The Sunday Crossword No 3244, Sunday 05 Mar 2023

Plenty of stuff to eat and drink today.

ACROSS

5 Brief moment tucking into spicy sauce heartlessly – and pastry (6) SAMOSA {MO} in {SAlSA}

7 English poet shortly to compete, showing spirit (3,2,3) EAU-DE-VIE {E}{AUDEn}{VIE}

9 Male to pursue in sidecar, perhaps (8) COCKTAIL {COCK}{TAIL}

10 Something visceral seen in nonfungible tokens (6) GIBLET [T]

11 Magical resin cooked, becoming sweeter (12) CARAMELISING*

13 Fruit (some cheapo melons) (6) POMELO [T]

15 Philosopher twice failing to finish piece of toast and apple (6) RUSSET {RUSSEll}{To..t}

18 Displaying pep, she's hired for meat-and-potatoes fare (9,3) SHEPHERDS PIE*

21 Artist in bistro in which wine can be found (6) CARAFE{CA{RA}FE}

22 Everyman twice seen in places to drink, finding occasions to drink (8) TEATIMES  {I}{ME} in {TEATS}

23 Fellow with a stein's oddly ignored bread (8) CHAPATIS {CHAP}{A}{sTeInS} 

24 Son moves in summer clothing, creating desire (6) THIRST {T-(-s)HIR(+s)ST}

DOWN

1 What accompanies roll? What may follow fish? What's something hard to eat? (4,4) ROCK CAKE {ROCK 'n roll}{fish CAKE}

2 In Glasgow, is unable to foot the bill, we're told, for appetiser (6) CANAPE (~ cannae pay)

3 Fervid, stunted hired gun suppresses resistance that's increasingly avid (8) HUNGRIER {HIREd+GUN}* over {R}

4 Leaves when one's not going to pot? (3,3) TEA BAG [CD]

6 Charlie, Oscar and Victor tucked into fizz American rejected, wanting salad ingredients (8) AVOCADOS {SOD{C}{O}{V}A}<= 

7 Lacier pants, that's sweet (6) ECLAIR*

8 Ordered up dry Italian – and some that are served cold? (4) ICES {SEC}{I}<=

12 Groups of soldiers with no time for diets (8) REGIMENS REGIMENtS

14 Cockney residence rented out; at first, tenant eagerly prepared eggs (8) OMELETTE {'OME}{LET}{Te...t}{Ea...y}

16 Starters of savoury Asian specialities – horseradish involved, mixed in soy? (8) SASHIMIS Acrostic &lit

17 Wine's what you need when making meringues (6) WHITES [DD]

18 Is upset having eaten artificial seafood (6) SCAMPI {S{CAMP}I<=}

19 What, ultimately, larger ovens may give you? (6) ROASTS {l...eR}{OASTS} Semi&lit

20 '70s sitcom that's pap (4) MASH [DD]

Reference List

English = E, Artist = RA, Son = S, Resistance = R, Charlie = C, Oscar = O, Victor = V, Dry = SEC, Italian = I, Time = T