The Sunday Crossword No 3229, Sunday 20 Nov 2022

ACROSS

1   Consolidates, unusually low (12) DISCONSOLATE*

10 Batty, naked, one in France getting sun acclimatizes (7) ATTUNES {bATTy}{UNE}{S}

11 Pooh's friend Rabbit's beginning to intervene and provoke (7) TRIGGER {T{Ra...t}IGGER}

12 Considerable part of molecular genetics (5) LARGE [T]

13 Dependent sweetheart suppressing fury (6-2) HANGER-ON {H{ANGER}ON}

15 A pair such as the solver and a sheep? (10) HOMOPHONES {you~ewe) Definition by example 

16 Natural element, odourless and noble, primarily? (4) NEON Acrostic &lit

18 Temperature dropped in important medicine bottle (4) VIAL VItAL

20 Enormous pleasure boat navy's left in condition of poor visibility (10) CLOUDINESS {CLOUD nINE}{SS}

22 Adore old resort, fabulous place (2,6) EL DORADO*

24 Say earl is retreating seeing military blockade (5) SIEGE {EG}{E}{IS}<=

26 Stinking king, endeavouring to abandon son (7) REEKING {R}{sEEKING}

27 Rise above horse chestnut, we're told (7) CONQUER (~conker)

28 Needleworkers with southeastern American accents (12) SEAMSTRESSES {SE}{AM}{STRESSES}

DOWN

2   Caretaker in Bury on WhatsApp? (7) INTERIM {INTER}{IM}

3   Right-wing politician to invite scorn (8) CONTEMPT {CON}{TEMPT}

4   Meddlesome Everyman too bumptious and fussy in the end (4) NOSY Tail Acrostic

5   New Age, tortuous, time wasted: intolerable! (10) OUTRAGEOUS {AGE+tORTUOUS}*

6   Copying what a microwave might produce (5) APING {A PING}

7   Agitated, enraged swordsman's call (2,5) EN GARDE*

8   Everyone getting trim in sports: is anyone listening? (5,4,4) WALLS HAVE EARS {W{ALL}{SHAVE}EARS}

9   What could be sharp, ensuring reshaping? (7,6) PRUNING SHEARS* &lit

14 According to Spooner, Holmes' creator pleads for simple culinary fare (6,4) BOILED EGGS (~ doyle begs to boiled eggs)

17 Fussy dustiness: no university objects (8) DISSENTS DuSTINESS*

19 Lecture that might be a little flat (7) ADDRESS [DD]

21 Carry out – take out, officially (7) EXECUTE [DD]

23 Self-portrait 'accidentally' includes healthy foodstuff (5) RAITA [T]

25 Cliff and Mark left following injury (4) SCAR [DD]

Reference List

One in French = UNE, Sun = S, Sweetheart = HON, Temperature = T, Earl = E, King = R, Son = S, Americam = AM, WhatsApp = IM(Instant Messaging), Time = T, University = U