Crosaire 17877 by Dominic, Wednesday, May 4th, 2022

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Across

8 Bauble =trinket; repalce I (one) in the bible (good books) with AU (gold)

9 Created (made) around M (millions) = cremated = got burned

10 Initial letters (at first) of But Lightens Up Evenutally = blue = sad

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11 Theses (premises) with J (judge) + one (single) = the Joneses whom all want to keep up with

12 FE (iron) around ring (hoop) = fringe = edge

14 Earp (Wyatt, wild west lawman) + lugs (carries) = earplugs

15 You can change how you look (for example your profile) this way but it is expensive

18 Down (blue) + file (line) reverse positions = file down = thin

20 Tittle = the dot over i (iota) - pedants want to dot every i

22 Full (generous) + Nelson (admiral) = full nelson, a hold in wrestling

24 C (Charlie) as (playing in a film for example) H (Henry) = cash

25 MP (politician) inside truism (an obvious statement) = trumpism

26 Record = ledger which is contained skilLED GERman

Down

1 Anagram (shuffle) of “harlem” = Mahler, a composer

2 Tramps = hoboes; remove h and s (the edges)

3 Sentiment (feeling) - M (motorway) = sentient = conscious

4 Expert (ace) taking in N (nitrogen) = acne = spots

5 D (first letter of directions) + anagram (off) of “route” = detour = stray

6 Get away (take flight); you may need to plan a flight to take a holiday (getaway)

7 Opposite of union breaking up companies = companies breaking up union = demerger

13 Anagram (evil) of “demon” = Nom De; placed on plume (feather) = nom de plume

14 Ex (old flame) + c (caught) + on (working) = ex con = retired criminal

16 Obituary = a short life history published after someone dies

17 Unit (one) less I (information) + angle (approach) = untangle = work out =

19 Onesie (single suit) is contained and reversed (back) in lovE IS ENOugh

21 A lister (celebrity) less A = Lister = scientist

23 Odd letters (occasionally) of SoUr MaSh = sums = problems

24 C (first letter in Chaucer) + ode (poem) = code, which needs to be deciphered