The Sunday Crossword No 3223, Sunday 09 Oct 2022

ACROSS

1   Watch online series, Dead Smooth (11) STREAMLINED {STREAM}{LINE}{D}

9   S. American booze English knocked back; they're hard to understand (7) ENIGMAS {S}{AM}{GIN}{E}<=

10 A northern wally seeing Belgian city (7) ANTWERP {A}{N}{TWERP}

11 From the outset, Everyman's vigorously ignoring teenagers aged 18 (5) EVITA Acrostic

12 A détente almost arranged – very much the reverse! (8) VENDETTA {A+DETENTe}*<=>{V} Semi&lit

14 Examination including piano, in part (10) INSPECTION {IN S{P}ECTION}

15 In November, Victor called out sin (4) ENVY (~nv)

17 A little African-American celebrity (4) NAME [T]

19 I'm surprised to get into starters of brie, langoustine, escargots, unusually: fancy, French food! (6,4) CORDON BLEU {COR}{DON}{Brie}{La...e}{Es...s}{Un...y}

21 Punishment for masses (8) LASHINGS [DD]

23 National army's hiding fear (5) ALARM [T]

25 Avionics not very developed in island capital (7) NICOSIA AvIONICS*

26 Stroke seabird: that's an order (7) PATTERN {PAT}{TERN}

27 Place residents with officers (11) LIEUTENANTS {LIEU}{TENANTS}

DOWN

1   Apparitions as may appear after cheese? (7) SPIRITS [DD]

2   Force summoned, ran amok (8) RAMPAGED {RAM}{PAGED}

3   Architectural projection. Sometimes ecclesiastical? Primarily! (4) APSE Acrostic &lit

4   Property contracts: she does all sorts (10) LEASEHOLDS*

5   Celebrated what a melody is (5) NOTED [DD]

6   Couldn't stop thinking about uprising, perfectly proper? (5,2) DWELT ON {NOT LEWD}<=

7   Titian, perhaps drunk, suggesting something to draw at night (8,5) VENETIAN BLIND {VENETIAN}{BLIND}

8   'Timid? You have backbone!' says Spooner, to express thoughts plainly (5,4,4) SPEAK YOUR MIND (~ meek your spine to speak your mind)

13 Gallants to rematerialize after much delay (2,4,4) AT LONG LAST*

16 Loose faun sent off (8) UNFASTEN*

18 I calm us with arrangement that's harmonious (7) MUSICAL*

20 Editorials making readers switch sides at first (7) LEADERS (-r+l)LEADERS

22 Problem children (5) ISSUE [DD]

24 Begin tennis tournament? (4) OPEN [DD]

Reference List

Dead = D, American = AM, English = E, Northern = N, Wally = TWERP, Piano = P, Victor = V, I'm surprised = COR, Very = V