Brisbane News Magazine March 24-31, 2020 ISSUE 1268

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KASEY RAINBOW

The artist living life in technicolour

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BILLY BRAGG

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This week...

These are uncertain times as the spread of coronavirus alters all aspects of Australian life. We all have cause for concern but just for now, just for a moment, put those worries aside, pop the kettle on and dip into some light reading designed to lift the spirits. That’s what we specialise in at Brisbane News, and that is something that won’t change. This week’s highlights include Emma Schafer’s profile of the artist and author Kasey Rainbow (right, P8) who brings sunshine wherever she goes; Brian Bennion’s chat with the British music legend and political activist Billy Bragg (P14); and my recent family staycation at Emporium South Bank (P20). What fun. Take good care of yourself, and see you next week.

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THE CHAT Brisbane author Mirandi Riwoe on her new novel, Stone Sky Gold Mountain FEATURE The creative Kasey Rainbow turns negatives into positives RESTAURANT Zero Fox, Teneriffe MUSIC British music legend Billy Bragg recalls the “Joh era” in Queensland ART David Henderson, Graydon Gallery, New Farm FASHION Copper tones AT HOME A charming Queenslander

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Alicia Pyke Ever since we saw CJ’s sweet little face at the cat adoption centre, we fell in love. Not that she’s perfect. Our CJ has a terrible temper Animal stories are my kryptonite. As a kid, I never saw Bambi the whole way through.

Even the poster for Watership Down was too much for me.

As an adult, I forced myself to see Marley & Me. Insert crying face emoji. Not sure why I put myself through it … maybe in the spirit of “anything that doesn’t kill me makes me stronger”, it was the emotional equivalent of doing a Tough Mudder.

Anyway, before we get much further, please know this isn’t a sad animal story.

With the world in such a confusing,

upsetting way right now, I wanted to share a little of what makes me feel better. It’s my cat CJ – a moody, grey tortoiseshell with an infuriating knack for waking me up exactly 30 minutes before the alarm is supposed to.

CJ has been part of our family for 10 years. Guy had to convince me life with a cat would be a smart move. I was worried about the loss of independence. But he was absolutely right: life with a cat is a million times better than life without.

Ever since we saw CJ’s sweet little face at the cat adoption centre, we fell in love.

A decade on, we can’t get over the joy and silliness she continues to bring us.

Not that she’s perfect. Our CJ has a terrible temper. She hisses as often as most cats meow. She also growls rudely at the vet and once swatted me in the eye so hard I had a faint bruise. But that was my fault. For being asleep when she wanted breakfast. At 4am. Ugh! CJ is quite famous in her own way.

When Guy had to give a big work presentation in Amsterdam he slipped in a few pictures of CJ to make sure his audience was paying attention. It worked,

won him plenty of laughs and soon everyone at the conference was adding pet slides to their talks. Thanks to CJ, a dry IT conference dissolved into a competition for the cutest pet. She won, of course.

Anyway, there’s nothing wrong with CJ. She’s not ill, she has all four limbs and a proud stripy tail she waves like a flagbearer at the Olympics. CJ is amazing, just like your pet is amazing.

So give your furry family members an extra snuggle from me. When everything else feels grim, our animal companions still know how to make us smile.

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opening as well – writing about that time and area I realised I couldn’t write a simple love story. It would have been ignoring a whole lot of other contexts to that story, which I feel would be disrespectful.”

That sweeping canvas led Mirandi to explore racism and sexism and took her literally to places she had never been before – Maytown and the Palmer River goldfields where she spent time with the elders of the Western Yalanji people.

“Was it hard to write?” she echoes when asked the question. “Yes. You put a lot of thought and care about how you portray these stories and want to get them as right as possible. Everybody’s story (in Stone Sky Gold Mountain) is coming from a place of care and respect, and I was always thoughtful of how I was going to portray incidents to do with racism and sexism.”

Mirandi’s own family history guided the story; her Indonesian-Chinese father came to Australia to study, fell in love and stayed.

“Some of the book also comes from that mindset of how ridiculous it is to be racist in a country that, at that stage, the British had been here a few generations themselves, and they were trying to keep out others.

“The whole thing seems so ridiculous and even now it seems like it is returning but it is all so ridiculous.”

For Mirandi, at the end of the day, it is all about telling real stories and looking at ideas. “Fiction makes many of those difficult ideas and events palatable and accessible.”

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or award-winning writer and Somerville House old girl Mirandi Riwoe, Brisbane is home. She loves it.

“My father is two streets over and so many friends and other family – uncles and aunts and cousins – are all here. And a very good network of friends from school and uni and my writer friends,” she says proudly.

Mirandi is part of an ever-growing band of local prize-winning writers that includes Krissy Kneen, Sarah Holland-Batt and Laura Elvery. Her novella The Fish Girl (2017) was short-listed for the Stella Prize and won Seizure’s Viva la Novella V award, and her work has appeared in Meanjin, Griffith Review and Best Australian Stories.

Now her new novel Stone Sky Gold Mountain (UQP, $29.99) – a historical tale set in the goldfields of north Queensland in the late 19th century, is turning heads.

The evocative, sometimes brutal story holds as its central characters siblings Ying and Lai Yue. Told in Mirandi’s stunning prose, it is, however, not the tale she set out to write.

An idea, she says, to tell a “simple love story of a white Australian and a Chinese person” grew as she explored the history of Australian goldfields and unearthed original historical texts.

“A lot of the books about the gold rush are very European-centric or they might be adventure type of novels,” she says by way of explaining why she chose to tell the story of siblings who fled their home in China and find themselves in Maytown on the Palmer River goldfields.

“What you soon notice (reading those first historical texts) is a cavalier attitude to the local Aboriginal people and the violence, but it is almost very casual and matter of fact.

