The Sunday Crossword No 3241, Sunday 12 Feb 2023

ACROSS

1   Smug observation, not involving me, to take place (10) COMPLACENT COM(-me+place)PLACENT

6   Four letters demanding one reply? (4) ASAP (Addendum - RSVP [CD] See comments)

9   Making a prune a cake's ingredient (10) SHORTENING [DD]

10 Far from sweet, Shakespearean turncoat you and I rejected (4) BRUT BRUTus

12 What's sought by Smiley and Scarecrow? (12) INTELLIGENCE [D&CD]

15 Lost energy having run out, took performance-enhancing drugs (7) DROOPED {D{RO}OPED}

16 Routine spies' operation, capturing resistance that's turned (7) PROSAIC {CIA'S}{O{R}P}<=

17 Impertinent behaviour that's commemorated by a statue (7) LIBERTY [C&DD]

19 Initially 'Raymond', autistic, in notable movie also named ...? (4,3) RAIN MAN Acrotic

20 Forgetful episode: having ingested iodine, Spaniard meets consequence (6,6) SENIOR MOMENT {SEN{I}OR}{MOMENT}

23 Some Cabernet and a bird (4) ERNE [T]

24 Member of 'Generation Y' converted a linen mill (10) MILLENNIAL*

25 Sample a slice of white sturgeon (4) TEST [T]

26 I travel on trail that's glittering (10) IRIDESCENT {I}{RIDE}{SCENT}

DOWN

1   Actors in shed (4) CAST [DD]

2   Spirit, to those listening, sounded like a cow (4) MOOD (~mooed)

3   Interpolated questionable stretch of inactivity (6,6) LATENT PERIOD*

4   Challenge Conservative nurse (7) CONTEND {CON}{TEND}

5   Cleared up slop: inn less likely to cause accidents (3-4) NON-SLIP*

7   Gran storms off, seeing bullies (6-4) STRONG-ARMS*

8   After rotting, erupt with odour – becoming this? (10) PUTRESCENT {ERUPT*}{SCENT} Semi&lit

11 Instance of longevity, diagnosing no upsets (1,4,7) A GOOD INNINGS*

13 Young American on benefits given small amount of money (10) ADOLESCENT {A}{DOLES}{CENT}

14 Outdo frantic bigwigs (3,7)  TOP BANANAS {TOP}{BANANAS}

18 More mouth-watering – Yankee with fewer teeth – not good! (7) YUMMIER {Y}{gUMMIER}

19 Discovered truth about what neglected corporation may have done (7) RUMBLED [DD]

21 Short day, then Everyman's in dingy drinking den (4) DIVE {Day}{I'VE}

22 Verbally mete out lashings (1,3) A LOT (~allot)

Reference List

Operation = OP, Resistance = R, Conservative = CON, Small = S, Yankee = Y, Good = G