The Sunday Crossword No 3061, Sunday 18 Aug 2019

ACROSS
1   Around Tyneside, suits will get perks (8) BENEFITS {BE{NE}FITS}
5   In France, who gets behind cook (not French) offering French dish? (6) QUICHE {QUI}{CHEf}

10 Go-getter policeman given basic spelling test (4,3) BUSY BEE {BUSY}{BEE}
11 ‘Dancing On Ice: 'Australia’ vacuously presenting ‘Polynesia, etc’ (7) OCEANIA {ON+ICE+Au...iA}
12 Dishonesty concerning time spent with crossword, perhaps (3-2) LIE-IN {LIE}{IN}
13 Slightly inclined to be a little dear (1,3,5) A BIT STEEP {A}{BIT}{STEEP}
14 A German in each hotel — being prepared is hidden strength (3,2,3,4)  ACE IN THE HOLE {EIN+EACH+HOTEL}*
16 Give up TV? It’s child’s play (4-2-3-3) JACK-IN-THE-BOX [DD]
21 ’Spare mo’ with Cameron? It’s lasted centuries (6,3) COMMON ERA {MO+CAMERON}*
23 Wedding guide more sumptuous with outlay of pounds (5) USHER plUSHER
24 Primarily, it’s where old Japanese infantry met Americans? (3,4) IWO JIMA Acrostic &lit
25 What might be plucked, when it’s dipped in refined sugar (7) GUITARS {GU{IT}ARS*}
26 English seen in Riviera city society with family (6) NIECES {NI{E}CE}{S}
27 Victorian novel Conrad frequently reinvented (8) CRANFORD {CONRAD+FR}* Thanks to Google

DOWN
1   Beelzebub, bleeding, hiding blister (6) BUBBLE [T]
2   Not a single store had food (6) NOSHED {NO}{SHED}
3   Maths whiz, wonderfully fab, iconic (9) FIBONACCI*
4   It might be presented as cheetah in that titfer, for starters! (3,3,2,3,3) THE CAT IN THE HAT {THE CAT} {IN THE} {HAT} (Addendum - {CHEETAH+IN+THAT+T}* &lit - See comments)
6   Employers in trouser suits (5) USERS [T]
7   Swindle very cunningly, snatching old type of belt (8)  CONVEYOR {CON}{VEY{O}R*}
8   Illustrative warnings make Max sleep fitfully (8) EXAMPLES*
9   In this arrangement, we might see dingo anger them! (3,2,3,6) DOG IN THE MANGER* Semi&lit
15 Sturgeon’s aim: Scotland finally off, a natural process (9) EVOLUTION dEVOLUTION
16 Ousting when Liberal drops back two places in poll (8) EJECTION E(-l+j)JECTION
17 Half of mush to percolate and circulate (8) SCHMOOZE {SCHMaltz}{OOZE} Thanks to Google
19 Mickey Mouse's company with a lot invested (6) CHEAPO {C{HEAP}O}
20 Incompetently seared, destroyed the lot (6) ERASED*
22 No livery includes a yellowish green (5) OLIVE [T]

Reference List
Pounds = P,L, Old = O, English = E, Society = S, Company =CO

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