“And the Chinese were very afraid of the Aboriginal people up there and that was eye-

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FEATURE

Blithe spirit Life’s not always sunshine and roses, but creative force Kasey Rainbow channels the good and the bad into beautiful works Emma Schafer

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ainbow is the name and technicolour art is the game for self-proclaimed colour-holic creative, Kasey. Kasey Rainbow, that is. “Yes, Rainbow is my real surname,” beams the 33-year old who lives with husband Owen, 36, and their daughter Darcy, 4, in Birkdale in Brisbane’s south-east.

Kasey is a jack of all trades when it comes to creative pursuits. As a self-taught artist she’s put her pencil, paintbrush and iPad stylus to branding, illustration, jewellery, product and textile design.

This year she collated the artwork of 100 Australian artists to make a colouring book that raised funds for those affected by the devastating bushfires that burned across the nation.

Last year she worked with Brisbane sisters Kate Russell and Chloe Rowe to design a quintessentially Kasey Rainbow print for their vibrant and quirky Jericho Road Clothing label. Sydney-based clothing label Little Party Dress uses her vibrant designs regularly for their collections, and often sell out.

Then there are Kasey’s personality portraits. Usually commissioned by fans of Kasey’s art, the faceless portraits capture a subject’s unique personality through pose, colour and funky fashions.

“I liken my skill set to that of a kid’s party lolly bag – you never know what you’re going to get, but you know it’s going to be good,” she says. “And with a surname like Rainbow I was never going to design with neutrals.

“Plus, it’s hard to find bright colourful designs in today’s market – everything is about beige and mustard. Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against mustard.

Beige on the other hand …”

Of all her creations though, Kasey says there are a special few that are particularly

BRIGHT SIDE …

Kasey Rainbow with daughter Darcy; and (this page) the pair reading Kasey’s books.

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precious. Number one: her six-year marriage to “best friend and safe place” Owen, a graphic designer.

“He gave me the best surname in the world,” Kasey muses in a loved-up Instagram post. “When I feel that I am drowning, he is there to help me float … he quietens all the crazy when the world just seems too loud.”

And for Kasey, the noise of life has at times been deafening, particularly after being diagnosed with postnatal depression after giving birth to daughter Darcy in late 2015. “It was a very dark time in my life,” she remembers.

She sought help from a psychologist and in 18 months of treatment unloaded emotional baggage she had been lugging around for 13 years.

“I went through a lot when I was young – bullying, self-harm, eating disorders, anxiety and depression,” Kasey says.

“During my time in therapy, I became really passionate about wanting to help others, especially children, in regards to mental health.”

The experience gave rise to another “precious” project – a children’s book based on her and Darcy that would gently introduce the notion of mental health to children.

Kasey wrote, illustrated and selfpublished the hardcover book in 2017.

“It is my proudest professional achievement,” she says.

Kasey was invited into childcare centres across Brisbane to read When I Grow Up to eager classes of four year olds. One occasion will stay with her forever.

“I started reading. There was lots of chatter and interaction. It was fabulous,” she starts.

Then she got to the superhero page, illustrated with a young, blind boy in a superhero costume clutching the lead of

a seeing eye dog. It reads: When I grow up, I’ll be a superhero/Although I don’t really look the part/But you won’t save people with your sight/You will save them with your heart.

“I don’t know why, but I decided to talk about him,” Kasey says. “I explained that he could not see … but told them that even those who couldn’t see could still be great, amazing, superheroes. As I was talking about the character, the kids began whispering and looking over at a little boy

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sitting at the edge of the group. Let’s call him Johnny.”

Then the magic happened.

“One of the other kids called out to me, ‘Excuse me! Johnny’s blind’, and then I saw his glasses. I said to the other kids, ‘Well, I bet you Johnny will be a fabulous superhero’. I looked over at him and he didn’t say a word, but I saw it. He had the biggest smile on his face.”

Kasey says in that moment she knew that even if she never sold another book, it did not matter. “Because I had made that one kid believe in himself and that’s all I ever hoped to achieve.”

The book came to life with the help of Kasey’s community of friends and fans who crowd-funded $5000 for the project in two weeks. It sold out, and in doing so raised $4000 for mental health charity Beyond Blue. It also healed Kasey.

“In order for me to tell my story properly and explain to people my reasons behind publishing the book, I had to open up about my own mental health – something most people were not aware of,” she says. “Since opening up and releasing that book, I feel like I have truly been able to be myself.”

She went on to write a second book, Big Love, Little Book (2018), in which she collated the words of 38 women into a journal-style affirmation book for anyone feeling alone in their new journey through motherhood. It includes excerpts from TV host, blogger, and designer Emmylou MacCarthy (@emmylou-loves) who has an Instagram following of nearly 98,000 people inspired by her no-holdsbarred approach to self-love, motherhood and life in general. There’s also a page from mental health advocate and mummy-blogger Abby Gilmore (@abbgilmore), whose relationship with AFL player and former partner, Jake Stringer, broke down publicly only months after the birth of their second daughter.

The book was another sellout and this time a portion of profits supported women and their families suffering from perinatal anxiety or depression.

Kasey says she has another children’s book in the works, but she’s staying hush on the details.

“Kindness is one of the things I value most in the world, so it makes my heart happy knowing that I have been able to help others,” she says.

In the past three years, her books, designs and artistic projects have raised

I had made that one kid believe in himself and that’s all I ever hoped to achieve more than $57,000 for charity. And that’s something she’s hoping to do a lot more of since quitting her marketing job in February to focus fully on her creative and charitable pursuits.

“I am so incredibly excited as this has been my dream for as long as I can remember, but I always thought it was just that, a dream,” she says.

“But now I have actually taken the chance on myself and am going to see where this new journey leads me.”

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With more of her art out in the world, Kasey may even be able to tick off a first – spotting one of her colourful creations, most likely a fabric design, “in the wild”.

“Would you believe this hasn’t happened to me yet?” she exclaims. “So many of my family and friends have seen my designs in the wild, and they will always call or text me with so much excitement. It makes me so happy just knowing they are out there.”

But this milestone comes with a warning for the women of Brisbane.

“If I happen to spot you wearing one of my designs, watch out,” Kasey says. “I’ll be like a kid at their first party.”

