The Sunday Crossword No 3092, Sunday 22 Mar 2020

ACROSS
1   'People seen in church', paper reported (6) CHOIRS (~quires)
4   ... world’s a stage ... (3,5) THE GLOBE [DD]
9   Foreign newspaper very into Milan fashion house (6) PRAVDA {PRA{V}DA}
10 Sad vocal remixed with Gallic spirit (8) CALVADOS*
12 Collapse, ululating at first, before god in place on the Euphrates (8) FALLUJAH {FALL}{Ul...g}{JAH}
13 Novel where Scrooge gets jolly in the end (6) MISERY {MISER}{j..lY}
15 Study disparaging Bright Eyes singer? (3,9) ART CRITICISM {ART}{CRITICISM}
18 Wild, Met opera? Hang about (2,3,7) ON THE RAMPAGE*
21 Funny jokes about parking in capital (6) SKOPJE {SKO{P}JE*}
22 Those who are smart voiced opposition to Trump policy (4-4) KNOW-ALLS (~ no walls)
24 Wanting leader, sheltered deposed king (8) ETHELRED sHELTERED*
25 Scratched a Monet, reportedly (6) CLAWED (~ claude)
26 Duly pick playfully in this activity? (5,3) LUCKY DIP* &lit
27 Everyman, they say, given drink, acts creepily (4,2) EYES UP (~ i)(EYE}{SUP}

DOWN
1   Romp involving vacuous farce: a shocking movie (4,4) CAPE FEAR {CAPE{FarcE}{A}R}
2   Old earl taking short sleep on toilet, making no effort (2,1,5) ON A PLATE {O}{NAP}{LAT}{E}
3   Bloody dog – shouting, explosive – that’s seen next to lamb (10,5) REDCURRANT JELLY {RED}{CUR}{RANT}{JELLY}
5   Here, every athlete tussles – to begin with? (4) HEAT Acrostic &lit
6   Shivering, I’m wet, short of time, so get lively, get lively! (4,2,4,5) GIVE IT SOME WELLY {IM+WEt+SO+GET+LIVELY}*
7   Many dogs taking a pee (6) OODLES pOODLES
8   Some theses, say, specifically? (6) ESSAYS [T} &lit
11 Captain and chief briefly advanced security protocol (7) CAPTCHA {CAPT}{CH}{A}

14 Decorator to make a mark here, curling’s seen (3,4) ICE RINK {ICER}{INK}

16 Actor who starred in Calamity Jane and Homeland? (3-5) DAY-LEWIS {DAY}{LEWIS}
17 Admitted being frustrated about part of Superman costume (6,2) FESSED UP {F{ESS}ED UP}
19 Top grade – excellent – in addition (2,4) AS WELL {A}{SWELL}
20 Baffled by drunken noise of moody teenager (6) GOTHIC  {GOT}{HIC} Iffy definition
23 Sperm oil oddly seen in kind of pad (4) SEMI {SpErM+oIl}

Reference List
Very = V, Parking = P, Old + O, Earl = E, Time = T, Advanced = A, Superman = S(ess),