Satisfying puzzle as always. Seemed to be a relatively quick solve for me, but I don't time these things so it could be an illusion.
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition.
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | MARKETER – METER around ARK. |
| 7 | SCAB – C “stabbing” SAB. |
| 11 | ALOE – ALO[n]E. |
| 12 | ETHER – E[s]THER. |
| 14 | CABLE RELEASE – C + ABLE + REL + EASE. |
| 15 | ROARING – OAR “entering” RING. |
| 18 | GRAMARYE – GRAMA + RYE, two types of grass. |
| 20 | REDOUBT – RED + (OUT “about” B). |
| 22 | IMPS – dd. IMP is a scoring system for bridge games. Crikey bridge looks complicated. |
| 23 | ARAB – ARB “enthrals” A. |
| 24 | LALLANS – L[assie] + ALL + ANS. |
| 25 | SINUSOIDS – (SOUNDS + 1 + 1)*. |
| 28 | EGGWASH – EG + (GASH “incorporating” W[indow]). |
| 31 | CHIROGRAPHER – (RATHER COP + HIGH)*. |
| 32 | ARNAS – A + RN + AS. |
| 33 | FIRE – FIR E. |
| 34 | NO GO – ON< + GO. |
| 35 | ART PAPER – [b]ARTER “receiving” PAP. |
| Down | |
| 1 | MACH – MA[t]CH. Ernst of that ilk. |
| 2 | ALARM – ALAR + M[erit]. |
| 3 | ROBOT DANCING – (ACTOR IN BOND)* + G. As famously demonstrated by Peter Crouch, a striker I’d pick over Rooney in any England lineup. |
| 4 | EXERGUES – [a]RGUES “surrounded by” EXES. |
| 5 | TORI – [vermon]T OR I[owa]. |
| 6 | E RE NATA – [s]ERENATA. |
| 8 | CHAIRMANSHIP – CH + AIRMAN + SHIP. |
| 9 | AESC – SEA< + C[hance]. |
| 10 | BRETESSE – TESS in BREE. |
| 13 | TENAILS – EN in TAILS. |
| 16 | TRASHCAN – RASH, CANT. |
| 17 | GOBURRA – BURR in GOA. |
| 19 | MOLDWARP – (OLD WAR) “seized by” MP. |
| 21 | BLOGGER – B + LOGGER. |
| 26 | WHERE – WE “posed about” HERE. |
| 27 | THRO – THRO[w]. |
| 29 | GRIT – GR + IT. |
| 30 | BRER – RE in BR. |