Sunday 3 July 2022

The Sunday Crossword No 3209, Sunday 03 Jul 2022


ACROSS
1   Berating daughter, not grand in dress that's far from formal (8,4) DRESSING DOWN {DRESSING(--g+d)DOWN}
10 Coffee time (7) INSTANT [DD]
11 A Maine resort with a lack of vitality (7) ANAEMIA {A}{MAINE*}{A}
12 In France, you tucked into vessel of coffee ... leading to change of plan (1-4) U-TURN {U{TU}RN}
13 Dutch doctor's note unopened, producing delay (8) DEFERRAL {D}rEFERRAL}
15 I end siesta groggily in Malaysia – or maybe Philippines? (4,6) EAST INDIES {I+END+SIESTA}*
16 British left starts to organise communitarian alliance (4) BLOC {B}{L}{Or...e}{Co...n}
18 Was aware of latest via report (4) KNEW (~new)
20 A famous Peruvian has more than one way of serving beef (10) WELLINGTON [DD]
22 Let's Dance first offers rhythmic groups of notes (8) TRIPLETS {LETS}<=>{TRIP} 
24 Somewhat undelectable pick (5) ELECT [T]
26 Dash back to look at very famous dancer (7) NUREYEV {RUN<=}{EYE}{V}
27 After brief second, press 'one' endlessly for operator (7) SURGEON {Se...d}{URGE}{ONe}
28 Install tools following crash: there's still hope (3,2,3,4) ALL IS NOT LOST*

DOWN
2   Secures extraordinary saves (7) RESCUES*
3   Hosts catch marine gastropod (3,5) SEA SNAIL {SEAS}{NAIL}
4   Leading character in Iliad (likewise in our translation, additionally?) (4) IOTA [DD]/Acrostic
5   Aussie criminal's after favour for movie star (5,5) GRACE KELLY {KELLY}<=>{GRACE}
6   Regularly taking hour, tatty Everyman's beginning to deliver speech (5) ORATE {hOuR+tAtTy+Ev...n}
7   Perhaps one playful Ulsterman's no saint (7) NUMERAL {ULstERMAN}*
8   Judges royal personage fencing at Olympic event (6,7) FIGURE SKATING {FIGURES}{K{AT}ING}
9   Chill with Antiguan, tipsy, under the influence? (13) HALLUCINATING {CHILL+ANTIGUAN}* 
14 There's one of these in The Ugly Duckling and two in The Little Red Hen (10) ADJECTIVES Definition by example
17 Solution of triangle not involving fractions (8) INTEGRAL*
19 Elizabeth I gets cheers, touring about country (7) ERITREA {ER}{I}{T{RE}A}
21 Wobbles: support's abrupt, abrupt (7) TEETERS {TEE}{TERSe}
23 Put up with old lecturer that's reliable (5) LOYAL {LAY}{O}{L}<=
25 Capital of Laos: Louangphabang? (4) OSLO [T]

Reference List
Daughter = D, Grand = G, You in French = TU, Dutch = D, British = B, Left = L, Very = V, Saint = ST, Elizabeth = ER, Cheers = TA, About = RE, Old = O, Lecturer = L

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