And when she’s not writing, drawing or designing? “I’ll be making the most of each day with family and friends, eating one too many tacos and raising my margarita to a colourful life.” kaseyrainbow.com; @kasey.rainbow

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What’s new with you?

I was inspired to open La Casa Vita after trying to buy furniture for the houses we’ve renovated and finding the wait time infuriating. I’m an impatient person and get bored easily. If I want something I want it now! With La Casa Vita I can make that happen for my customers.

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I’d finished working to have my children, who are now 8 and 12. With them both at school I couldn’t stand having nothing to do. As I said, I get bored and couldn’t just shop, do housework and go to the gym.

What do you love about interiors?

It comes from shopping and always liking nice things – choosing things for my place and helping my friends with theirs. I just love shiny things.

What was your “aha” moment?

One day cleaning the house and knowing I could do much more with my time.

Who or what inspires you?

Other women who’ve started out on their own. I love seeing all women paving their own way and making their mark. Especially mums and (Australian fashion) designers like Karen Gee.

When or where are you happiest?

Spending time with my husband Ben and our two kids Mia and Ethan. I really enjoy family time when we are on holidays. Also, I love having my friends and family over and cooking up a storm. I’m a born entertainer

But what was the catalyst?

I travelled to Indonesia with Ben, my husband and co-owner, thinking I was going to come back with one container to sell – but we ended up with 10! From there

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and love a full house, full bellies and free flowing bubbles and lots of laughter.

What do you love about Brisbane?

It’s still like a small country town. Everyone supports each other.

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RESTAURANT

Cheers to that Chopsticks are the go at this city beer bar with nary a burger in sight Tony Harper

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f I were to have a generic whinge about craft beer bars (not only here, but also in California, New York, New Zealand and Japan, and probably everywhere such bars exist) it’s that they so rarely seem to think beyond burgers, onion rings, ribs and fries.

If you consider the incredible stylistic spread of craft beers (darks to farmhouse, double IPAs to Gose and Gueze, reds and ambers, fruit infused, marshmallow even) it seems daft that the menus remain chained to American fast food.

Surely there’s enough imagination in those kitchens to let them gaze beyond the deep fry and a brioche bun. Surely?

Which is why Zero Fox wooed me in a millisecond. It pairs an eclectic offering of craft beers (and a short, constantly changing, nicely kooky wine list) with a menu based on Japanese foods with a fair bit of Korean thrown into the mix.

Halle-bloody-lujah.

It’s a relaxed place, in the Teneriffe wool sheds, with a bar and a few seats indoors, but most of the action is on high tables and stools out on the deck. Service is fast and friendly and the trappings are minimal – paper napkins, condiments and cutlery in boxes on the tables.

There’s a blackboard wine list that tends towards the low-intervention end of things, and a menu broken into sushi and sashimi, small plates, and bowls.

And the bowls include some crowd

SOY STORY … Keeping it casual at Teneriffe’s Zero Fox; and (below) Korean noodle soup with a mushroom medley and fried tofu. pleasers like bulgogi beef, bibimbap, and a basket of wings, plus the usual selection of Japanese donburi (rice bowls). Still, it’s the small plates that interest me most.

Takoyaki ($6), a classic Japanese street snack – small dumplings filled with octopus – is given some lavish treatment with lashings of mayonnaise and some other sticky-sweet sauce, bonito flakes and shards of green. Beer food? You bet.

Perhaps they are missing the precision and sparsity that marks good Japanese cuisine, but it is a pretty yummy dish.

Similarly, chilli prawns ($11) in tempura batter are more sticky and fun than classic tempura, so perhaps more a dish inspired by, rather than emulating, Japanese. Pork dumplings ($9) are good, as is a plate of salmon nigiri (again lavishly sauced, $10).

Spicy pork bao ($15 for two) is where the warping of tradition goes off kilter.

Nice buns, good pork, and a few interesting leaves like shiso hiding in the mix. But the mix is mesclun – goodness me!

Just tasting it brings me thudding back down to the world of school lunches and plate filler on a counter-meal. Why? Up until that moment everything is spot-on ... interpretations that taste great and go beautifully with beer. Weeks later I’m still befuddled about mesclun making an appearance.

Still, it’s a tiny, tiny slip-up, merely one that’s hard to figure out.

But do I like Zero Fox? You bet I do, regardless of odd bits of leaves in my bao.

It seems to have a really good fix on its drinks list and the kind of foods that work well with it.

And goodness ... there isn’t a plate of ribs or a pulled pork burger in sight.

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t’s been more than 25 years since I made the layered dish of ground meat, béchamel sauce and flat pasta correctly as lasagne al forno. I did it every few days for five years, that was enough. Time to get back in the saddle. I don’t know if the world needs another iteration of lasagne but this plant-based beauty celebrates autumn, is easy to make and treads lightly on the earth. Creamy cheeses like ricotta, mozzarella, mascarpone and goat curd free you up from making a béchamel sauce. With that said, lasagne shouldn’t be sloppy, which is why the various layers are not too wet here. Consider embellishing the parmesan crust with sourdough breadcrumbs. Oh, it feels like only yesterday.

BUTTERNUT AND BRASSICA LASAGNE Ingredients ½ butternut pumpkin, seeds removed Extra virgin olive oil 500g ricotta 125ml milk Sea salt and freshly milled pepper Generous pinch ground nutmeg ½ bunch kale, leaves stripped from stalk ½ bunch cavolo nero, leaves stripped from stalk

1 bag baby spinach 250g grated mozzarella cheese 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 large bunch basil, leaves picked and coarsely chopped Sea salt and freshly milled pepper 300g pre-cooked lasagne sheets 60g parmesan, grated

Rich layers Alastair McLeod tweaks an Italian classic to celebrate the flavours of an autumn harvest

Method Preheat oven to 190C. Rub pumpkin with olive oil and place cut side down on a baking sheet, Roast for 30 mins or until tender. Allow to cool then scoop out flesh and blend to a smooth puree. Measure out 400g and blend with half the ricotta and milk then season and add nutmeg to taste. Plunge kale and cavolo in a large pot of salted boiling water for a few minutes, then add spinach briefly, then drain and plunge into iced water. Drain again then roughly chop. Combine with ricotta mix, mozzarella, garlic and basil, season then set aside. Grease a 27.5cm x 21cm x 7.5cm deep baking dish with olive oil.

