Guardian Prize Crossword 28153 Saturday June 6Th 2020

[kajman]

26ac Recollection of first of explosions sounding intolerable, over Normandy? (5) N?I?E

I assume it's NOISE but can someone help me parse it please.

[Neveracrossword]

Reversed in the clue, first letters.

[fiction-factory]

first letters of last 5 words in reverse

[kajman]

Thanks. Just wordplay and no definition then? Unless it is implied by "explosions"

[Mamyalynne]

& lit - The whole clue describes the definition.