The Sunday Crossword No 3257, Sunday 04 Jun 2023

 ACROSS

1   Not easy to get to café? Oh! Tour abandoned (3,2,5) OUT OF REACH*

6   Second alternative to Uber's non-unionised worker? (4) SCAB {S}{CAB}

9   Strengthened, nonetheless hairy? (10) BUTTRESSED {BUT}{TRESSED}

10 Everyman fled the country (4) IRAN {I}{RAN}

12 What's found in toolbox? Grit, to be honest (6,5) SPIRIT LEVEL {SPIRIT}{LEVEL}

15 Send out letter from Athens with name from the East (7) EMANATE {ETA}{NAME}<=

16 Dodgy green card. Runs off. Imprisoned (7) ENCAGED GrEEN+CArD}*

17 Quietened down and made payment (7) SETTLED [DD]

19 Teacher with vacuous thoughts speaks at length (7) RABBITS {RABBI}{Th...tS}

20 Character seen at opening of aisle? (6,5) SILENT VOWEL Defintion by example

23 Its ruler? Al-za'im Qasim, early on! (4) IRAQ Acrostic Semi&lit

24 Just blonde getting resented (4-6) FAIR-MINDED {FAIR}{MINDED}

25 Blast of wind blowing away gold in summer period (4) GUST auGUST 

26 Fresh edible leaves and Moroccan haricot beans finally seen in shop (10) NEWSAGENTS {NEW}{SAGE}{m...aN}{h...oT}{b..nS}

DOWN

1   Starsailor B-sides describing celestial bodies (4) ORBS [T]

2   Infants given little sips (4) TOTS [DD}

3   Acting to prevent shop collapsing, Spooner tells us (12) FORESTALLING (~ store falling to forestalling)

4   Convenient type of bathroom with redesigned unit, see? (2,5) EN SUITE*

5   A bit of gear? Drug dealer shortly getting ecstasy (7) CHEMISE {CHEMISt}{E}

7   A vicar, agog, reeling, seeing one who painted Christ (10) CARAVAGGIO*

8   Bill's wearing bracelets, riding horse somewhere in S Asia (10) BANGLADESH {BANGL{AD}ES}{H}

11 Voting against #8 in government? (12) BLACKBALLING {BLACKBALL}{IN}{G}

13 Remaining springiest, leaping around (10) PERSISTING*

14 Its canal is rebuilt for certain Spaniards (10) CASTILIANS*

18 Take different route that's taken in countryside via Teheran (7) DEVIATE [T]

19 Medals perhaps found in drawers, surprisingly (7) REWARDS*

21 PM wanting perfect garden (4) EDEN [DD]

22 Nakedly humble verses (4) ODES mODESt

Reference List

Second = S, Letter from Athens = ETA, Run = R, Ecstasy = E, Bill = AD, Horse = H, Ball #8 in POOL = BLACK, Government = G