Sunday 10 October 2021

The Sunday Crossword No 3171, Sunday 10 Oct 2021


ACROSS
1   'Do OK in exam?' 'Dunno' (4) PASS [DD] 
3   Everyman on cycling trip with odour, glimmering (10) IRIDESCENT {I}{RIDE}{SCENT}
9   Even so, setter is creature seldom seen (4) YETI {YET}{I}
10 Romcom reboot 'timeless': any need of it? (3,4,3) ONE FINE DAY {ANY+NEED+OF+It}*
11 Distracted wives romance soldier (12) SERVICEWOMAN*
15 Atop donkey is Greek millionaire (7) ONASSIS {ON}{ASS}{IS}
16 Recipients of 'horse' in jars not happy (7) TROJANS* [CD]
17 Winged beast with rising stench, regularly in rage (7) GRIFFIN {NIFF}{In+RaGe}<=
19 Summer in France, sun hidden, snarl up lasting forever (7) ETERNAL {ETE}{sNARL*}
20 OK ... oddjobber taking year to become reliable type (5-4,3) RIGHT-HAND MAN {RIGHT}{HANDyMAN}
23 Scupper long tree (6,4) SCOTCH PINE {SCOTCH}{PINE}
24 Source of music in Antipodes (4) IPOD [T]
25 Next, I reply clumsily, clumsily (10) INEXPERTLY*
26 Goddess seen in pigsties now and again (4) ISIS pIgStIeS

DOWN
1   Plan to spend a penny? (3-2-3-2) PAY-AS-YOU-GO [C&DD]
2   Wild Australian revelry (10) SATURNALIA*
4   Football team runs, gets exasperated (7) RANGERS {R}{ANGERS}
5   Starters of duck egg fried, potato cake shortly put in microwave? (7) DEFROST {Duck}{Egg}{Fr..d}{ROSTi}
6   Islander to intone a critical review describing mineral deposit (11) SINGAPOREAN {SING}{A}{P{ORE}AN}
7   Cockney's intoxicating, in a whirl (4) EDDY (~'eady)
8   Pugs' playthings? (4) TOYS [DD]
12 Resort trip a fiasco, I confess (3,1,4,3) ITS A FAIR COP*  
13 Much champagne pours out without hint of restraint: great work! (6,4) MAGNUM OPUS {MAGNUM}{POUrS*}
14 Guides plan a descent taking in waterside walks (10) ESPLANADES [T]
18 Theatre work ... um ... non-starter (2-5) NO-HOPER {NOH}{OP}{ER}
19 Essential to hooch, a naturally occurring liquid, primarily? (7) ETHANOL Acrostic Semi&lit
21 It's a flipping fizzy wine (4) ASTI<=
22 Noisily rise, being peeved (4) SORE (~soar)

Reference List
Time = T, Summer in French = ETE, Sun = S, Year = Y, Runs = R, Theatre = NOH

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