The Sunday Crossword No 3170, Sunday 03 Oct 2021

ACROSS

1   The Northern cream's gathered – its inhabitants would say! (10) MANCHESTER {THE+N+CREAMS}* Semi&lit

6   Incredulous utterance, Anglo-Saxon, loud: Everyman's entertained (2,2) AS IF {AS}{F} over {I}

9   Fire outfit with old German first (3-2-3-2) GET-UP-AND-GO {GET UP}{AND}{O}<=>{G}

10 Regularly narrates tricks (4) ARTS nArRaTeS

12 Solver, doubtful: 'Weary of France? That's not right' (5,3,3) YOU'RE WAY OFF {YOU}{'WEARY*}{OF}{F}

15 Exactly, son's trapped rabbits (5,2) BANGS ON {BANG{S}ON}

16 City state her analysis covers (7) TEHERAN [T]

17 Regret insult that's spoken: nonsense! (7) RHUBARB (~rue){RHU}{BARB}

19 Troglodyte's back to front in dad's happy place? (3,4) MAN CAVE {CAVE<=>MAN}

20 Gourmet: 'Good, great' (11) GASTRONOMIC {G}{ASTRONOMIC}

23 Brad's secure (4) NAIL [DD]

24 Sat about with our five pets (10) FAVOURITES {SAT+OUR+FIVE}*

25 Single sub announced (4) LONE (~loan)

26 A bit flighty, earsplitting, needing distance (5-5) LIGHT-YEARS [T]

DOWN

1   Wise men one publication introduces (4) MAGI {1}<=>{MAG}

2   Crazy? Oh no! (4) NUTS [DD]

3   Merry, Ray plays harp drunkenly (5,2,5) HAPPY AS LARRY*

4   Mouldy buns leading to runs in a French holiday's discomfort? (7) SUNBURN {BUNS}*{U{Runs}N}

5   Most provocative side get beaten (7) EDGIEST*

7   What's spoken extensively: Romania, Bosnia (obviously), Czech Republic (officially accepted) – that's just for starters! (5-5) SERBO-CROAT Acrostic Semi&lit

8   Prepared fresh fig in child's fare (4,6) FISH FINGER*

11 Wholesaler's current account with booze comedian's drunk (4-3-5) CASH-AND-CARRY {CA}{SHAND{CARR}Y}

13 Native struck oil bargain (10)  ABORIGINAL*

14 Hearing positive little thing being discussed (2,8) IN QUESTION {INQUEST}{ION}

18 Being heartless fighter, S Asian (7) BENGALI {BEiNG}{ALI}

19 Mother, insect's enormous (7) MAMMOTH {MAM}{MOTH}

21 Stakes raised: it's hot in Sicily (4) ETNA <=

22 Employs punsters now and then (4) USES pUnStErS

Reference List

Northern = N, Loud = F, Old = O, German = G, France = F, Son = S, Good = G, A in French = UN