Spread a third of the pumpkin puree on the bottom of the dish then arrange a quarter of the lasagne sheets on top followed by half of the kale mixture. Top with another layer of pasta. Spread with the next third of the pumpkin mixture followed by another layer of pasta. Spread over the last of the kale mixture and then the final layer of pasta. Finish by spreading over the last of the pumpkin and sprinkle with parmesan. Cover with foil and bake for 30 mins. Remove foil and bake for an additional 10 mins.

Serve with herb salad. Serves 8

Herb salad Ingredients ½ bunch coriander leaves ½ bunch flat-leaf parsley leaves ¼ bunch dill leaves ½ bunch tarragon leaves ½ bunch basil leaves 1 small bag rocket 1 green chilli, very finely

chopped 150g macadamia 50g unsalted butter, melted 1½tbs lemon juice 3tbs extra virgin olive oil Sea salt and freshly milled pepper

Method Preheat oven to 160C. Wash herbs twice in a large bowl of ice cold water, drain well each time then spin dry.

Cover and refrigerate until required. Toss macadamias in melted butter and roast in preheated oven for 5-6 mins or until golden then season, drain and coarsely chop.

Combine lemon juice and olive oil in a large bowl with a generous pinch of salt and pepper. Whisk well then add herbs and macadamia and gently toss together.

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Alastair McLeod is chef-owner of Al’Freshco, alfreshco.com.au Styling and photography: Miranda Porter, Props: shutupandrelax.com.au; cultivatedesignco.com.au

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MUSIC

Some of the songs I wrote back then are becoming relevant again, which is troubling

W

hen he first played in Queensland in 1987, Britain’s foremost political singersongwriter Billy Bragg was witnessing the end of the Joh Bjelke-Petersen government.

The political sentiment was a match made in heaven for a Billy Bragg show, taunting the audience with a story about coming across a “Joh for PM” bumper sticker on a car while in Sydney.

“Fortunately this was on a Volkswagen Beetle,” he told the crowd. “I’m saying fortunately because it only took three of us to turn the thing over.”

Phoning from his home at Burton Bradstock, Dorset, in south-west England, Billy remembers every detail of the show.

“Someone like me, coming to Queensland, every lefty from miles around came to Brisbane for the show. It was just brilliant. They were mad for it because noone was singing those kinds of songs. They just didn’t get any of that stuff up there.

None of this cool Melbourne, Sydney vibe.

They were just all over me like a rash. That was a gig-and-a-half I tell ’ya. It was great.

It was a lovely gig, I’ll never forget it.

“Everyone was drinking from big jugs on the table, which we thought were water but they turned out to be spirits.”

Billy was touring on the success of his classic album Talking with the Taxman About Poetry and the cheers of the crowd at Easts Leagues Club were to songs like There Is Power In A Union.

Thirty-three years later, and with Labor in power in Queensland, Billy is as relevant as ever with a climate of decimated union membership, serious challenges for Australia’s media, inaction on climate change, and attacks on freedom of speech and the right to protest.

Billy returns to Australia in April and May with a retrospective series of three shows in each city, One Step Forward, Two Steps Back.

“It’s always good to reach back into that period. Some of the songs I wrote back then are becoming relevant again, which is troubling,” he says.

“Trade unions are absolutely a key aspect of holding those in power to account in the workplace.

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A work in progress British musician and activist Billy Bragg returns to bash out pertinent political messages Brian Bennion

Party came out of people’s attempts to hold the employers to account in the workplace and it has been the diminution of that right that has left us in a situation where the gap between the rich and the poor has only got wider in the last 20 years.

“We need to be restoring workplace rights as a first step towards ensuring that people can live on the wages they earn.

“In our country, the majority of people that are living in poverty are also in work.

Work isn’t paying to get them above the poverty line and that is because they are no longer able to bargain for wages and

conditions in the workplace.”

The argument is a key theme of his recently-released book, The Three Dimensions of Freedom.

“How we hold the powerful to account is absolutely crucial. Authoritarianism is a genuine danger these days. It doesn’t begin when you have a police state.

“Authoritarianism begins when those in power feel they can act with impunity.

That’s where we are with Boris Johnson and … Donald Trump and that’s why I think accountability is important.”

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back will

feature three shows on consecutive nights, the first being his current set, the second centred on his first three albums and the third night concluding his first decade of recording. The shows will be performed in an intimate setting centred on the songs with just Billy on stage.

“Just me all on my lonesome. What we call ‘Bash ’Em Out Bragg’. Just two guitars and me.”

Billy Bragg, One Step Forward, Two Steps Back, The Triffid, Newstead, May 18-20. tickets.oztix.com.au

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ART

Venetian class With Italy off limits to international travellers, a trip to David Henderson’s latest show is the next best thing Phil Brown

V

isiting Italy vicariously is pretty well the only option at the moment. Artist David Henderson’s paintings take you there in the loveliest way.

David, 60, has been travelling to Italy for decades as a tour guide with Australians Studying Abroad and his exhibitions are the result of his travels and his love of Italy and other destinations.

But Italy is king for him and his latest show is one of his best and it includes what will come to be regarded as one of his masterworks – The Piazzetta, Spring Light.

This work features figures chatting in the shade while outside gentle sunlight bathes The Piazzetta, a little offshoot of the famous St Mark’s Square in Venice.

“I’ve always been interested in interiors and looking out at a view,” David says.

“I do studies on site and some of those studies will be included in this exhibition.”

Who are the people he sketches, then paints and what is the backstory?

We will never know. David doesn’t either.

“Who are they?” he says. “I don’t know.”

