The Sunday Crossword No 3204, Sunday 29 May 2022

 

ACROSS

1   Doles out insulting remarks, hiding compliments (11) DISTRIBUTES {DIS{TRIBUTE}S}

9   Primarily, Arnauts' land; Balkan; Adriatic notably; Ionian additionally! (7) ALBANIA  Acrostic &lit

10 A conflict between UN and Spain is unenlightened (7) UNAWARE {UN}{A}{WAR}{E}

11 King George welcoming a toast (5) GONER {G{ONE}R}

12 Scratching nail into neck (8) SCRAPING {SCRA{PIN}G}

14 Popular recording about alien life form is giving too much away (10) INDISCREET {IN}{DISC}{RE}{ET}

15 Tolerate a beast (4) BEAR [DD]

17 Intact, we're told: there's a gap! (4) HOLE (~whole)

19 British field marshal and Mexican artist in conversation in upscale resort (5,5) MONTE CARLO (~ monty kahlo)

21 Anxious card player with twitch hiding money (8) NEUROTIC {N}{EURO}{TIC}

23 Oddly ignored odour before booze consumed with gusto (3,2) DUG IN {oDoUr}{GIN}

25 Not having fun seeing some letters in Learn Estonian (7) EARNEST [T]

26 French perhaps fabricated accounts of love (7) ROMANCE [DD]

27 In the end, England falling short with runs: idiots! (11) DUNDERHEADS {e...nD}{UNDER}{HEADS}

DOWN

1   In bed, upset and down, there's Everyman, lacking spine etc (7) DEBONED {BED<=}{ONE}{D}

2   Son to strip off warm-weather wear (8) SUNDRESS {S}{UNDRESS}

3   Heading off in wide thoroughfare (4) ROAD bROAD

4   Performing Schubert: Trout and Alleluja's openings providing something to chew on? (10) BRUSCHETTA {SCHUBERT}*{Tr..t}{Al...a}

5   Comeuppance for a bounder having stolen one item belonging to princess (5) TIARA {A}{RAT}<= over {1}

6   Digression following home counties coast (7) SEASIDE {ASIDE}<=>{SE}

7   Thrifty shopper unearthing bra, pants (7,6) BARGAIN HUNTER*

8   Touring Greece, playing instrument (6,7) GEIGER COUNTER*

13 Titled lord recollected the animals were his friends (2,8) DR DOLITTLE*

16 A stinker finally strove to aspire to ascend in scholarly life (8) ACADEMIA {A}{CAD}{s...vE}{AIM<=}

18 Museum director's in arrangement with boards (7) LOUVRED {LOUVRE}{D} 

20 Royals are beheaded, chaps (7) REGENTS {aRE}{GENTS}

22 Poem concerning classical theatre (5) ODEON {ODE}{ON}

24 Cunning aspect of anarchosyndicalism (4) ARCH [T]

Reference List

Insulting remarks = DISS, Spain = E, King George = GR, Popular = IN, About = RE, Alien life form = ET, Card player = N(North in Bridge), Down = D, Everyman = I(one), Son = S, Home counties = SE, nDirector = D, Concerning = ON