The Sunday Crossword No 3248, Sunday 02 Apr 2023

ACROSS

1   Either side of dayroom offering somewhere to sleep (4) DORM {Da...oM is D or M}

3   King further imprisoning old sculptor (5,5) HENRY MOORE {HENRY}{MO{O}RE}

9   Primarily, country harbouring African desert? (4) CHAD Acrostic &lit

10 Signed off work in posh coat, cultivated, heading off (10) FURLOUGHED {FUR}{pLOUGHED}

12 Play in a forest in a way that makes one happy (2,3,4,2) AS YOU LIKE IT [DD]

15 Dry piece of oyster I left (7) STERILE [T]

16 Retire in resort, a Red Sea destination (7) ERITREA {RETIRE}*{A}

17 Stationery for origami practitioners? (7) FOLDERS [DD]

19 Politicians' furniture (7) CABINET [DD]

20 What may make you green in the blue? (11) SEASICKNESS [CD]

23 Misguidedly stipulated inanities (10) PLATITUDES*

24 Cut back parts of brooches (4) PINS<=

25 Compensating, adding more oil and vinegar? (10) REDRESSING {RE-DRESSING}

26 Requests wine containers, unopened (4) ASKS cASKS

DOWN

1   Increase access to students engaged in worship (10) DECLASSIFY {DE{CLASS}IFY}

2   Convenience food's modified ... Alarmed? Yes! (5,5) READY MEALS*

4   Finally, above all, American crossword setter's hard to understand (7) ELUSIVE {a..vE}{alL}{US}I'VE}

5   To once again experience entertaining earl's release (7) RELIEVE {RELI{E}VE}

6   Ken, I'm in U-boat, unusual form of transport (8,4) MOUNTAIN BIKE*

7   Darts player stands here in part of Rochester (4) OCHE [T]

8   Everyman's beginning to get doddery, regularly in a spin (4) EDDY {Ev...n}{DodDerY}

11 Professional's sin: 'blue skies' condemned (12) BUSINESSLIKE*

13 Reorganise nuts and fruits' location (10) ORANGERIES*

14 Saint fasts, stirring visionaries (10) FANTASISTS*

18 Sculptures honouring people's laws? Not a third time (7) STATUES STATUtES

19 Lawbreaking with an inhabitant of Yalta? (7) CRIMEAN {CRIME}{AN}

21 Blows up box (4) SPAR<=

22 Musicians prohibited, we're told (4) BAND (~banned)

Reference List

King = HENRY, Old = O, Earl = E, Time = T