And maybe it’s better that way. The sense of mystery enhances the enjoyment.

Architecture is one of his interests (he studied it for a couple of years) so the buildings are lovingly and respectfully rendered. In The Piazzetta, Spring Light you get a view of part of the Doge’s Palace, a Venetian treasure.

Other works feature the canals and other scenery that will all be familiar to anyone who knows and loves Venice.

David has been there countless times now and has led more than 50 tours to a variety of destinations – Italy foremost but also France and the UK. He was last in Italy in November and was planning to take a tour to northern Italy in the coming months to look at significant gardens. Fortuitously that trip was cancelled.

“I’m feeling fortunate though,” David says. “For an artist being forced to stay home isn’t that bad. I spend a lot of time closed away in a room painting pictures.

So people who come to this exhibition can get the Italian vibe without all the drama.

Who knows when we can next visit?”

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As well as his Italian scenes there is usually some local Australian fare and works that refer to landscape. Sandy Track is one. That’s a South Stradbroke Island scene and shows his adeptness with landscape. David spent the first 10 years of his life in the landscape, out Winton way, before coming to Brisbane for school.

After school he studied architecture but then followed a stronger passion, for art.

He graduated from London’s Royal Academy School in 1985 where he won

a prize for painting and was twice selected for their annual summer exhibition.

He has also worked as a university lecturer but prefers to concentrate on his art and his travels.

So, if you have a hankering for Italy right now, a David Henderson exhibition is the next best thing to being there.

A WORLD AWAY … (clockwise from top) David Henderson’s Italian works include Grand Canal, November; Evening Glow; and The Piazzetta, Spring Light.

David Henderson, until Mar 29, Graydon Gallery, 29 Merthyr Rd, New Farm, free admission. visualartist.info/davidhenderson

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FILM

BLOODSHOT (M) hhkjj Director Dave Wilson Starring Vin Diesel, Guy Pearce, Eiza Gonzalez The groundbreaking nanotechnology that allows Ray (Diesel) Garrison’s bulletpocked body to instantaneously regenerate – a la The Terminator – is a distinct advantage when he’s delivering retribution to an army of well-equipped thugs.

Steadfastness, however, is the Valiant Comics character’s real superpower.

Even his “creator”, a brilliant scientist named Emil Harting (Pearce), is in awe of the ex-soldier’s unwavering commitment to hunting down his wife’s killer – no matter what the cost.

Unlike speed and strength, such determination cannot be artificially augmented.

It can, however, be harnessed for other, more sinister purposes …

After seeing the woman he loves shot at point blank range by a cold-blooded assassin who employs Talking Heads’ Psycho Killer as his signature tune, Garrison swears vengeance.

Thanks to the intervention of Harting, who brings the soldier back from the dead, he gets the chance to deliver on that promise.

Able to ingest jet plane manuals while in the pilot’s seat, and to plug directly into satellite navigation systems, Garrison

VALIANT EFFORT … Eiza Gonzalez and Vin Diesel star in the latest comic book adaptation for the big screen, Bloodshot. proves a formidable – if not particularly sophisticated – adversary.

In the face of such technologicallyenhanced, single-minded devotion, his targets don’t stand a chance.

But nothing in Garrison’s world is quite what it seems. Former navy diver K.T. (Gonzalez), whose lungs were burned by nerve gas during an operation in Syria, clearly knows more than she is letting on.

While the results aren’t always pretty, Diesel is the sort of actor who gets the job done. And so it is with Bloodshot, an obstinate knucklehead with just enough intelligence to allow for some fleeting moments of self-reflection.

Pearce’s villain is a good deal more nuanced than his surroundings, but that hardly represents a criticism.

As well as Garrison’s romantic interest,

HAPPY NEW YEAR, COLIN BURSTEAD (MA15+) hhkjj Director Ben Wheatley Starring Neil Maskell, Charles Dance, Hayley Squires, Sam Riley David (Riley) has only been at his family’s New Year’s Eve party half an hour when an ugly confrontation prompts him to nick off to a nearby pub instead.

You may very well feel like following his example. Happy New Year, Colin Burstead is a particularly corrosive example of an awkward-family-reunion picture, one where there’s precious little affection between the clan members to redeem their squabbles.

In short, you’ve never met such a miserable pack of Bursteads in your life.

The party has been organised by Colin (Maskell), the long-suffering elder son, who has rented a stately home by the ocean in Dorset for the purpose.

Colin is incensed that his sister Gini (Squires) has invited to the party their brother David, the black sheep of the family who has been estranged for five years.

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FAMILY FIGHT … Bill Paterson and Neil Maskell play father and long-suffering son.

Colin’s woes are only just beginning. The party hasn’t even started when his mother Sandy (Doon Mackichan) takes a tumble – Colin’s lack of sympathy tells us this is a frequent occurrence. Then his impecunious

dad Gordon (Bill Paterson) wants to borrow money. Other plot lines involve former lovers bumping into each other, and the impoverished lord (Richard Glover) forced to rent out his castle to the likes of Colin

Gonzalez serves as the film’s conscience.

Bloodshot is a solid if uninspired directorial debut from visual effects artist Dave Wilson.

The old school-action thriller plays directly to Diesel’s strengths, but like its central character, it never deviates from the expected path. This one’s aimed directly at its leading man’s fanbase.

VICKY ROACH

and who hasn’t much of a clue about hospitality.

You could read this ghastly shindig as a portrait of Brexit-era Britain: hopelessly divided, muddling along and clinging to a gin and tonic in the hope it will all be over soon. As Sandy complains: “There is literally nothing to look forward to about the new year, why are we going?”

It’s a dour and disappointing foray into Mike Leigh-territory for writer-director Ben Wheatley. Wheatley employed Leigh’s technique of getting the cast to improvise scenes, with far less rich and rewarding results. Wheatley’s films are always dark (Kill List, Sightseers, High-Rise) but there’s no fantastical twist this time to lift the material above the level of kitchen-sink peevishness.

