The Sunday Crossword No 3189, Sunday 13 Feb 2022

ACROSS  4D

1   Ones who do sums to slice when wastage occurs, finding turning point (6,8) SUMMER SOLSTICE {SUMMERS}{TO+SLICE}*  Wastage occurs an Anind?

8   A refusal in Paris will be coming soon (4) ANON {A}{NON}

9   These are collarless, fitted and they might keep you warm (5,5) SOLAR CELLS*

10 Gelato blended smoothly (6) LEGATO*

11 Endless, unceasing, awful pest (8) NUISANCE UNCEASINg*

12 'Slow down!' making you more likely to run? (3,2,4) NOT SO FAST [C&DD]

14 Berries regularly consumed in Jewish rite (4) BRIS BeRrIeS

15 Goddess of discord returns to see father (4) SIRE <=

16 Boycotts sick-looking film about ballet (5,4) BLACK SWAN {BLACKS}{WAN}

20 Superlatively skilful, refined ancients (8) CANNIEST*

21 Socialist actors run out (6) CASTRO* (Correction {CAST}{RO} See comments)

23 With feet pointing inward, glutton takes age to come forward at last (6-4) PIGEON-TOED {PIG}{EON}{TO}{comE}{f...rD}

24 Ultimately frugal: Everyman has to be (4) LIVE {f...aL}{I'VE}

25 Listen: eat less, starting with small cutlery? (9,5) STAINLESS STEEL {LISTEN+EAT+LESS+S}* 'Starting' Anagram indicator? Is the definition correct?

DOWN

1   Southern European Roman resort? (3,4) SAN REMO {S+E+ROMAN}* &lit

2   Craze that is, we're told, increasingly 'leonine'? (5) MANIA (~ manier)

3   In East End that man's going to relent (4,3) EASE OFF {'ES OFF}

4   At first surgeon dresses ... wrapping key component of cleaning wounds (6,9) SALINE SOLUTIONS {S}{A LINE{SOLUTION}S}

5   Librarian and rhymester, Kingston-upon-Hull's ill-humoured notable, primarily? (6) LARKIN Acrostic Semi&lit

6   Isaac's son devoured by songbird, detailed in book (9) THESAURUS {TH{ESAU}RUSh}

7   Being a little economical, I costed plain white fabrics (7) CALICOS [T]

13 The writer supports peaceful ... engrossing ... good time in national park (9) SERENGETI {I}<=>{SEREN{G}E}{T}

15 In Jacques Tati's 'Trafic' we see advocate of big government (7) STATIST [T]

17 Noisy beasts, 101 reprobates, Australian being hugged (7) CICADAS {C1}{CAD{A}S} Beast or Insect

18 On the radio a contender's coming (7) ARRIVAL (~ a rival)

19 Drink raised taking note of a king (6) REGNAL {LA{N}GER<=}

22 What you're trying to do, alone, very engrossed (5) SOLVE {SOL{V}E}

Reference List

Refusal in French = NON, Southern = S, European = E, Good = G, Time = T, Australian = A, Note = N, Very = V