Introduction
Today's puzzle by Cox and Rathvon has an acting theme, with a couple of rather obscure actors (at least to me they are) concealed in the puzzle - and there may even be an Oscar in there, as well.
Commentary on Today's Puzzle
4d Boasts about top-grade stair supports (9)
I have a minor quibble with this clue as BALUSTERS support rails rather than stairs.
7d The debut of Alan Bates is calming (6)
Unless I missed something cleverly subtle, this had to be an exceedingly weak clue.
Solution to Today's Puzzle
| Legend: | "CD" Cryptic Definition; "DD" Double Definition |
| "*" anagram; "~" sounds like; "<" letters reversed | |
| "( )" letters inserted; "_" letters deleted |
1ac ADRIEN BRODY - {ERRAND BOY ID}*
9ac BEARCAT - CABARET*
10ac LA|CONIC
11ac THE|SP(I)ANS
12ac LI(EG)E
13ac S(A|TELL)ITE
16ac TESTY
17ac PI(PI)T
19ac PASO DOBLE - {PABLO DOES}*
22ac A|LONG
23ac STATU(ET)TE
26ac SE(A)TTLE
27ac DOUB(LE)T
28ac CHRIS COOPER - {HEROIC CORPS}*
Down
1d AN(APES)T
2d RECAP - PACER<
3d _EXTRA_ - sEX TRAvesty
4d B(A)LUSTERS
5d OSCULATED - {A SCOUT LED}*
6d YANKEES - {SEEK NAY}<; Blue Jay: member of Toronto's Major League Baseball team 7d A|BATES
8d S(CREW)Y_ - Yacht's bow (first letter of yacht)
14d LIT|A|GATOR
15d IM|POSTERS - MI< (1001 in Roman Numerals) 17d PRAISE - sounds like PRAYS
18d P(ROSA)IC
20d BATT(L)ER
21d ERECTS - CRETES*
24d AUDI|O
25d U(SUR)P
Signing off for today - Falcon
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