And things don’t even improve with the arrival of Charles Dance as Uncle Bertie.

Games of Thrones’ bad dad is given precious little to do here except drink whisky and reveal an eccentric taste in leisurewear. Why invite a world-class sourpuss to a family fight only to leave him on the sidelines?

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TRAVEL

Easy escape Emporium Hotel South Bank offers a great option for fun with the kids while staying close to home Leesa Maher

“I

want to live here,” announces Master Eight.

Me: “What, in the hotel?

Won’t you miss me?”

Master Eight: “It’s OK, you can live here too Mum!” And so goes the “if only” chat as we reluctantly pack our bags after a family staycation at Emporium South Bank, the gleaming edifice at the top end of Grey St that opened in July 2018.

It’s a five-star haunt, designed to impress. And impressed we are.

My son and 12-year-old daughter have joined me to sample the Easter Family Escape package, available from April 1.

We open the door to our 16th floor twin suite to find a cushion-filled teepee on the floor (yippee!) and a giant basket of Easter eggs on the bed (yikes!). As I wail, “No more than two!” the kids, of course, set upon the spoils like ravenous hyenas, scattering coloured foil to the four winds.

The Easter package also includes free movies – room service will happily deliver fresh popcorn and Magnums to enjoy with new releases such as A Dog’s Journey or Abominable – and a little toy zebra for the kids. Lola is the hotel mascot, with her stripes referencing the zebra print used throughout the stylish hotel, from armchairs to the cuddly bedroom slippers.

We are getting to know the suite – the wine fridge, the mirror-cum-TV, the myriad buttons that control curtains, lights and possibly the main runway at Brisbane Airport, and the spectacular views of South Bank, the Brisbane River and the city – when there is a call from reception.

“Ms Maher, we understand you are dining at Spaghetti House Trattoria tonight. Can we offer you a transfer in the Emporium’s Maserati?” Um, let me think.

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HOP TO IT ... (clockwise from above) Emporium South Bank’s city views; the hotel’s Maserati; and a twin suite offering the Easter Family Escape, complete with kids’ teepee and an egg basket.

“Absolutely you can!” A chauffeur-driven gleaming black Quattroporte sedan (price tag $270k at Maserati Brisbane) is available to guests in premier suites (from $599 a night), at the discretion of the concierge desk, for short hops – performances at QPAC, shopping or meetings in the city, yoga classes, that kind of thing.

Master Eight snags the front passenger seat for the trip to SHT on Little Stanley St, and almost levitates with glee when our driver guns it (within the speed limit, obviously) down Grey St. It’s a sweet ride to the perennially popular Italian owned by Claire Parviz,

who happens to live at the hotel complex, and is well-known to staff.

After a warm welcome from Claire, we settle in for a feast of delicious gnocchi, wood-fired pizza and a fettuccine marinara made with gluten-free pasta – staff here are well-schooled in food allergies, and don’t bat an eyelid at my practised coeliac disease spiel.

We linger over dinner – it’s a packed house and there’s a wonderful buzz in the air – and then walk back to the hotel along the river at South Bank, with New Zealand Natural ice creams in hand. The river shimmers beneath the illuminated skyscrapers and the William Jolly Bridge,

a blaze of pink neon, and I decide I should play tourist more often. The city is stunning by night.

After a restful sleep, we zoom up to Level 21 – the top floor – for a lavish buffet breakfast at The Terrace rooftop bar.

We poked our heads in the day before, en route to the pool for a splash about, but now relax into its plush mint green swivel chairs for a leisurely bite.

The buffet is bountiful – charcuterie, fruits, cereals, bacon, eggs, the works – but guests can also order from an al a carte menu that includes buttermilk pancakes with maple syrup, eggs benedict and a free range egg omelette. We stick with the buffet where I discover plenty that’s gluten-free, and the kids discover the mini jam doughnuts. Well, of course they did.

We round off our inner-city foray with a trip to GOMA to see the Water exhibition – on until April 26 – before heading for home.

We packed a lot into 24 hours, including some much-needed family time.

And what a place to do it.

The writer was a guest of Emporium Hotel South Bank. Easter Family Escape, from $389 a night including Easter egg basket, kiddie teepee, free in-room movies and a gift for the kids, April 1-30, Emporium Hotel South Bank, 267 Grey St, South Brisbane. emporiumhotels.com.au

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AT HOME

Family style Charm abounds at this Ashmore Queenslander, designed with two young boys in mind Tonya Turner

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he funny thing about renovating is it’s hard to know when to stop. Take Frank and Belinda, who purchased a perfectly liveable 1940s Queenslander in Ashgrove in 2017 that had been raised and built in underneath.

After deciding to replace the glass walls on one side of the house along the pool to make it safer for their two young boys, Hamish, 5, and Toby, 4, one thing led to another. Before they knew it, they’d planned an entire home renovation to better suit their lifestyle.

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EASY LIVING ...

Rylo Interiors masterminded the renovation of this Ashmore home.

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AT HOME

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would be our forever home, but then we had the opportunity to move overseas and were excited by the opportunity of renovating again in Brisbane. We feel very fortunate to be able to live in a home that has been tailored and designed to suit how our family likes to live.

And we also wanted to revert to a more classic look for the house.”

The couple engaged Lauren Pearse, designer and director of Rylo Interiors, to reimagine the spaces and make it more suitable for their growing family and visiting relatives.

“Originally the upper level floor plan was a bit of a mishmash and quite dark,” Lauren says. “Our main aim was to open it up, flood the upper level with light, create a beautiful large master suite and give the boys their own play space while still being close to mum and dad.”

By flipping the floor plan upstairs, moving the stairwell and turning three small bedrooms into one large master retreat complete with vaulted ceiling, large balcony, ensuite and walk-in-robe, the upper level of the home was transformed.

“This is one of the most beautiful aspects of this home as it captures views of the reserve behind it,” Lauren says.

Downstairs, a kids’ playroom was created with a hidden pint-sized doorway leading into the lounge room and a large store room converted into a guest bedroom with powder room. While the split-level lounge, dining and kitchen structurally remained the same, the vast kitchen was rejigged to include a small and practical butler’s pantry.

