 Something my father wore (SASH) in Africa? (South Africa = SA-) Keep that under your hat! (sh! = -SH) (SASH),

24 Roller (WAVE) for wallpaper adhesive on the borders (for ‘wallpaper adhesive’ on the borders  = WAVE).