The Sunday Crossword No 3183, Sunday 02 Jan 2022

Rangoli by Gowri

ACROSS

1   Old boy spouts about traditional knick-knacks (6,4) OBJETS D'ART {OB}{JETS}{TRAD<=}

6   Namby-pambies knocked back casserole (4) STEW<=

9   Perhaps fillies west of Tennessee oddly lacking judgment (5,5) HORSE SENSE {HORSES}{tEnNeSsEe}

10 Unattributed, somewhat uncanonical (4) ANON [T]

12 Since I'm talking to a techie: play in a forest! (2,3,4,2) AS YOU LIKE IT {AS}{YOU LIKE IT}

15 Inebriated tennis legend admitted by second doctor (7) SMASHED {S}{M{ASHE}D}

16 Confines criminal instead (7) DETAINS*

17 What's often part of underwear, laciest pants (7) ELASTIC* Semi&lit

19 Cat given stroke the wrong way by Everyman sore at each end (7) BURMESE {RUB}{ME}{SorE}

20 Misappropriation setter concealed. 'Not entirely perfect?' That's outrageous! (3,4,4) THE VERY IDEA {THiEVERY}{IDEAl}

23 Lazy superstar, we're told (4) IDLE (~idol)

24 Crude gluten isn't causing concern (10) UNSETTLING*

25 Very, very average (2-2) SO-SO {SO}{SO}

26 Coquette and Romeo finding depravity in China (3,7) TEA SERVICE {TEASE}{R}{VICE}

DOWN

1   Line for throwing in East End ball game (4) OCHE (~'ockey)

2   In France, I will take starters of raw kidney – idiot! (4) JERK {JE}{Raw}{Ki...y}

3   Strangely, he dreamt that he drank with a dormouse (3,3,6) THE MAD HATTER* Semi&lit

4   Apparently innocent, like Cupid? (3-4) DOE-EYED [DD]

5   Echo about coastal inlet (7) RESOUND {RE}{SOUND}

7   Reinserted fancy culinary implement (10) TENDERISER*

8   One smelling the roses, with an accent? (4,6) WINE TASTER &lit

11 Treat pet with trip to resort with gentle sounds (6-6) PITTER-PATTER {TREAT+PET+TRIP}*

13 Discovers a discoloration's covering half of saucer (10) ASCERTAINS {A}{S{sauCER}TAIN'S}

14 Persuade Greek character: talk up trinkets (10) BAGATELLES {SELL}{ETA}{GAB}<=

18 Spicy pepper: Rod has urge to tuck in (7) CAYENNE {CA{YEN}NE}

19 Baits burrowing creatures (7) BADGERS [DD]

21 Image of head seen in Identikit (4) TIKI [T]

22 Primarily obscenely / greedily / lecherously eye? (4) OGLE Acrostic &lit

Reference List

Old boy = OB, Traditional = TRAD. Second = S, Doctor = MD, Romeo = R, I in French = JE, About = RE