Next, Lauren waved her wand over the interiors to add a touch of magic and playfulness. The bright colour palette, carefully positioned hanging chairs, bold tile choices, quirky patterned furniture, beaded chandelier, iron candelabras, pale blue front door and colourful wallpaper all came together to dazzling effect.

“We had so much fun choosing wallpaper for this home,” Lauren says. A bright green and white pattern was chosen for the playroom, a natural linen for the master bedroom, and a sophisticated navy blue seagrass with a vertical stripe for the dining room and stairwell.

“This accentuates the ceiling heights and adds visual interest at eye level,” Lauren says.

But the wallpaper in the kids’ shared bedroom was the standout favourite with its mustard and white jungle theme complete with cheeky monkeys swinging through the trees.

A fabric bench seat near the entry was the closest they could get to a mud room in the home, but it does the job beautifully.

“It created the perfect spot to sit and take your shoes on and off with basket storage underneath,” Lauren says.

Belinda and Frank couldn’t be happier with the result. “Lauren pushed us out of our comfort zone at times but we are so glad she did,” Belinda says.

BOLD PATTERNS … The owners had fun choosing wallpaper to accentuate the home’s high ceilings and reflect the fun areas such as the kids’ play room.

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LAST WORD

Phil Brown How had it come to this? Well, we had done a sweep of our local supermarket and found no dunny rolls for sale ... Nothing. Nada. Zilch So there I was at a servo buying toilet paper out of the boot of this guy’s car.

A song came to me – AC/DC’s Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.

My wife was still in the car and I could see her mouthing, “WTF?” How had it come to this? Well, we had done a sweep of our local supermarket and found no dunny rolls for sale.

So, dropping our son at his apartment in Spring Hill, we thought we would do a sweep of his local. Nothing. Nada. Zilch.

Until we saw someone with a toilet roll, a single toilet roll. Apparently they were handing them out, one per person. Like jail.

We had heard that certain supermarkets had put security on the toilet

paper section and my son reckons he heard of some shelf stackers having a police escort. As a former shelf stacker myself (in my students days you understand) I felt some sympathy for the poor buggers.

Who wants to stack the shelves with toilet paper nowadays when you might get attacked in the process?

With our single toilet roll, we drove on and then stopped to get petrol. Just on the off chance, I suggested my wife do a sweep of the servo shop to see if they had any loo paper or hand sanitiser while I filled up the tank.

She came out a couple of minutes later shaking her head. I was annoyed because I had been in that very servo at the start of

the crisis and they had stacks of the stuff, but I was too proud to buy any then. Who wants to be seen going back to the car laden with packs of toilet paper?

Anyway, I went inside to pay for petrol and nodded g’day to the bloke behind the counter. I have been going to this servo for years and we have got to know each other along the way although I won’t tell you his name because I don’t want to incriminate him.

I paid the bill and as I was about to leave he looked around and said, in a hushed tone: “Hey Phil, do you need any toilet paper?”

I looked around too, I’m not sure why.

“Yes, as a matter of fact I do,” I said.

“I can get you some if you like.”

“You have a private stash?” I asked. He nodded and said under his breath: “Meet me out front, I have some in my car.”

So I went out and he popped the boot.

I looked around again, furtively.

He produced a pack of 20 rolls from the boot of his car.

“That’s gold,” I said as I grabbed it.

“How much?”

“Just give us 10 bucks,” he said. He could have got $50 but we were friends.

The deal done we nodded and quickly parted. I went back to the car and threw it in the back seat. I looked at my wife and smiled.

“Just drive,” she said.

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Art Deco appeal Beautifully presented and offering an elegant Art Deco colour scheme with polished floors, plantation shutters, ornate cornices and a fresh and pristine neutral palette, this stylish residence sits just across from the Brisbane River.

The single-level layout offers easy living with its timber floors, high ceilings, french doors, casement windows, ornate ceiling roses and cornicing having been updated for today’s lifestyle.

A modern kitchen and bathrooms have been renovated to blend with the Art Deco style, with the residence incorporating the perfect blend of indoor/outdoor living.

Three generously-sized bedrooms, a main bedroom with ensuite and walk-in wardrobe plus a family bathroom to service the other two bedrooms are also all available.

The kitchen features a six-burner Smeg cooktop, Miele dishwasher and granite sink as well as the convenience of an adjoining laundry.

“You will love entertaining here with the way the home flows out to the covered entertaining which overlooks the rear grassed yard, perfect for the kids and pets to

play,” Ray White Ascot agent Ian Cuneo says. Other features include an in-ground saltwater pool and a barbecue area with a pizza oven.

“Situated just 5km to the CBD and an ideal setting for professionals and families alike, Yeronga is filled with acres of parkland with amenities including cycling and walking tracks, barbecue areas and numerous playgrounds,” Ian says.

“This stylish and pristinely maintained home in a blue-chip location will be sold.”

YERONGA 378 Brisbane Corso Land: 698sq m Inspect: Friday (Mar 27), 10-10.30am; Saturday (Mar 28), 3.30-4pm Agent: Ian and Jack Cuneo, Ray White Ascot; ph: 3868 7500, 0416 139 656 (IC) and 0451 150 630 (JC) Auction: On site, Saturday ( Mar 28), 4pm

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NEWMARKET STATE SCHOOL The Department of Education is proposing to develop land at the above address.

It is proposed to deliver works including: • new two-storey learning centre (with future in-fill) at eastern end of the school; • relocation of tennis courts and playground • one (1) PWD parking space.

The intent of the project is to provide school infrastructure in line with future school population growth forecasts to ultimately accommodate for approximately 392 students and 26 full-time equivalent staff.

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Questions? Contact the Infrastructure Designation team on 1300 967 433 or at the above email address.

The Infrastructure Designation request has been made to the Planning Minister under Chapter 2 Part 5 of the Planning Act 2016.

