"the Visitor" Prize Crossword No. 339

[TerryFrancis]

5a. Horse colour, queer aromatic drink. (3,3)
_ A _ R _ M (Could it be TAN RUM, or even BAY RUM?)

26a. Cleaner, say, in reverse electrical quantity. (6)
C _ A _ _ _ (Is it CHARGE?)

27a. Bear a short road flying overhead. (8)
_ T _ N _ A _ _

17d. Hurling soft irritation. (8)
_ I _ C _ I _ _ (Is it PITCHING?)

21d. Captioned, with notice put between explosive and journalist. (6)
_ E _ D _ _

Many thanks in advance!

[ladyalex]

5a bay rum

[THEMOTLEY1]

27 stand a rd

[ladyalex]

17 d Pitching p(soft) + itching (irritation)

[Sam1960]

17. p itching (yes)

[BlackadderV]

Charged
Headed

[THEMOTLEY1]

5 yes Bay Rum

[Captain2]

headed

[ladyalex]

26a has 6 letters...
I can see Char= cleaner but I'm struggling with the reverse electrical quantity
:-((

[BlackadderV]

Say, for example, e.g. in Latin

[Captain2]

say = EG then reversed Definition is electrical quantity

[ladyalex]

Thank you , Blackadder and Captain 2.
So it should be 7 letters, then?

[BlackadderV]

A charge is an electrical quantity, the word play is made up of char + eg reversed.

[BlackadderV]

No, C H A R G E (6 letters).

[ladyalex]

Sorry, confused here...char + eg reversed = charge , an electrical quantity , 6 letters.
Thanks all for helping me.

[TerryFrancis]

Thank you all.

Regarding "CHARGE". I can see how the answer fits with the electrical quantity, but don't understand the cleaner bit of the clue! Can someone please explain the logic?

[Captain2]

Think your Ladyship should ease off the port a little now ;-)))

[scorpiojo]

A cleaner is a char(lady)

[TerryFrancis]

Ah, sorry. I see an explanation was posted the same time I typed my enquiry!

[Captain2]

Another word for a domestic cleaner is a CHAR (woman/man/person)

[BlackadderV]

Char(lady) a cleaner.