The Sunday Crossword No 3242, Sunday 19 Feb 2023

ACROSS

1   Suggests that Mr. Men's code should be picked apart (10) RECOMMENDS*

6   Rascal's detailed deception (4) SCAM SCAMp

9   Supersonic – but faulty – instruments (10) PERCUSSION*

10 Author's 'name' – one's nameless, primarily? (4) ANON Acrostic &lit

11 Having drunk a whiskey, playing for time, obstructing discussion (12) STONEWALLING {ST{ONE}{W}ALLING}

15 Move without restriction with ladder on the house (3,4) RUN FREE {RUN}{FREE}

16 Junior having yen for a bit of lazing in relaxing chair (7) YOUNGER (-l+y)YOUNGER

17 Film's somewhat 'artistic': a bare torso (7)  CABARET [T] Semi&lit

19 With gnu and hen dancing around, I get demented (7) UNHINGE {GNU+HEN}* over {I}

20 Papa isn't inwardly calm wearing flashy jewellery in team-building exercise? (12) PAINTBALLING {P}{AINT}{B{cALm}LING}

23 Ecoterrorists protecting doves' home (4) COTE [T]

24 Terribly bad luck: a right good scoundrel (10) BLACKGUARD {BAD+LUCK+A+R+G}*

25 Small bother returning non-alcoholic fizz (4) SODA {S}{ADO<=}

26 Indiscreet, untidy – flashy? (10) IRIDESCENT*

DOWN

1   Solemn announcement: Everyman's beginning to be slightly malodorous (4) RIPE {RIP}{Ev...n}

2   Central tactical unit's announced (4) CORE (~corps)

3   Ultimate destination for couples' getaway? (5,6) MOUNT ARARAT [CD/GK]

4   Soul in German city church (7) ESSENCE {ESSEN}{CE}

5   Perhaps 1 Sept 1939, according to Spooner, is an entry point (7) DOORWAY (~ war day to doorway)

7   Dependent group of soldiers? (10) CONTINGENT [DD]

8   I see German wandering around zoos (10) MENAGERIES*

12 Fancy lung? A haggis, that'll put a smile on your face (8,3) LAUGHING GAS*

13 Copper in command covered by directions for perilous situations (10) PRECIPICES {P}{RECIP{IC}ES}

14 Twice I bantered, tipsy and tiddly (10) INEBRIATED {I+I+BANTERED}*

18 Unmotorised vehicle that boasts of a feature? (7) TRAILER [DD]

19 Not bound to be free of contamination (7) UNLACED [DD]

21 Playboy's a tool (4) RAKE [DD] 

22 Tide's turning? Correct (4) EDIT<=

Reference List

Whiskey = W, Yen = Y, Right = R, Good = G, Small = S, Church = CE, Copper = P(Penny)