The Sunday Crossword No 3132, Sunday 10 Jan 2021

ACROSS

1   Novelist in Breton resort (6) BRONTE*

4   At end of Inferno, T. Hanks reveals ‘I’d rather not’ (2,6) NO THANKS [T]

9   Get a coach with time for run (6) ATTAIN {A}{T(-r+t)TAIN}  

10 Did I rant about W Indies? Partly (8) TRINIDAD*

12 Notice bar is very clean (8) SPOTLESS {SPOT}{LESS}

13 Disasters when cakes without filling rise internally (6) CRISES {Cak{RISE}eS}

15 Banger that’s gone off to get masked, ultimately, with flavouring (7,4) CARAWAY SEED {CAR}{AWAY}{SEE}{m...eD}

18 Clever, removing top to add interest when showering often (5,6) RAINY SEASON {bRAINY}{SEASON}

21 Soft ground buried in tremor assault (6) MORASS [T]

22 Being waited on, eating starter of chicken with pastry casing (2,6) EN CROUTE {EN{Ch...n}ROUTE} 

24 Got bogus knocked off womenswear (3,5) UGG BOOTS*

25 Duke's seen for a time in online messages with posh clothing (6) TWEEDS TWEE(-t+d)DS

26 Gave up half of one’s ground (8) ESCHEWED {onES}{CHEWED}

27 Fermented refreshments obviating yolks; ordinarily subzero ... primarily? (6) FROYOS Acrostic Semi&lit

DOWN

1   Slangily, 'money', to begin with, is called by American ‘cabbage’ (8) BRASSICA {BRASS}{Is}{Ca...d}{A}

2   Doubt oar will be seen moving, having this kind of motor? (8) OUTBOARD*

3   Resort with low-priced rent and sought-after square (6-4,5) TRIPLE-WORD SCORE {RESORT+LOW-PRICED}*

5   Monster’s rising, so ... (4) OGRE <=

6   Struggling to make headway, surrender having lost energy in drawn-out conflict (7,5,3) HUNDRED YEARS WAR {HEADWAY+SURRENDeR}* 

7   One who’s disinvested in stud rearing (6) NUDIST*

8   Seen in Jaws, a distressing monster (6) SADIST [T]

11 A small modern-day country; a vast ancient kingdom (7) ASSYRIA {A}{S}{SYRIA}

14 Depending on duplicity (7) RELYING {RE}{LYING}

16 With shrewdness, Anglo-Saxon king oversees bishopric (8) ASTUTELY {AS}{TUT}{ELY}

17 Circulates stripped resin scent? (8) INCENSES {rESIN+SCENt}*

19 Everyman's quietly guarded, oddly absent ... and lewd (6) IMPURE {I'M}{P}{gUaRdEd}

20 Pathetic jerk undertakes banter (6) TRAGIC {T{RAG}IC}

23 Eyesore ... by the sound of it! (4) STYE (~sty)

Reference List

Time = T, Run = R, Duke = D, American = A, Energy = E, Small = S, On = RE, Quietly = P