The Sunday Crossword No 3107, Sunday 05 Jul 2020

ACROSS
1   Top monk's snack prepared as party staple (8,5) POSTMANS KNOCK*
8    Bottom seen in bearskins, oddly (5) BASIS BeArSkInS
9    Can sprats get battered in famous London location? (2,7) ST PANCRAS*
11 ‘Independence stifled: ace!' Cameron ordered drink (9) AMERICANO {I} in {A+CAMERON}*

12 Lavish spread with no starter for Hindu god (5) SHIVA lAVISH*
13 Poet known by initials (W. C.) going back over introduction to sonnet (1,1,5) TS ELIOT {TOILE{So...t}T<=}
15 Dish including cheese: sag of the bum to come back round (7) LASAGNA {LA{SAG}NA<=}

17 Busy, on a boat, in channels that might get congested (7) SINUSES {S{IN}{USE}S}
19 Half of what’s seen in seasoner adding little taste for starters? (3,4) SEA SALT {SEASoner}{Ad...g}{Li...e}{Ta..e} Semi&lit
21 Where you might find Adonis ... or bearskins (5) EIGHT Refers to clue at 8D
23 ‘Date, essentially?’ ‘Here and now’ (2,7) AT PRESENT {dATe}{PRESENT}
25 Partly dapper cap: it adorns a head (3,6) PER CAPITA [T]
26 Swearing’s a little loathsome (5) OATHS [T]
27 Fantastic luck: 'Not haggis, Aunt Sally' (8,5) LAUGHING STOCK*

DOWN
2    Undressed yobs, spectacle that’s indecent (7) OBSCENE {yOBs}{SCENE}
3    Gives evidence: 'Four quit wild festivities ' (9) TESTIFIES FESTivITIES*
4    No good: agates ransacked, lost (2,3) AT SEA AgATES*
5    Almost closed shop arranged for one who worked in theatre (9) SOPHOCLES {CLOSEd+SHOP}*
6    Galliano nosejobs – covered up – they’re taboo (2-3) NO-NOS [T]
7    Kinky game (7) CURLING [DD]

8    Adonis undresses, rising for the rest (6,5) BEAUTY SLEEP {BEAUTY}{PEELS<=}
10 They hang from the ceiling in attics, stale, sultry (11) STALACTITES*

14 Conductor: ‘Opera by Paganini? Not half!’ (9) TOSCANINI {TOSCA}{pagaNINI}
16 Son dressing monkey, George, in jacket – he’ll be in trouble (9) SCAPEGOAT {S}{C{APE}{G}OAT}
18 Somewhere in Africa, ‘dry’ European: ‘Drink up!’ (7) NIGERIA {AIR}{E}{GIN}<=

20 On the contrary, US spies take month to become clean (7) ASEPTIC {A{SEPT}IC<=}
22 Primarily, tone with adenoidal nasality, generally? (5) TWANG Acrostic &lit
24 Primarily, pesky road accident necessitating garagist? (5) PRANG Acrostic &lit

Reference List
Independence = I, Ace = A, WC = TOILET, Boat = SS, Good = G, Son = S, George = G, European = E