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by Tanya Obreza

LIBRA (September 23 – October 23) Librans need little coaxing to enjoy

life – it’s what you do best. And this Across week is all about good old-fashioned ARIES (March 1 Follow in 20) office (7) fun and luck. Standby for a happier 21 – April social life as relationships look set to When 5 Helicopter (7)with your reality doesn’t fit flourish. Later in the week, try to might feel tempted expectations, 9 Long you curl of hair (7) to balance your work and personal life. blame others. One thing’s for sure, we all10 Hardintodifferent climbways (7) and few A fated attraction could also help your see things career, along with the possibility of us have the power to read(5) each of11 Lash of a whip travel. other’s minds. Spell your thoughts out more 12 clearly Extravagant exaggeration (9) next time; and if necessary compromise.

13 MadeForgive powerless to act (9) SCORPIO too.

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Love could SAGITTARIUS the taking if you(7) play nice. yours 28 for Conspicuous (November 23 – December 21)

GEMINI Down occasionally they abandon you. In a way (May 21 – June 21) it’s like stage fright where the ability to Here’s 1 A graze (7) a week when one detour leads to perform is overridden by self another.

If coupled, you might want 2 Fit in (7) consciousness. Not so this week which more independence, but be sure to give your 3 partner Impart to (9) allows most Sagittarians to make a the information same freedom. Singles fabulous impression in dazzling style. love that’schannel short and sweet can4 expect Drainage (5) Update your image and pay closer and that’s the way you like it. Should the planets 5 French wine-producing areaattention (9) as to who appears on your argue for a career change, don’t ignore 6 Fraternity of monks (5) scene. them.

7 To further (7) CAPRICORN CANCER (June 8 Deferential (December 22 – January 20) 22 – July 22) esteem (7) If you’ve been hoping to reap financial After 14 feeling Mastery (5,4)been walking like you’ve rewards, then start planting the seeds. financial quicksand,(9) this week puts on 15 Of bishops Right now your imagination and energy you on solid ground. You’re also better able 16 toSpeak rhetorically (7) are firing. Just make sure the left hand appreciate how prior setbacks you. Withcomprehensive hindsight, you can (7) knows what the right is doing. Though served 17 Widely some cosmic forces might try to slow into future triumphs. turn 19 mistakes A deadly poison (7) professional progress, Capricorn Recent health issues start to ease. determination wins through.

20 Questionable (7) LEO 22 Cool courage (5) AQUARIUS (July 23 – August 23) Home 23 Financial resources (5) (January 21 – February 18) is where the heart is. It is a time You know your strengths, but

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(3,6) 19 He gives oral area (9) 20 Snub, 23(5)Manger,VIRGO 25 Autocrat, 27 On the run, 28 Chance, 29 Hesitant, 30 Freely. nthills, 28 Pursue, 29 itTeaching, 21 Refused when more 30 Lesson. examinations (7)19 Monteverdi, 6 Fraternity of monks PISCES than satisfied (9) 20 Fighting for combat 7 To further (7) (August 24 – September 22) (February 19 – March Being forearmed one has 14 rations (7) 8 Deferential2esteem (7) If there’s to any conflict, look to Down: 1 Godsend, Orangutan, 3 Extant, 5beRate, 6 Coalesce, 7 Order, 8 Samurai, 1120) Devotee, 14 e, 7 Roods, 824Elected, 11 Enlarge, The planets encourage a more intuitive such a nerve (5) 22 Law and order (5) 14 Mastery (5,4) relationships. The planets are meddling Stadium, 17 Long-range, 18 Vehement, 19 Mammoth, 21 Battery, 22 Bother, 24 Notes, 26 Turn.

2 Figure, 24 Extra, 26 Plan. approach. A barrage of new thoughts 25 Noise or disturbance can 23 New or old slaver (5) 15 Of bishops (9) where they shouldn’t. Even so, take this and creative solutions fill your mind. be wearing (7) 16 Speak rhetorically (7) chance to express unresolved anger in a Just be wary of those who would exploit 26 Like an egg, it’s blown (7) QUICK 17 Widely comprehensive (7) constructive way. As peace returns you. Don’t be influenced about how to 27 A political favour? (7) 19 A deadly poison (7) towards late week, you head in a feel, or what to believe. Stay true to you.

28 Infantile habits (7) Across 20 Questionable (7) positive direction. But if still feeling Also remember: you can’t help those 1 Follow in office (7) 22 Cool courage (5) unsure, sympathetic friends lend a who refuse to be helped.

Down 5 Helicopter (7) 23 Financial resources (5) comforting shoulder.

1 Got up late? (7) 9 Long curl of hair (7) CROSSWORD ANSWERS. CRYPTIC: Across: 1 Express, 5 Abutted, 9 Herbage, 10 Tackles, 11 Maori, 12 Tolerable, 13 Demitasse, 15 Tryst, 16 Mined, 18 Bay window, 21 Surfeited, 24 Ulnar, 25 Erosion, 26 Ocarina, 27 Rosette, 28 Layette. Down: 1 Exhumed, 2 Perform, 3 Emaciated, 4 Sheet, 5 Artillery, 6 Ulcer, 7 Tallboy, 8 Dessert, 14 Substance, 15 Tributary, 16 Masseur, 17 Nervous, 19 Dentist, 20 Warfare, 22 Edict, 23 Drool.

QUICK: Across: 1 Succeed, 5 Chopper, 9 Ringlet, 10 Arduous, 11 Thong, 12 Hyperbole, 13 Hamstrung, 15 Exert, 16 Drown, 18 Precincts, 21 Conundrum, 24 Chaos, 25 Alberta, 26 Apprise, 27 Mislead, 28 Salient.

Down: 1 Scratch, 2 Conform, 3 Enlighten, 4 Ditch, 5 Champagne, 6 Order, 7 Promote, 8 Respect, 14 Upper hand, 15 Episcopal, 16 Declaim, 17 Omnibus, 19 Cyanide, 20 Suspect, 22 Nerve, 23 Means.

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