The Sunday Crossword No 3214, Sunday 07 Aug 2022

ACROSS

1   Fifty admitted to Everyman's average untidy home without shame (10) IMMODESTLY {I'M}{MODE}{ST{L}Y}

6   NT book appearing as true information (not false) (4) ACTS fACTS

9   A lamb seen jumping around a sailor (4,6) ABLE SEAMAN {A}{LAMB+SEEN}* over {A}

10 Somewhat run-down ruin (4) UNDO [T]

11 Arrive well dressed, look sharp (4,2,6) MAKE IT SNAPPY {MAKE IT}{SNAPPY}

15 Teacher redesigned unit (7) HECTARE*

16 Looking for date with a royal (7) SEEKING {SEE}{KING}

17 Bishop of Rome and Priest having acceptable disagreement (7) PONTIFF {P}{ON}{TIFF}

19 Reconstituted oil eaten by simple Frenchman of note (7) MOLIERE {M{OIL*}ERE}

20 Fervid Therapy gig PR arranged (7-5) TRIGGER HAPPY*

23 In speech, betray unit of spies (4) CELL (~sell)

24 Finishing putting on woollens? (8,2) WRAPPING UP [DD]

25 Find out about small South American (4) SUSS {S}{US} over {S}

26 Boring hiker? (10) PEDESTRIAN [DD]

DOWN

1   This person's with mother, looking up to religious leader (4) IMAM {I'M}{MA<=}

2   Consider an island (4) MULL [DD]

3   Princess's father mad: it's critical (11) DISPARAGING {DI'S}{PA}{RAGING}

4   Climb 11th and 13th of Four-Thousanders, all with different angles (7) SCALENE {SCALE}{f...aNdErs}

5   Some clean to sanitise rudimentary structures (4-3) LEAN-TOS [T]

7   Movie buffs demanding reboot of Chile Pines (10) CINEPHILES*

8   Doddering now, greyest heron (5,5) SNOWY EGRET*

12 Deletion with pen shaking: it's a fine art (11) NEEDLEPOINT {DELETION+PEN}*

13 Cuts brief intervals in simple piano piece (10) CHOPSTICKS {CHOPS}{TICKS}

14 Boisterous sit-in calls for scraps (10) SCINTILLAS*

18 Liberal offer, including spiritual edification, without charge (3,4) FOR FREE {OFFER}* over {RE}

19 Join up with Greek character, we hear, for something to eat (4,3) MEAT PIE (~meet pi)

21 In Puglia, peeled sweet fruit (4) UGLI pUGLIa

22 Swivel / panic / invented narrative, primarily! (4) SPIN Acrostic &lit

Reference List

Fifty = L, Average = MODE, False = F, Priest = P, Small = S, South = S, American = US, Mother = MA, Princess = DI, Father = PA, Spiritual edification = RE