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