The Sunday Crossword No 3232, Sunday 11 Dec 2022

3963 14D

ACROSS

1   They provide – and are provided with – leads? (6,4) POLICE DOGS [C&DD]

6   High speed in section of film (4) CLIP [DD]

9   In steadfast manner, underlying reforms (10) ENDURINGLY*

10 Making comeback, survive wickedness (4) EVIL<=

11 In which nameless prince cavorts during dip, robe abandoned? (6-6) BODICE-RIPPER {PRInCE+DIP+ROBE}* Semi&lit

15 Second in Treasury dismissed before reshuffle, one with a big mouth (7) ESTUARY TrEASURY*

16 Land around a Pacific port (7) SEATTLE {SE{A}TTLE}

17 Packaging manufacturer, one's penetrating, more astute (7) CANNIER {CANN{I}ER}

19 Aid a gullible person, we're told (7) SUCCOUR (~sucker)

20 One who may be barely crawling? (6-6) SKINNY-DIPPER [CD]

23 Thought Everyman and deejay regularly falling out (4) IDEA {I}{DeEjAy}

24 Chatshow guests, perhaps doddery actor and nurse (10) RACONTEURS {ACTOR+NURSE}*

25 Quality of a wine that may be inappropriately picked (4) NOSE [DD]

26 Losing energy, De Niro jeers, barking pointed responses (10) REJOINDERS {De+NIRO+JEERS}*

DOWN

1   Suffer from sunburn in exercise the French offered up (4) PEEL {PE}{LE<=}

2   German denied sportsmen's house is source of valuable deposits (4) LODE LODgE

3   Firm belly (11) CORPORATION [DD]

4   Compactness in cavity when half's given up for animals' lairs (7) DENSITY (-cav+dens)DENSITY

5   Who may wear pairs of spiked shoes, hoping to get a hole in one? (7) GOLFERS [CD]

7   Liquid preparation possessing traces of very erogenous powers, ostensibly? (4,6) LOVE POTION {L{Of}{Very}{Er...s}{Po...s}OTION} Semi&lit

8   Boar with pearls: preposterous, they're savage beasts (5,5) POLAR BEARS {BOAR+PEARLS}*

12 Intellectual studying anatomy, audaciously clutching needle, experimenting with the optic nerve, primarily? (5,6) ISAAC NEWTON Acrostic 

13 For every swearword, I initially overlay noisy drum sounds? (10) PERCUSSION {PER}{CUSS}{I}{Ov...y}{No..y}

14 '80s pop star's characteristic? Extreme frugality (10) STINGINESS {STING I-NESS} 

18 Ordered tap: espionage involves paperwork (3,4) RED TAPE [T]

19 Imbecile parking Ford in the middle o' Japanese city (7) SAPPORO {SAP}{P}{fORd}{O}

21 In the auditorium, spoils string instrument (4) LUTE (~loot)

22 Avails oneself of some porterhouse steak (4) USES [T]

Reference List

Name = N, Energy = E, Exercise = PE, The in French = LE, German = G, Parking = P