Sunday 24 April 2022

The Sunday Crossword No 3199, Sunday 24 Apr 2022

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ACROSS
1   Jester to reach princess that's not all there (8) COMEDIAN {COME}{DIANa}
5   Good times! Cool! Result! (6) UPSHOT {UPS}{HOT}
10 Policeman: 'Two PMs in report' (7) MAIGRET (~ may grey)
11 Woman's captivated by philistines: tell everyone (7) ESTELLE [T]
12 Month lost in major reversal: Everyman's drunk wine (5) RIOJA {mAJOR}<= over {I}
13 Ignore girls' weapons (9) CUTLASSES {CUT}{LASSES}
14 This pie came in from the cold? (6,5) FROZEN PIZZA [CD]
18 Pope's support complete for untrue tale (5,6) URBAN LEGEND {URBAN}{LEG}{END}
21 Earls deny rearing cattle (9) ALDERNEYS*
23 Jealous politician (5) GREEN [DD]
24 Sportsperson, part of eleven, terminated (7) EVENTER [T]
25 Soldiers in resistance shunning restraining devices (7) LEGIONS {LEG IrONS}
26 Originally, Tethys, Iapetus, Theia and nine siblings? (6) TITANS &lit
27 Seaman did what seamen do, we're told: moved using ropes (8) ABSEILED {AB}{(~sailed)SEILED}

DOWN
1   Ubiquitous app in flipping Apple product taking long time (6) CAMERA {MAC<=}{ERA}
2   Family members eating starter of intestines in French accommodation (6) MAISON {MA{In...s}SON}
3   Part of shark seen above water: Floridans unsettled (6,3) DORSAL FIN*
4   Vegetable ingredient in hot cake Harriet baked (9,5) ARTICHOKE HEART*
6   Bread rising at end (5) PITTA {AT}{TIP}<=
7   Smaller-than-usual fish cooked with zeal (4-4) HALF-SIZE {FISH+ZEAL}*
8   Swallowing last of Cointreau, a sleuth ordered a drink (3,5) THE USUAL {c...aU} in {A+SLEUTH}* Ordered is Anind as well
9   Perhaps driver supports soothing facilities in recreational establishment (10,4) GENTLEMENS CLUB {CLUB}<=>{GENTLE}{MENS}
15 Teacher of ape gouged bananas (9) PEDAGOGUE*
16 Tense, following friend with parrots somewhere in C Europe (8) BUDAPEST {T}<=>{BUD}{APES}
17 Honour the German books, showing respect (8) OBEDIENT {OBE}{DIE}{NT}
19 Give new kit to thief that's upset (6) RETOOL<=
20 University students' education neglected (6) UNUSED {U}{NUS}{ED}
22 Run with stick, heading off to shop (3,2) RAT ON {R}{bATON}

Reference List
Month = M, Resistance = R, Seaman = AB, Driver = CLUB(Golf club), Tense = T, Honour = OBE(Order of British Empire), The in German = DIE, Books = NT(New Testament), University = U, Education = ED, Run = R

6 comments:

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    1. Oh! Got it. Apes & Parrots as verbs- mimicks. Good one.

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  2. 22A Interesting shade of meaning for shop = inform. Had to look up.
    BTW 'to' seems to be a connector rather than part of definition.

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